Is it possible to socially distance on our beaches?
Reading Time: 2 minutes With many international travel restrictions still in place, more people than ever will be opting for ‘staycations’ in Northern Ireland.
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COVID-19
COVID-19 and school shutdowns: Examining the after-effects
Reading Time: 7 minutes In an effort to minimise the spread of the virus SARS-CoV-2 (which causes the disease COVID-19), schools in Northern Ireland
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‘Exit’ from COVID-19 lockdown: Social distancing and face coverings to minimise the spread of the virus
Reading Time: 10 minutes Context The RaISe research paper ‘Exit’ from COVID-19 ‘lockdown’: Health-related issues (20 May 2020) contained sections on transmission of the
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Fiscal ball gazing: How could the COVID-19 crisis affect NI’s public finances?
Reading Time: 9 minutes Governments around the world have undertaken very significant, and hugely costly, actions attempting to prop up businesses and employment through
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The impact of COVID-19 on Northern Ireland
Reading Time: < 1 minute By Keara McKay & Thomas Procter Our new visualisation based on figures and analysis published in the public domain by
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‘Exit’ from COVID-19 lockdown: Use of testing and contact tracing
Reading Time: 9 minutes The Assembly Research and Information Service (RaISe) has published a number of papers on testing for Sars-CoV-2 tracking and contact
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How can our culture sector ever recover from COVID-19?
Reading Time: 9 minutes This article examines some of the risks which COVID-19 has posed to the culture and heritage sectors in Northern Ireland,
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Ten reasons to be cautious about using R to support decision-making during the COVID-19 pandemic
Reading Time: 9 minutes The risk is that a complicated number is released without context into a world that doesn’t know how to
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COVID-19 and Brexit: A reading list (updated)
Reading Time: 4 minutes Brexit and the negotiations during the current transition period may have slipped from the top of the news agenda, but
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COVID-19 and planning measures
Reading Time: 7 minutes This article explores the temporary planning measures introduced as a response to COVID-19 across the UK and Republic of Ireland
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