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Imperial experts to study air pollution exposure inside 100 London homes
A groundbreaking Imperial-led study is looking at indoor exposure to air pollution in more than 100 homes in West London. The WellHome study, led by Imperial College London’s world-leading
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Health Protection Research Units and MRC support public and community involvement
The NIHR-funded Health Protection Research Units (HPRUs) in Environmental Exposures and Health and Chemical and Radiation Threats and Hazards, together with the MRC Centre for Environment…
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‘What a waste of time and money’ – reactions to ULEZ High Court decision pour in
Professor Frank Kelly comments after the High Court decision to allow the ULEZ expansion to proceed. Air Quality News
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ULEZ key to tackling ‘unacceptably high’ child illness and death, doctors say
Professor Frank Kelly shares his insight on the role of ULEZ in tackling child illness and death in London. The Guardian
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The Great Exhibition Road Festival
This year at the Great Exhibition Road Festival (GERF), our researchers from the MRC Centre for Environment and Health and the NIHR HPRUs in Environmental Exposures and…
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Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality – Air Quality Awards
The Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality presented the Centre for Low Emission Construction (CLEC) with the award for the Best Air Quality Strategy in recognition of their work…
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‘Air quality shouldn’t be political, it’s a health issue’
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, talks to The Evening Standard on why air quality should not be a political issue. Listen…
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Environmental Research Group 30th Anniversary Seminar Series – Seminar 1 Recordings and Briefing Paper
We would like to announce that the video recordings for introductions, speakers and panel discussion from Seminar 1, which took place on 1st March titled, ‘Asthma management and air…
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Dr Leon Barron talks to The Times on how Pet flea treatments are polluting rivers
Dr Leon Barron, Reader in Analytical & Environmental Sciences in the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, talks to The Times about how pea chemicals are polluting our rivers. Read…
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Environmental Audit Committee celebrates 25th anniversary at Imperial College
Dr Stephanie Wright, Lecturer at the Medical Research Council Centre for Environment and Health, and and head of Microplastics group in the Environmental Research Group Imperial College, was one…
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Pollutionwatch: London Ulez cuts traffic fumes but heating is concern – Dr Gary Fuller of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College reports
Dr Gary Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Air Quality Measurement at the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, and Clean Air Champion, reports on how the Ultra Low Emission Zone…
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Experts highlight environmental and health risks of current UK fire regulations – Expert Professor Frank Kelly calls for re-evaluation
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy and Director of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, has called for a re-evaluation on the UKs…
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Senior Air Quality Analyst from the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College talks to the BBC on Wood burners: On smoke patrol in London
John Casey, Senior Air Quality Analyst who works in the Measurement team in the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, talks to the BBC about how they measure…
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Prioritise tackling toxic emissions from tyres, urge Imperial experts
Imperial experts are calling for more to be done to limit the potentially harmful impact of toxic tyre particles on health and the environment. Read more
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Ecuador Environment Minister praises green tech innovation at White City Campus
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, met with Ecuador’s Environment Minister, Gustavo Manrique Miranda to present the College’s flagship Transition to Zero…
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Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, headlines the Evening Standard on ULEZ expansion
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy and Director of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, spoke to the Evening Standard, as five councils…
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Dr Sean Beevers of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London contributes to Urban outdoor air quality report
Dr Sean Beevers, who leads the Air Pollution Modelling Team in the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, contributes to the latest POSTnote on Urban outdoor Air…
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Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London- Celebrates 30years
2023 marks the 30th Anniversary of the Environmental Research Group (ERG). To mark this momentous occasion, there will be a series of seminars throughout the year and a 2…
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Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality Air Health Working Party – Professor Frank Kelly presents
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, will be presenting at the Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality Air Health Working party on 23rd February…
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Professor Frank Kelly talks to the BBC The World this Weekend – about air pollution and Clean Air Zones
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, talked to the BBC The World this Weekend about air pollution and Clean Air Zones. You can listen to his talk…
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The Leader Podcast – Frank Kelly on London’s high pollution alert
