2025 has been a year of real momentum for The Pandemic Institute (TPI), as we continued to strengthen preparedness for emerging infectious diseases through rapid research funding, global collaboration, community engagement and working closely with policymakers. Accelerating research into emerging threats Responding quickly to a changing global health landscape, TPI awarded more than £700,000 in…
With the early arrival of the flu season in the UK, vaccination remains the best protection we have against the virus. Yet uptake is still low. Research carried out by Liverpool John Moores University (LJMU), in collaboration with The Pandemic Institute and funded by CSL Seqirus, worked with ethnically minoritised communities in Liverpool to understand barriers…
A new creative health campaign, led by Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM), in partnership with Writing on the Wall, Sahir House, Liverpool City Council Public Health, is harnessing the power of community storytelling to raise awareness, combat stigma, and support public health action around Mpox. Funded by The Pandemic Institute, Mpox: What’s Your Story…
The Pandemic Institute’s Public Steering Group recently visit the Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) to hear about pioneering research using organoids – tiny three-dimensional clusters of cells that mimic how tissues behave in the human body. The group also had the opportunity to feedback to the researchers their views on the work and its…
Researchers from across Liverpool recently travelled to Hong Kong for the launch of a new programme of work supported by an award of nearly £250,000 from The Shaw Foundation – one of Asia’s most distinguished philanthropic institutions. This pump-priming funding will support new research partnerships focused on tackling emerging infections and pandemic threats. The initiative…
With emerging and re-emerging infections increasing globally, strong diagnostic capacity is a cornerstone of pandemic preparedness. Through rapid response funding from The Pandemic Institute, a new partnership between the Malawi Liverpool Wellcome Trust (MLW) and the Public Health Institute of Malawi (PHIM) is empowering rapid detection and response to emerging infections across Malawi. Malawi faces…
BBC reporters recently visited Liverpool researchers to discuss their ongoing work on emerging infections after a rare, imported case of West Nile virus was diagnosed in a UK resident. The case has highlighted the growing importance of research on mosquito transmitted infections and the need to strengthen national preparedness for diseases linked to a warming…
Colleagues from academia, public health, government, the NHS and industry came together in Liverpool last week for The Pandemic Institute Scientific Meeting 2025, a two-day gathering focused on advancing partnership working for pandemic preparedness. Hosted at the Victoria Gallery & Museum, Liverpool, the event showcased the some of the recent research funded by The Pandemic…
Chikungunya is a serious global health concern with a major outbreak of over 7,000 cases currently unfolding in China. Professor Tom Solomon, Director of The Pandemic Institute, answers some questions on how the virus is spread and the likelihood of it causing a global pandemic. Q. How serious is the chikungunya outbreak in China? A.…
The Pandemic Institute (TPI) has awarded funding across the partnership to employ key research or technical staff to carry out a range of pandemic preparedness projects and be ready to pivot to respond rapidly against any new threat that arises. In this post, Dr Edward Hill shares his research to date, and plans for the…
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