Events category: Webinar

14 May 2020

The keys to Covid: vaccines, treatments, and immunity

All developed countries are racing to develop effective vaccines and treatments for Covid-19. It is hoped that vaccines will end the pandemic by inducing immunity to the virus. However, there is no reliable test available to assess people’s immunity to the virus, which raises questions about the feasibility of vaccine development. In this webinar, Dr Ono explained how our immune system fights the Covid-19 infection and how it can be defeated in severely affected patients. He highlighted the key role of lymphocytes and their ‘memory’ function in recovery and immunity. He then reviewed current global efforts to develop treatments and vaccines.

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30 April 2020

Soft power in the era of the pandemic - challenges and possibilities

Governments around the world have been dedicating enormous efforts to fighting the coronavirus outbreak. This new pandemic is posing significant challenges for institutions and individuals globally. Those nations that will emerge successfully from this crisis, demonstrate international solidarity and contribute to international efforts to address the consequences of the pandemic could gain stronger influence, strengthen their diplomatic positions, and even attract more foreign investment. In this webinar chaired by Professor Corneliu Bjola, Professor Watanabe of Keio University discussed the role of soft power in the Covid-19 context, as well as the major challenges presented, providing a perspective of how the new pandemic might reshape the international order.

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9 April 2020

Covid-19 and Public Media Services - BBC & NHK

The Covid-19 outbreak is changing the context of public media services in the UK and Japan, which until very recently were experiencing significant challenges in maintaining public trust and funding through their licence fee systems. Nevertheless, both the BBC and NHK are now playing key roles in coverage of the latest news on the Coronavirus outbreak, gaining increased attention and interest from the public in their content over the past weeks. In this webinar, NHK journalist Kohei Tsuji and Professor Ivor Gaber from Sussex University talked about the role of and challenges faced by public service media in the UK and Japan.

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