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, speaks to the Evening Standard’s The Leader podcast about the high air pollution alert issued by the…
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Professor Frank Kelly talks to the Evening Standard about the cold weather risks and asthma
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, talks to the Evening Standard about hold the cold weather is a risk to asthma sufferers. Read more…
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London and Milan to chair roundtable on air quality solutions – medical expert Professor Frank Kelly joins network of 100 mayors
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London was part of a network of medical experts who met with 100 mayors across the world working…
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Let’s talk about Air Pollution – it could be damaging your health
Dr Joseph Levermore, Research Associate in the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, tails to Radio One Xtra on how Air Pollution can be damaging your health. Listen to…
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Pollution watch: citizen science helps raise alarm on UK air pollution
Andrew Grieve, Senior Air Quality Analyst from the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, quotes on the Breathe London project and raising the alarm on UK air pollution, as reported…
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UK Study adds to evidence of air pollution link to long-term illness
Dr Gary Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Air Quality Measurement, Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, reports on the impact of pollution to health in his latest Guardian piece. The new…
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Air Quality News webinar with Dyson tackles indoor air pollution
Air Quality News host a webinar with Dyson and Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, on the Future of indoor air pollution and…
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Community groups receive free air sensors to monitor and tackle local pollution
Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced the next round of thirty community groups to receive free sensors in the monitor and tackle local air pollution as part of the Breathe…
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Commemorating the Great Smog – 70years
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy, Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, London, talked about, ‘Air Quality Now’, 70years at the event held at The…
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Professor Frank Kelly, Keynote Speaker at the MRC Toxicology 75th Anniversary Symposium
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy, Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, was a keynote speaker at the MRC Toxicology 75th Anniversary Symposium Event,
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Dan Marsh of the Environmental Research Group: HS2 Learning Legacy: Technical Papers Competition Winner
Dan Marsh, Programme Manager, Centre for Low Emission Construction, and the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College, as won a 1st Prize award as part of the technical papers…
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The air we breathe sucks toxic microplastics into our bodies
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, talks to Science Editor Ben Spenser in The Sunday Times, about the group’s research into airborne microplastics and…
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Under Poisoned Skies – Professor Frank Kelly of Imperial College London provides expertise for BBC Documentary
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, provides expertise for the BBC Documentary on Oil Fields in Iraq which uncovers the problem of toxic air…
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Pollution tweets from US embassies improved air quality in cities
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, quotes in The New Scientist, ‘Engaging and involving the public on health impacts is key’ Read more
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Building works responsible for 18% of UK large particle pollution
Dr Gary Fuller of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London writes in The Guardian about how air pollution from construction sites is largely affecting air pollution. Read more…
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MRC Centre and NIHR HPRUs EEH and CRTH at New Scientist Live 2022
The MRC Centre for Environment and Health together with the NIHR Health Protections Research Unit’s in Environmental Exposures and Health, and Chemical Radiation Threats and Hazards attended again this…
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Dr Leon Barron talk’s to BBC Radio 4’s, ‘The Life Scientific’ on Sewage
Dr Leon Barron, of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, talks to BBC Radio 4 The Life Scientific’ on Sewage and how sewage pollutants affects our environment. Click …
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How high fuel bills can worsen air pollution in our homes
Dr Gary Fuller of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, latest ‘Pollution Watch’ in The Guardian looks at how high fuel bills worsen pollution in the homes. Read…
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Professor Francesco Forastiere honoured with 2022 John Goldsmith Award
Huge Congratulations to Professor Francesco Forastiere, Visiting Professor in the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, who has been honoured with the 2022 John Goldsmith Award by the…
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2022 Joint Annual Training Day A Success!
The 2022 Joint Annual Training Day took place in person at our White City, London campus at the end of September. This was a wonderful chance to celebrate the…
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Dan Marsh joins Deborah Meaden (Dragon’s Den) on the ‘The Big Green Money Show’
Dan Marsh, Programme Manager of the Centre for Low Emission Construction, in the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, joins Deborah Meaden of Dragon’s Den on the ‘Big Green…
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Toxic air ‘is linked to a new illness every year’ expert warns
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, reports in The Express how air pollution will put health in the UK under strain.
