6 April 2020 - 12:00-12:00

Online presentations by Prof Alexander Bird.

Episode 1: Epidemiological models have been frequently mentioned in the media lately. What are they? And how do they work? In this I will focus today on the model that is the simplest and most frequently used model in epidemiology, the SIR model. This model was developed by Kermack and McKendrick in 1927 and has its origins in the work of Sir Ronald Ross, who won a Nobel prize for his research on the transmission of malaria.

Ep. 1 – Video Recording

Ep. 1 -Text

Ep. 1 -PDF Slides

Ep. 1 -PowerPoint Slides

Episode 2: Herd Immunity explained.

Ep. 2 – Video Recording

Ep. 2 – PowerPoint Slides

Episode 3: What is the UK government’s COVID-19 strategy?

Ep. 3 – Video Recording

Ep. 3 – Text