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24 Jan 2023
Snapshots of Women in COG: Scientific Excellence During the COVID-19 Pandemic – Book
This book showcases the experiences not just of those interviewed for the monthly Women in COG interview series but also those that have helped to deliver the COG-Train global genomic...
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9 Sep 2022
COG-UK message of condolence
Members of the COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) Consortium were deeply saddened by the death of Her Majesty the Queen. We offer our sincere condolences to the Royal Family and all...
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27 Jun 2022
Metagenomics Funding Scheme – Awarded Projects
COG-UK recently launched a scheme to fund new research, with a particular focus on metagenomics. We are pleased to announce that four projects have been funded.
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13 Jun 2022
Early Career Funding Scheme – Awarded Projects
COG-UK has recently launched a new internal fund to support career development in the Consortium. This scheme aims to provide support to early career scientists with a particular focus on...
First-of-its-Kind Global COVID-19 Genomics Training Programme Launched
The first course in our new global training programme on SARS-CoV-2 genomics and biodata was launched on the 7th February, 2022.
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15 Feb 2022
RAND Europe evaluation of the progress and impact of COG-UK
Over the past year, RAND Europe has been undertaking an evaluation of COG-UK to learn about the consortium's progress, evolution and impact. Read more for the press release and report
COG-UK’s third Science Showcase – SARS-CoV-2 genomics in action: Thursday 7 October
Join us on Thursday 7 October between 13:00 and 15:30 BST to learn about the role of SARS-CoV-2 genomics in COVID-19 national studies.
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25 Aug 2021
Hospital-acquired COVID-19 tends to be picked up from other patients, not from healthcare workers
Read a summary of a recent study from researchers at the University of Cambridge and Addenbrooke’s Hospital.
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27 Jul 2021
Alpha variant spread via ‘super-seeding’ event within UK: Oxford, Northeastern and Edinburgh Universities
Read the Oxford Martin School's press release on a recent study that analyses the transmissibility of the Alpha variant.
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8 Jul 2021
Why COG-UK is joining the UK Health Data Research Alliance
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium joined the UK Health Data Research Alliance earlier this month. Find out more about the Alliance and our collaboration with HDR UK in this...
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24 Jun 2021
Expanding the COG-UK research portfolio to increase impact from genome data
COG-UK is enhancing its research portfolio by awarding up to £40,000 to 12 of its consortium partners.
News: COG-UK and WCS receive funding for a global training programme in SARS-CoV-2 genomics
The COVID-19 Genomics UK (COG-UK) consortium and Wellcome Connecting Science (WCS) are delighted to have been jointly awarded a ‘Wellcome-FCDO Joint Initiative on Research in Epidemic Preparedness and Response grant’...