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WellHome: measuring air pollution in homes with children with asthma
The Clean Air Champions team, from the Clean Air Programme at Southampton University talk to Esther Lie, Community Engagement Coordinator for the West London Healthy Home and Environment Study…
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Air Pollution link to Dementia is officially backed – report led by Professor Frank Kelly
A 290 page report led by Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College on the links with Air Pollution and Dementia, has been backed by the…
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Air pollution likely to be causing dementia, say UK science advisors
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, has reported that dementia and air pollution are linked, and studies shown in a report issued on…
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Fires across London due to record temperatures – London Air Quality Network report
London Air Quality Network (LAQN) and sensor network Breathe London, report on the fires caused by high temperatures in the City. Read the story here.
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Dr Gary Fuller talks to the BBC – ULEZ expanded zone has had limited impact so far, TfL report says
Dr Gary Fuller, from the the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, talks to the BBC on how the ULEZ has an impact on health. Read more here.
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Deputy Mayor of London Shirley Rodrigues and Professor Frank Kelly interview on ULEZ
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, met with Deputy Mayor for Environment and Energy Shirley Rodrigues, at City Hall on 12th July to discuss how…
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Clean Air Day 2022 – Professor Kelly and Larissa talk about air pollution, public perceptions and health impacts
Professor Frank Kelly of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College, talks with Larissa Lockwood, Director of the Global Action Plan Charity about the publics perceptions on air pollution.
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WellHome Study – Indoor air pollution and its impact on asthma
The WellHome Study at the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, have put together a recruitment video on ‘Indoor air pollution and its impact on asthma’ Please click
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Clean Air Day 2022: Air pollution impacts every organ in the body
Professor Frank Kelly contributes to the Global Action Plan on Clean Air Day on how air pollution effects every organ in our body. To find out what Professor Kelly…
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Environment Minister visits air quality site on Clean Air Day
Environment Minister Jo Churchill MP visits Imperial’s air quality monitoring site at London Marylebone Road on Clean Air Day. Read More.
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WellHome Study – Little Scientists visit the laboratories at White City for Clean Air Day 2022
As part of the WellHome Study, little scientists form the White City Community visited the laboratories in the Environmental Research Group at White City Campus, Imperial College. This…
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Imperial People – Dr Diana Varaden, Research Associate, Environmental Research Group
Dr Diana Varaden of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, talks to Imperial People Series about her work. Read more here.
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Dr Joseph Levermore, Research Associate in the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College awarded AXA Fellowship
Dr Joseph Levermore of the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London, has been awarded an AXA Fellowship in Harmful Substances. Read more about Dr Levermore’s success here.
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Emerging contaminants, emerging methods: Water analysis moves up a gear
Dr Leon Barron and Dr Helena Rapp-Wright are interviewed by Shimadzu UK Limited using measurement tools to understand water-borne chemicals. Read More.
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Changing behaviour to change the world
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy at Imperial College London, joins influential panel discussion on behaviour change. Read more.
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Dr Sean Beavers, Imperial College London talks to Channel 4 News
Dr Sean Beavers of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, spoke to Channel 4 News about the high % of homes breathing ‘unsafe’ air. Watch the recording…
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Prevention of Future Deaths Press Conference
It is one year since Coroner Philip Barlow published the Prevention of Future Deaths Report following the landmark ruling that air pollution contributed to 9 year-old Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah’s death from…
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Law needs to protect UK from spring air pollution increase
Dr David Green from the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London comments on the contributions of pollution from traffic and other sources. Read more in the article…
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Wafting away the big smoke: Battling air pollution in the capital
As part of Sustainability Week, Imperial hosted a panel session to discuss how to tackle air pollution on campus and in the wider London area. Read more here.
