No ‘safest spot’ to minimise risk of COVID-19 transmission on trains

Researchers have demonstrated how airborne diseases such as COVID-19 spread along the length of a train carriage and found that there is no ‘safest spot’ for

Cambridge University News • cambridge
June 22, 2022 ~5 min

Curbing COVID-19 in schools: Cambridge scientists support CO2 monitor rollout

UK schools have received more than 300,000 CO2 monitors as part of a government initiative to reduce COVID-19 spread in classrooms.

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 17, 2022 ~4 min


Interactive tool helps you decide how to protect yourself and others from COVID-19

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Interactive tool helps people decide how best to protect themselves and others from COVID-19

Is it risky to sing in a choir? What are the risks of eating in a small restaurant? How much difference does it make to open windows or clean surfaces? New

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Dec. 2, 2021 ~5 min

Two-metre COVID-19 rule is ‘arbitrary measurement’ of safety

A new study has shown that the airborne transmission of COVID-19 is highly random and suggests that the two-metre rule was a number chosen from a risk

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Nov. 23, 2021 ~5 min

Scientists develop model to assess COVID-19 infection risk in offices and schools

As more UK workers and students return to offices and schools, a new model has been developed to predict the risk of airborne COVID-19 infection in such

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Oct. 6, 2021 ~4 min

Free online tool calculates risk of COVID-19 transmission in poorly-ventilated spaces

The vital role of ventilation in the spread of COVID-19 has been quantified by researchers, who have found that in poorly-ventilated spaces, the virus can

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Jan. 20, 2021 ~6 min

Many ventilation systems may increase risk of COVID-19 exposure, study suggests

Ventilation systems in many modern office buildings, which are designed to keep temperatures comfortable and increase energy efficiency, may increase the risk

Cambridge University News • cambridge
Sept. 29, 2020 ~8 min


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