The newly formed Public Steering Group for The Pandemic Institute has held its second meeting, focusing largely on how communities can be empowered during future pandemic scenarios. The group is formed of 17 members, recruited from across the Liverpool City Region, who will be working with The Pandemic Institute to ensure that the public voice…
We were delighted to take part in last week’s North West Senior Civil Service (SCS) event held at Liverpool Town Hall, where senior government leaders gathered to explore how the region is supporting national priorities for growth and innovation. The event was open to over 100 Senior Civil Servants (SCS) from departments including HM Revenue…
The Pandemic Institute will hold its Scientific Meeting on the 1st and 2nd October 2025, at the Victoria Gallery & Museum in Liverpool. As well as providing an opportunity to showcase some of the collaborative funded work from across the partnership, the event will bring together key industry, funder and government collaborators to reflect on…
Earlier this week, The King and Queen welcomed 7,000 representatives from various educational fields to Buckingham Palace, to celebrate individuals from the education and skills sector. Dr Caitlin Thompson and Dr Rachel Byrne, from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine, were invited in recognition of their work as early careers researchers. Caitlin currently holds a strategic…
Professor Iain Buchan, a member of The Pandemic Institute’s Internal Scientific Advisory Panel, has recently provided evidence for Module 7 of the COVID-19 Inquiry. Module 7, or Test, Trace and Isolate, will look at and make recommendations on the approach to testing, tracing and isolation adopted during the pandemic from January 2020 until 28 June…
The Pandemic Institute, along with other organisations, have joined a new Healthcare Charter Partnership launched by University of Liverpool and Roche Diagnostics Limited, aimed at improving health and prosperity across the Liverpool City Region. This collaborative initiative unites NHS Trusts, local government, industry, and the public in a shared commitment to tackle the region’s most…
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) recently published a list of the pathogen families they believe could pose the greatest risk to public health, with the hope that it will help to guide research and development efforts against these potential threats. The list covers 24 virus and bacteria families that UKHSA believe would be beneficial…
We’ve recently enjoyed hosting visitors from our partner Liverpool City Council, including Brownlow Hill councillors Heather Westhead & Tom Cardwell, plus Liam Robinson (Leader of Liverpool City Council) and Andrew Lewis (Chief Executive). The visit gave us an opportunity to discuss some of the achievements of The Pandemic Institute since it was formed in 2021,…
A new collaboration between The Pandemic Institute (TPI) and the Defence Science and Technology Laboratory (Dstl), is set to fund vital research into emerging infectious diseases. The initiative will bring together researchers from both organisations with the aim of strengthening the UK’s ability to detect, understand and combat known and emerging pathogens. The collaboration will…
The Pandemic Institute (TPI) recently 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 Caitlin Thompson shares her research to date, and plans for the…
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