Pandemic PACT Website Launch Event

In attendance were members of the Pandemic PACT team from the University of Oxford, representatives of the various project stakeholders and funders - primarily Glopid-R, UKCDR and Pandemic Sciences Institute - plus a large number of online attendees involved or with interest in the project.

The speakers at the event took us through the reasons the Pandemic PACT website project was commissioned and its importance to the academic, governance and funding communities, the importance of the data the site uses and how the visualisations it presents can have a lasting effect on the way research funding is allocated and finally a brief walk-through of the site itself.

From our point of view it was deeply satisfying to hear nothing but praise for the site we designed and developed - both in terms of its aesthetics and functional performance - something we learned was unusual for websites in the academic/research sector where content is king and little thought is given to UI and UX design.

After the formal presentation we were treated to canapés and drinks which gave us a nice opportunity to relax and discuss the project with the people we'd worked so closely with but never been in the same room as - such is the way of the world now that so much can be done remotely.

The comments we received were all very positive and we're already looking forward to embarking on the next phase of work to enhance and evolve the site further as well as having the opportunity to work on other projects in the academic/research sector now that we've made strong connections with the team at the University of Oxford.