Coronavirus Crisis University’s helping to keep it clean

EMERGENCY supplies provided by Edge Hill University have ensured hospital workers can continue to sanitise and test surgical masks in the fight against Covid-19.

The Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust contacted the university to see if it could help with an urgent request for isopropyl 99% alcohol as it had run out and was waiting for more supplies.

Staff from bio sciences and campus security were quickly spurred into action and found what was needed and within minutes were able to deliver it to the trust.

Vice-chancellor Dr John Cater said: “I’m proud that our teams were so responsive to this urgent request; without their speedy actions the hospital wouldn’t have been able to continue to sanitise and test the surgical masks on the same day and this is so important for them to be able carry on with this work during the Covid-19 outbreak.

“This is just one of many acts of kindness and support I’m seeing from our Edge Hill community, and staff, students, alumni and partners have my sincere gratitude for pulling together and helping one another in a time of such unprecedented uncertainty.”

Edge Hill is also playing a broader role in society. In addition to a wide range of support, the university has:

Offered to house any member of the NHS, police or other key service who is required to selfisolate from their families to enable them to keep working, in response to the Lancashire Local Resilience Service callout.

Agreed to release, on full pay, any professionally qualified member of staff who wishes to temporarily rejoin the NHS workforce.

Donated vital personal protection equipment to local NHS trusts, including gel, aprons and masks;

Launched an online learning hub to support schools, families and partners while classroom teaching is halted at www. edgehill.ac.uk/educationpartnership/linkstolearning/

Supported new signups from students and staff in response to the call for volunteers.

Academic publishers have offered libraries additional free access to e-book and e-journal collections for a temporary period, see www.edgehill. ac.uk/ls/covid-19-keeping-you-updated/

The campus is closed to students, but for more updates about what support the university is offering in response to Covid19, visit www.edgehill. ac.uk/ or follow the university’s social media accounts.