Over 400 million people worldwide experience or have experience Long Covid. Existing research points to patient experiences, public health impacts, a lack of standardised diagnostic and treatment protocols and pathways and the need for patient involvement as key areas of concern. But what is not as clear is the extent to which these priorities areContinue reading “Journal article: Co-creating social science research priorities for Long Covid”
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Blog #2 Understanding the economic impacts of Long Covid: A qualitative study
By Amelia Zabika and Tom Crothers October 2025 In July 2025 we started a summer internship in the School of Geography and the Environment at the University of Oxford through the UNIQ+ program. Our project focused on trying to better understand the economic impacts of Long Covid. Long Covid is a term used to describeContinue reading “Blog #2 Understanding the economic impacts of Long Covid: A qualitative study”
Our research featured in the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ)
Geography of suffering – body maps express what words cannot ‘There are still no effective therapies for Long Covid. So-called body maps help to better capture the experience of those affected and thus deepen the understanding of the disease’. By Theres Lüthi. Link to full text (in German)
Our research team at the Royal Geographical Society’s Annual Meeting in London, August 2024
We presented the Body mapping toolkit for Long Covid patients at the Annual Meeting of the Royal Geographical Society in London. The session, titled ‘Body mapping in geographical research: Embodied and collaborative ways of mapping bodies, communities, and environments’ was organised by Thembi Luckett (University of Newcastle) and Maaret Jokela-Pansini (University of Oxford) and includedContinue reading “Our research team at the Royal Geographical Society’s Annual Meeting in London, August 2024”
Oonagh Cousins interview in The Times
‘Long Covid and ME have devastating impacts on individuals, families and society more widely. NHS figures — which are massively outdated — indicate that ME affects at least 250,000 people across the UK. However, it is estimated that upwards of 1.3 million people are living with ME or ME-like symptoms following a Covid-19 infection’. ToContinue reading “Oonagh Cousins interview in The Times”
Visualising Long Covid 