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The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology

The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology

The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology (POST) is the UK Parliament's in-house source of scientific information.

Hitting restart: what challenges do the economy and business face?
Coronavirus
By The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
Hitting restart: what challenges do the economy and business face?
From a flooded housing market, to an increased risk of human trafficking, to structural unemployment, experts have identified a myriad of issues the Government will have to tackle in the Covid-19 crisis. Lef Apostolakis from POST explains
How will the contact tracing App for COVID-19 work?
Coronavirus
By The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
How will the contact tracing App for COVID-19 work?
A trial is underway on the Isle of Wight to test an NHS contact tracing App to help in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. How do contact tracing Apps work, and how will the data be used? Susie Wright from the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology explains
What impact is the Covid-19 infodemic having?
Coronavirus
By The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
What impact is the Covid-19 infodemic having?
Misinformation in the coronavirus crisis is putting lives at risk. Clare Lally and Lorna Christie from POST explain how the conspiracies spread and can be countered.
Coronavirus – here’s what we know so far
Health
By The Parliamentary Office of Science & Technology
Coronavirus – here’s what we know so far
This is a fast-moving issue, but there are measures that can help protect people in the UK from this outbreak, writes Grant Hill-Cawthorne, head of the Parliamentary Offie of Science and Technology