COVID-19
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 (ROI). Some of these measures have, and will, require urgent legislative change, while other aspects
COVID-19: How is testing and contact tracing being used in Northern Ireland and beyond?
Reading Time: 9 minutes Dr Janice Thompson and Sinéad McMurray This article is based on information extracted from the RaISe briefing paper: Testing for Sars-CoV-2 in the UK; and the Use of Testing and Contact Tracing in Selected
How will COVID-19 change our travel behaviour?
Reading Time: 5 minutes Transport policy has traditionally focused on changing the way people travel i.e. moving them from cars to public transport to ease congestion and improve the environment amid ever-increasing demand. But what if demand falls? Background
COVID-19 and farming – A bitter harvest?
Reading Time: 6 minutes 2020 was already set to be a challenging year for farmers across the UK. Having finally reached an agreed Withdrawal Agreement with the EU, the UK is set to formally leave the EU at
Where are we on the COVID-19 curve? (Update at 16 April 2020)
Reading Time: 2 minutes This is a follow-up to the recent blog article, ‘Where are we on the COVID-19 curve?. The previous article used three day averages for COVID-19 deaths to compare the positions of the UK and
COVID-19 and Brexit: A reading list
Reading Time: 3 minutes Brexit and the negotiations during the current transition period may have slipped from the top of the news agenda, but commentators are already beginning to consider the likely impacts of the COVID-19 crisis on the
