Popular Publications

The silence of the chief scientists is worrying and deeply political

New Statesman, 31 May. Available here.

Would an earlier lockdown have halved the death toll?

Prospect, 12 June 2020. Available here.

Chris Whitty and Patrick Vallance must speak out against Dominic Cummings

Prospect, 26 May 2020. Available here.

Why lockdown silence was golden

The Observer, 21 June 2020. Available here.

Coronavirus hits men harder. Here’s what scientists know about it

The Guardian, 7 April 2020. Available here.

What exactly is the R number?

Prospect, 21 May 2020. Available here.

The epidemiology of misinformation

Prospect, 19 May 2020. Available here.

What can Britain learn from other countries about containing Covid-19?

The Guardian, 12 March 2020. Available here.

Shot of hope:inside the race for a coronavirus vaccine

Prospect, 24 March 2020. Available here.

Close-up views of tumors reveal a new cancer biology

Scientific American, 21 April 2020. Available here.