• What mitigations are needed in our buildings, and what mitigations are used, to minimise the spread of infectious diseases and contribute towards a healthy and resilient environment?
Background
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.
Full details can be found at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/department-for-education-areas-of-research-interest
Next steps
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Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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BuildAir: a holistic framework to design safe built environments
BuildAir seeks to incorporate the infection risk component in building codes and design guidelines, whilst providing comprehensive tools and frameworks to make it possible. This overarching idea is motivated by the clear...
Funded by: MRC
Why might this be relevant?
Addresses the need for mitigations in buildings to minimize the spread of infectious diseases and provides a holistic framework for design.
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CECAM - Chamber for Environmental Control of Airborne Microorganisms
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
Why might this be relevant?
The project specifically addresses the role of indoor environments in the transmission of infectious diseases and proposes solutions for mitigation.
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Creating Safer Indoor Environments
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
Why might this be relevant?
Focuses on creating safer indoor environments by researching ventilation strategies to reduce disease transmission.