This theme reflects the importance of DfE's physical estates, not just to delivery of the Opportunity Mission but also in relation to health and the Clean Energy Mission.
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The COVID-19 pandemic has exposed how significant a role the indoor environment plays in the transmission of infection. The virus has highlighted how there are substantial gaps in knowledge relating to how microorganisms...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project specifically addresses the role of indoor environments in the transmission of infectious diseases and proposes solutions for mitigation.
Keeping Indoor Environments virus-free plays a key part in reducing or slowing the transmission of many airborne infections. Since viruses have an approximate diameter of 150 nm, they can be easily carried by aerosol dro...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: VENTIVE LTD
The project focuses on creating safer indoor environments to reduce the transmission of airborne infections, aligning with the question's objective.
This project will investigate how contemporary housing design affects the indoor microbiome, and what the effects of this might be on anti-microbial resistance. In the early 19th century, the way that houses were designe...
Funded by: AHRC
Lead research organisation: Glasgow School of Art
While the project investigates the influence of ventilation design on indoor microbiome, it does not directly address mitigations for minimizing the spread of infectious diseases.