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The next Frontiers of Development symposium will take place virtually between 2-12 November 2020, focusing on the theme of resilient resource use.

Our current use of resources is not sustainable, resilient, or easily adaptable to new or alternative modes of use. Further, it is inequitably distributed both geographically and societally. Key questions the event will address include:

• How do we build resilience in the world of shared resources?
• How can we develop a pattern of resource use that is equitable, resilient and sustainable in societal, economic and environmental terms, bearing in mind all relevant factors including climate change, population growth and the socio-geo-political environment?
• What are some practical solutions to ensure resilient resource use?
• How do we improve human resources, such as through education, nutrition and skills?
• How do we make sure that our natural resources, such as water and air, are used and accessed equitably and sustainably?
• How can we use economic resources and incentives to encourage responsible behaviour?

Covid-19: diagnostics and testing - Tuesday 10th November

Join us for our first virtual science on the hill evening to discuss some of the science behind Covid-19 and the work that has been going on here at Warwick since the pandemic began. Professor Lawrence Young will be introducing to the SARS-CoV-2 virus, how it's transmitted and how infection results in disease. Then Dr Chrystala Constantinidou will discuss how she can track the movement of the virus throughout a hospital by studying tiny changes in the genetic code. Dr Nicole Robb will also discuss her latest work on detecting the virus and the development of a 5 minute test for Covid-19. As usual there will be plenty of time for a Q and A session at the end.

For a full timetable and to register please click here.

For queries please contact scienceonthehill@warwick.ac.uk

Our first webinar is by Dr Tom Barber, Associate Professor and Honorary Consultant Endocrinologist at the University of Warwick and University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW).

The title of the webinar is ‘Obesity’, and is part of our ‘Food and Health’ theme.