The Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum (EPRF) brings together a unique network of experts representing a wide range of disciplines to inform a truly interdisciplinary, whole-of-society, approach to the study of pandemics.
Pandemic preparedness goes beyond infection biology, clinical medicine and public health, encompassing One Health and Planetary Health, human behaviour, social science, economics, ethics, governance, policy, education, innovation and more. All of these topics are well represented in the Edinburgh community, making us exceptionally well-positioned to support a holistic response to future health emergencies.
With more than 100 members from across the University of Edinburgh and beyond, the Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum is a convening centre for responses to funding calls, a route to informing pandemic science policy, a link to local, national and international research networks, a source of independent advice, and a host for workshops, seminars and discussion groups.
EPRF promotes pandemic research activity across five themes: Health & Medicine; Data & Technology; Underpinning Biology; Wider Society; Social Science and Humanities.
“The Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum is purposefully multi-disciplinary, recognising the whole-of-society impacts of pandemics and seeking to identify ways in which clinical and public health responses can be better integrated with the wider impacts on people, communities, businesses and services.”
Professor Mark Woolhouse, Edinburgh Pandemic Research Forum Lead
