The science of the virus

• Adam Squires: Aerosol transmission of the virus, and effectiveness of ventilation, HEPA filters, masks etc
• Andrew Preston: Studying bacterial pathogens (respiratory diseases) and making vaccines
  
• Asel Sartbaeva: Storage of vaccines
• Ben Ainsworth: Behavioural scientist who works on behavioural measures in relation to infection control.
• Christof Lutteroth: The use of VR for home-based exercise and for eye-gaze (hands-free) typing
• Ed Feil: Sequencing data to study bacterial pathogens, tracking epidemics, epidemiology
• Emma Denham: Microbiology. How bacteria respond to changes in their environment and what they do to ensure their survival.
  
• Jenny Scott: The role of pharmacists and how they can help in this crisis, including homeless people and their vulnerability in this situation. 
• Kit Yates: Mathematical modelling behind pandemics like this 
• Laurence Hurst: Genetics, mutation and evolution of microbes, biological aspects of disease transmission, including infection rates.
• Matthew Lloyd: Drug discovery and development
• Sam Sheppard: Genetics/genomics and evolution of bacterial pathogens.
• Sarah Chapman: Vaccine hesitancy, or why people don’t take medicines.
• Paula Moraga: Geospatial data analysis tools for informing the response to disease outbreaks
• Stephen Husbands: Drug discovery and development.
• Tim Rogers: The analysis of mathematical models of epidemics.

Business and economic impact

• Andy Crane: Workforce exploitation and modern slavery
• Andrew Graves: Logistics and effect on airlines and wider industry including self-employment
• Andy Rowell: Tobacco and the industry response to covid
• Anna Gilmore: The tobacco industry
• Bruce Morley: Impact on exchange rates, volatility and the effect on financial markets
• Chris Budd: Mathematical modelling of effects on areas such as supply chains, food, energy creation, cleaning of ambulances etc.
• Chris Martin: Monetary policy including what Central Banks have done
• Elenora Fichera: Health economics
  
• Jens Roehrich: Supply chains, including for supermarkets
  
• Neil Howard: Universal basic income as a policy response
• Luke Martinelli: Universal basic Income and trade offs
• Michael Rogerson: Corporate ethical behaviour and workers' rights
• Don Lancaster: Brand strategy and communications
• Tamsin McLaren: Fashion retail innovation and strategy

Individuals' health and wellbeing

• Caroline Hickman: Virus anxiety and the impact on mental health
• James Turner: Exercise and immunity
  
• Janet Withall: Staying active in older age
• Jo Daniels: Clinical psychologist, health anxiety and CBT
  
• John Campbell: Exercise and immunity
• Julie Barnett: Loneliness and how technology can help
  
• Maria Loades: Impact on childhood and adolescent mental health
• Polly McGuigan: Exercise and ageing and ‘exercise snacking’
• Punit Shah: Cognitive psychologist – can cover coronavirus from multiple angles
• Yasin Rofcanin: Human resource management and work-life balance

Political and social effects

• Bill Durodie: Risk and Decision Making
  
• Brad Evans: Wider political implications of coronavirus
• Emma Carmel: Migration policy and Covid-19 and data-led AI for monitoring and tracking
• Graham Room: Policymakers' use of science
• Hannah Rumble: Funeral practices and end of life care
• John Troyer: Death, dying and society’s reaction to events such as this
• Kate Woodthorpe: Funeral practices, cremation and burial
• Luisa Enria: Social and political dimensions of epidemics and community responses
• MariCarmen Gil Ortega: Distance learning in education
  
• Nick Pearce: Decision-making in government
  
• Rachel Forrester-Jones: Impacts on older carers, as well as people with learning disabilities and/or people with mental health problems
• Rita Griffiths: Universal Credit
  
• Shona McIntosh: Home schooling
• Timothy Hill: Fake news, conspiracy theories, 5G mast vandalisation
• Venera Bekteshi: Human trafficking, forced migration (plus mental health challenges tied to Covid-19)