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EUniWell Policy Commission publishes final report on COVID-19’s impact on youth well-being
The final report from the first EUniWell Policy Commission has been published. This Commission, led by the University of Birmingham on behalf of EUniWell, explored the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the well-being of young people (15-24-year-olds) across Europe and identified forward-looking…

EUniWell Policy Commission: Young People and the COVID-19 Pandemic launches call for evidence
The EUniWell Policy Commission has launched a call for evidence to explore and understand the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on different groups of young people (15–24-year-olds). Bringing leading figures from the public, private and third sectors together with EUniWell academics, the Policy…

University of Florence to receive funding for eight research projects related to COVID-19
The Italian Ministry for Education, University and Research supports eight COVID-related research projects, either led or co-led by the University of Florence.

From virtual classrooms to the frontline of the fight against the coronavirus
Leaders and students of Semmelweis University looked back and summarised how the coronavirus pandemic affected education, what measures were implemented to ensure a safe learning environment and high quality at the same time and what challenges students of medicine and health sciences had to…

Public Health Africa-EU after Covid-19 – Panel Discussion on the State of Vaccination on the African Continent
Within the EU State of the Union talks on May 6th 2021, Vice-Rector Giorgia Giovannetti from EUniWell partner University of Florence had a conversation with José Manuel Barroso, former President of the European Commission, about inequality in the pandemic which hits Africa much harder than Europe…

Nantes-based researchers publish new results on diabetes in connection with Covid19
The French diabetology network CORONADO (CORONAvirus SARS-Cov2 & Diabetes Outcomes) has just published new results in Diabetologia (the journal of the European Association for the Study of Diabetes, EASD) on the outcome of diabetic patients hospitalised for COVID-19 in spring 2020.

University of Florence conducts research about the pandemic and rural development models in cooperation with the European Central Bank (ECB)
In cooperation with the ECB and the Scientific Technical Secretariat of the National Observatory for Rural Landscape the University of Florence has investigated the possible correlation of the spread of Covid-19 and level of socio-economic development in the area.

Linneaus University researchers are developing a new, unique antibody test for Covid-19
A research group from Linnaues University led by Ian Nicholls and Per Nilsson is developing a more reliable and more detailed testing of the immune system.

New online research database “Corvid Corpus” set to boost battle against COVID-19
University of Birmingham experts in Computer Science and Medicine worked with the Institute for Global Innovation to create the database, which includes all disciplines of research, including health-related, socio-economic, behavioural, educational, cultural, science and technology.

Semmelweis University participates in testing a newer, simpler single-step PCR test for SARS-CoV2
The new, single-step PCR test developed by a Hungarian-owned molecular diagnostic company can detect SARS-CoV2 more simply and rapidly.

Université de Nantes to conduct clinical trial of anti-COVID-19 treatment XAV-19
Biotech XENOTHERA, University Hospital of Nantes and the EUniWell partner Université de Nantes have signed a consortium agreement to support XAV-19, XENOTHERA’s anti-COVID-19 treatment, intended for patients at the beginning of hospitalization.

EUniWell launches inaugural Policy Commission on Well-Being in a Covid World on 17 June, 2020, 2.00-3.30 p.m. (CEST) as a virtual event
EUniWell’s inaugural International Policy Commission event will be chaired by Stefano Manservisi, former Director-General of the European Commission’s Directorate General for International Cooperation and Development.

CORONADO: The first large-scale study dedicated to diabetes and COVID-19
The first results of the CORONADO study (CORONAvirus SARS-CoV2 and Diabetes Outcomes), sponsored by Nantes University Hospital, have just been released in 'Diabetologia'.

EUniWell partner Semmelweis University leads nationwide Covid-19 testing campaign in Hungary
As four Hungarian medical schools undertake a nationwide representative Covid-19 testing project, Semmelweis University takes the lead.

Peace of mind in extraordinary times – Wednesday Lunch Meditation offered online by Linnaeus University
The Linnaeus Student Wellfare Office invites all interested persons to a free online meditation session every Wednesday

Open Online Lecture, May 7, 2020: Corona statistics, Corona uncertainty
Professor Richard Gill (Leiden University) gives insights into the Corona situation from a statistical mathematician’s perspective and explains how the Netherlands National Institute for Public Health and the Environment compiles its statistics.

University Hospital Nantes successful in the Flash-CoViD-19 Call for Projects
The COVARDS project led by Pr Antoine Roquilly at the University Hospital Nantes has been selected for the Flash-CoViD-19 Call
