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We are delighted to invite you to join Professor Andy Tatem on Tuesday 24 November, for an insightful discussion about the impact that data has in the fight against COVID-19.

Co-hosted by Professor Jane Falkingham, Dean of the Faculty of Social Sciences, and Francesca Barnes, University Council, this virtual event will explore how we can harness data to influence our decisions and planning.

In this event we will explore what the analyses tell us about the early spread of COVID-19 within and beyond China and how data can help us design better strategies to control COVID-19.

Andy is Professor of spatial demography and epidemiology at the University of Southampton and is the Director of WorldPop and Flowminder, leading a group of more than 50 researchers and data scientists. Andy’s research has led to pioneering approaches to the use and integration of satellite, survey, cell phone and census data to map the distributions of vulnerable populations for disease, disaster and development applications. Andy runs international collaborations with national governments, UN agencies and data providers, and leads multiple research and operational projects funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Wellcome Trust, World Bank, Clinton Health Access Initiative and others.

This virtual discussion will be followed by a live Q&A, where we will invite you to ask your questions to our panel. If you would like to submit your questions in advance, please email them to events@soton.ac.uk.

Watch Professor Tatem discuss the COVID-19 outbreak in Wuhan on BBC Panorama.

Pandemic Response & Data Driven Decision Making: with Professor Andy Tatem