Covid inquiry evidence by Â鶹´«Ã½ academic Published on: 16 June 2023 A world-leading expert on health inequalities will be presenting a report and evidence to the independent public inquiry into the Covid pandemic today. Professor Clare Bambra from the Population Health Sciences Institute, Â鶹´«Ã½ has been appointed as an independent expert witness alongside Professor Sir Michael Marmot, UCL. Professor Bambra is a world-leading expert known for her research which focuses on understanding and reducing health inequalities. The UK Covid-19 Inquiry, chaired by Baroness Hallet, has been set up to examine the UK’s response to and impact of the Covid-19 pandemic, and learn lessons for the future. Professor Bambra will be presenting the joint report and evidence on Friday 16th June at 10am to the government-commissioned inquiry which, in the first module, is looking at the role of the pandemic preparedness and resilience. Professor Bambra said: “Whilst Covid-19 impacted everyone across the country, it was also a deeply unequal pandemic with some people and places effected more than others. I’m very pleased to be able to support the inquiry into finding out why this was the case. “It’s really important that the experiences of different people across the country can be taken into account and that we can learn lessons for the future.” Covid 19 Inquiry The Inquiry has previously stated that “the unequal impacts of the pandemic will be at the forefront of all of the inquiry’s investigations”, and “it will consider the extent to which the government took into account the needs of minority groups, and others, when making civil emergency plans”.You can follow the presentation of evidence on the Inquiry’s YouTube channel which can be found on the . The report from Professors Clare Bambra and Sir Michael Marmot is available in the of the Inquiry website where you can also find out more about inquiry and the proceedings. Find out more co-authored by Professor Clare Bambra on Health Resilience. – Prof Bambra’s work at Â鶹´«Ã½ – Prof Bambra’s work at Â鶹´«Ã½From , and Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
![Â鶹´«Ã½ logo](/gomobileassets/img/logo.svg" "Â鶹´«Ã½"){kind=logo}