Aberdeen Uni helps with study into effects of 'long Covid'

A new £375,000 study led by Stirling University - in collaboration with Aberdeen University - is looking into the long-term effects of Covid-19. 

The research ultimately aims to improve the support and care available to those affected by ‘long Covid’ through the sharing of its findings with patients, their families and carers, and healthcare professionals. 

The two-year study – which has received £299,883 in funding from the Scottish Government’s Chief Scientist Office – will be led by Professor Kate Hunt from Stirling in collaboration with Professor Louise Locock from Aberdeen, as well as experts from the University of Oxford and the Nursing, Midwifery and Allied Health Professional Research Unit (NMAHP-RU). 

Professor Locock said: “In relative terms we know very little about Covid 19 but even less about long Covid. However, what we do know is that many people are living with a range of long term symptoms which can have a hugely detrimental effect on their lives.  

"It is important that we gather as much information as we can from the people who know best - the people who are living with it right now.  

"We are confident that this project will give us the information on the real-life impact of long Covid that can then be used both to support others going through the same thing and to help inform the care that they should receive."