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GW4 Scientists to Battle Spread of Coronavirus
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Scientists and clinicians at Cardiff University and the University of Exeter will take a leading role in mapping the spread of coronavirus as part of a £20m project announced by the UK’s Chief Scientific Adviser.
The COVID-19 Genomics UK Consortium (COG-UK) brings together experts from across the NHS, public health agencies and academia to map how COVID-19 spreads and behaves by using whole genome sequencing. The aim of the consortium is to look for breakthroughs that help the UK respond to this and future pandemics, and save lives.
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Great West Industry Supports Fight Against Coronavirus
Dyson, along with a separate consortium of manufacturers led by Airbus, have responded to a government call for thousands more ventilators for the NHS. Both companies have a major presence in the GW4 region and are external partners of GW4.
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GW4 Technical Staff Professional Registration Scheme
We are offering a competitive professional registration scheme for technical staff at GW4 universities to become members of professional bodies and learned societies. Our aim is to enhance the visibility of technical staff by enabling them to gain recognition of their knowledge, experience and leadership skills within and across the partner institutions. Deadline: Extended until 9th April.
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World Water Day 2020
The GW4 Water Security Alliance held a week's worth of online events for World Water Day (22nd March).
As part of these activties and for our latest GW4 Opinion piece Dr Michael Singer, Deputy Director of the Water Research Institute at Cardiff University, explains how GW4 researchers are helping to address the global challenge of climate change and its impact on water resources.
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Robots to the Rescue
Funded through the GW4 Crucible programme, the project Robots for Disasters: Trust and Resilience Under Pressure examines the opportunities and challenges for the use of robots in a range of disastrous events and environments. In their first workshop GW4 researchers and external partners held lively discussions and identified four main topics: user requirements, disaster lifecycle, trust and ethics, and human-robot teams.
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GW4 Response to Budget 2020
A lot has changed since the Chancellor of the Exchequer, Rishi Sunak, gave his first budget but we welcomed the government's commitment to invest in regional partnerships and innovation.
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GW4 Funding and Development Opportunities
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