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How maths can help you get ahead of the S-curve
The maths behind the S-curves that allow us to tell if a new variant is on the rise.
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Logistic growth: The mathematics of COVID variants
How to tell quickly if a new variant is on the rise.
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On the mathematical frontline: Francesca Scarabel
Francesca Scarabel may be early on in her research career, but she has already been part of the UK's emergency mathematical response to the COVID-19 pandemic. She tells us about her experience in this podcast.
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Can game theory help to vaccinate the world?
Game theory suggests that sharing vaccine doses might give a selfish, as well as moral, advantage.
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On the mathematical frontline: Ed Hill
Ed Hill has been working on the COVID-19 pandemic right from the start, providing government with essential epidemiological advice. Find out about his journey in this podcast.
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Maths helps curb COVID-19 in schools
UK Schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative that has received significant input from mathematicians.
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Understanding waning immunity
What can we expect from a disease for which natural or vaccine induced immunity wanes?
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Why the generation time of COVID-19 is important
To work out the famous R number you need to know the time between infections.
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Understanding the generation time for COVID-19
How long does it take for one person to infect another?
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How to work out doubling time
The doubling time for the Omicron variant seems to be scarily fast. But how do you calculate it?
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Maths in a minute: QALYs
What's a quality adjusted life year, or QALY?
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Pandemics and psychology
Can you capture people's behaviour in epidemiological models?