XJTLU researcher adding piece to puzzle of new coronavirus
According to a researcher at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, the Wuhan coronavirus, nCoV-2019, is closely related to SARS from the viewpoint of virus evolution. “Our findings suggest the...
View ArticleExecutive President's Christmas, New Year and Spring Festival Message
Grand Blueprint Drawn, Right Time for Brave AdvancementDear faculty members, colleagues, students and friends,As time goes by, we have subconsciously moved into the winter season in Suzhou, calm and...
View ArticleXJTLU researcher: World Health Organisation made right call
A researcher at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University lauds the World Health Organisation’s recent decision to declare the novel coronavirus outbreak a “Public Health Emergency of International...
View ArticleXJTLU Coronavirus Outbreak Prevention Guide V1
The novel coronavirus outbreak has affected everyone’s lives this spring. Do you feel overwhelmed by the sheer volume of information related to the outbreak? How should I spend a meaningful...
View ArticleModel predicts date for near-end of new, confirmed 2019-nCoV cases in China
Based on publicly available data, a data model on a recently launched website set up by an ad-hoc group of scientists predicts the number of new, confirmed novel coronavirus cases in China to dwindle...
View ArticleStudent’s song tribute to medical workers in 2019-nCoV fight
A Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University student’s original music video that honours healthcare workers fighting the novel coronavirus infection has been viewed nearly one million times on the Sina Weibo...
View ArticleOut-of-control fear can lead to negative outcomes, say experts
As we read the latest statistics on confirmed novel coronavirus infections and deaths, it’s natural to be concerned for the health of ourselves and our loved ones. But letting that concern develop...
View ArticleModel indicates current COVID-19 infections in China already declining
A mathematical model set up by an ad-hoc group of scientists indicates the number of currently infected novel coronavirus cases in China began a pattern of decline as of February 12. Currently...
View ArticlePrejudice in wake of outbreak: XJTLU students, staff react
A Chinese student recently stood on a street in Liverpool in the UK, wearing a mask and holding a sign reading: “I’m a human, not a virus.” In a video (still images shown below), five strangers can be...
View ArticleUnique XJTLU short course keeps students learning
Like their counterparts across China, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University students found themselves on an extended holiday after Chinese New Year as the result of the novel coronavirus outbreak....
View ArticleCoronavirus crisis triggers huge growth in online learning
With the impact of the COVID-19 epidemic disrupting businesses and quarantining millions, at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University it has also proved the impetus for the roll-out of an accelerated and...
View ArticleXJTLU accelerates online education program during epidemic
As the fight against the novel coronavirus epidemic continues, Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University has implemented University-wide online for-credit education which started 24th February, with more...
View ArticleChina’s wild meat ban a good step, say XJTLU researchers
China’s recent ban on trade and consumption of wild meat was a necessary step in stopping wildlife trade in the country, says a researcher at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), adding that...
View ArticleXJTLU academic re-visits SARS modelling approach for COVID-19
The number of newly confirmed COVID-19 cases in mainland China outside Hubei province will drop to zero before 10 March, according to a mathematical model that correctly predicted when the daily newly...
View ArticleInternational Women's Day: Architecture and gender parity
The field of architecture has traditionally been dominated by men. The 2020 Pritzker Prize – architecture’s equivalent of the Nobel – was recently awarded to only the 4th and 5th female recipients in...
View ArticleStudents achieve best success at international physics competition
Student teams from Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University have achieved unprecedented success at an international physics competition.XJTLU student teams won three silver and nine bronze medals according...
View ArticleClues to re-energising China’s electric vehicle market
According to a researcher at Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University’s International Business School Suzhou, a focus on smaller cities and innovative business models could re-energise China’s electric...
View ArticleXJTLU researcher adds greater understanding about COVID-19 treatment
A new study led by a Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University researcher in the wake of the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic indicates that for patients with mild COVID-19, prescribing corticosteroids has no clinical...
View ArticleXJTLU to explore early childhood to senior high education
The groundbreaking ceremony for Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU) Affiliated Taicang Experimental School took place this week, with the school expected to be completed in September 2021.The...
View ArticleMaking emergency online classes work – we did it, you can too
First in a two-part series. Moving to all-online instruction takes effort, but if our experience is an example, take heart, it will go just fine. With a month of full online teaching under their...
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