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Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC)

  • Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)
  • Total publications:0 publications

Grant number: ES/L011840/1

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Key facts

  • Disease

    COVID-19

  • start year

    2014

  • Known Financial Commitments (USD)

    $19,438,668.1

  • Funder

    UK Research and Innovation (UKRI)

  • Principal Investigator

    Prof. Paul Longley

  • Research Location

    United Kingdom

  • Lead Research Institution

    University College London

  • Research Priority Alignment

    N/A

  • Research Category

    Secondary impacts of disease, response & control measures

  • Research Subcategory

    Social impacts

  • Special Interest Tags

    N/A

  • Study Type

    Non-Clinical

  • Clinical Trial Details

    N/A

  • Broad Policy Alignment

    Pending

  • Age Group

    Not Applicable

  • Vulnerable Population

    Not applicable

  • Occupations of Interest

    Not applicable

Abstract

Oliver O'Brien (Data Scientist, CDRC, UCL) has completed some analysis looking at the impact Covid-19 and the lockdown have had on bicycle sharing schemes usage. This has been reported on the front page of the FT (1st May) and was also presented by Oliver to an audience of 100+ at a public forum Cycling@Tea-Time seminar, hosted by University of Westminster Active Travel Academy (https://register.gotowebinar.com/register/2567905415169655822). This session was chaired by Tom Cohen, recently a director at the UCL Institute for Transport Studies. See also https://oobrien.com/2020/05/lockdown-and-bikeshare/ and https://twitter.com/oobr/status/1256196681579798531.