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Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London – Beech Street NO2 levels Zero Emission
Louise Mittal from the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London, quotes NO2 levels in Beech Street, a tunnel under the Barbican Estate in the Evening Standard. For…
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Digital screens help monitor London’s air quality
Clear Channel and experts from Imperial College London have joined forces for a first-of-its-kind pilot, integrating air quality sensors into digital advertising displays in Barking & Dagenham. Read…
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High air pollution warning issued for London
“High air pollution warning issued for London” BBC News – “A high air pollution warning has been issued for London for the first time since August…
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Environmental researchers join New Scientist Live Manchester 12-14 March 2022
Members of the MRC Centre for Environment and Health, the Health Protection Research Units (NIHR HPRU) in Environmental Exposures and Health, and in Chemical and Radiation Threats…
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‘What London’s new clean air plan means for lungs and pockets’
Dr Gary Fuller talks to the Evening Standard about the impact of the Ultra-Low Emission Zone and discusses the increase in toxic air post COVID…
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Chair of House of Commons Science Committee visits White City
Greg Clark MP, Chair of the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee, visited the Environmental Research Group as part of his visit to the White City Campus on…
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WHO air quality safety targets achievable across most of the UK by 2030 – Report Pathway to WHO: achieving clean air in the UK
You can find out more about the Pathway to WHO: achieving clean air in the UK and the report by following this link.
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Air pollution in London contributes to over 1,700 hospital admissions for asthma
The report from Imperial College London’s Environmental Research Group modelled the impact of air pollution in London on asthma admissions, comparing levels of pollution from 2019 to 2016. The…
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Imperial (and Professor Frank Kelly, ERG) featured in Impact and Innovation 110 publication
A new publication from Upstream – a partnership between Hammersmith & Fulham Council and Imperial – highlights leaders in innovation and impact. Read more here.
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Driving: More 50mph zones on the way for Welsh roads?
New zones with driving speeds limited to 50 miles per hour (mph) could be introduced on two more sections of Welsh roads to tackle pollution, reports BBC News. The Welsh…
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Cleaner air would help 150, 000 breathe easier
The Times reports on a new Imperial study showing that the number of people with respiratory diseases would fall by 150,000 a year by 2030 if the government delivered…
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Housing and schools should not be built in air pollution hotspots, experts warn.
London News Online reports on a meeting of the London Assembly environment committee in which experts advised them that new schools and affordable housing targeted at young families…
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BBC Science Focus: Does the air pollution on the London Underground harm your health?
“On any given weekday, the London Underground sees up to five million passengers hopping on and off its network. Its 11 lines serve 272 stations, and at peak times…
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The Pathway to Healthy Air in the UK
This new report shows that if the government is successful in implementing planned environmental, transport and clean air policies, levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) could fall within the…
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Londoners could be PAID to walk or cycle as a replacement for ULEZ driving charge
Dr Ian Mudway from the Environmental Research Group, Imperial College London comments on smart charging scheme.
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Gas stoves might be a killer in the kitchen
Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair of Community Health and Policy at Imperial College London talks about waves of emerging evidence which suggests breathing gases can lead to the development…
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New PhD Opportunity in Airborne Microplastic
Airborne microplastic detection and quantification, developing, evaluating, and applying novel laboratory and field-based approaches
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Prof Frank Kelly of the MRC Centre for Environment and Health and the The George Institute for Global Health, India join for the annual evidence to policy virtual lecture on 8th December 2021.
The George Institute for Global Health, India is organising the fifth evidence2policy (e2p) virtual lecture on December 8, 2021. The topic for the lecture is “Air Pollution…
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How better air could save tens of thousands of lives a year in UK
Dr Gary Fuller reports in The Guardian, at how studies on the WHO air guidelines have drastic impact on health outcomes.
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Professor Frank Kelly, Imperial College London, Receives 2019 Toxicology Award
The Awards Committee of the Royal Society of Chemistry’s (RSC) Environment, Sustainability & Energy Division selected Professor Frank Kelly to receive the 2019 Toxicology Award. The medal was awarded…
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MRC Seminar Series -14 October at 12.00 midday “Purer air for optimal health, by accident or design”
“Purer air for optimal health, by accident or design” REGISTER NOW The MRC Seminar Series continues on 14th October with a talk from Dr Ian Mudway, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Toxicology within the MRC Centre for…
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2021 Toxicology Award Seminar featuring Professor Frank Kelly – 10 November 2021
The RSC Toxicology Award seminar is taking place 10 November 2021 at 14:50pm BST. This free to attend event is supported by the RSC Toxicology group and will feature Professor…
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2021 Update to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs)
The 2021 update to the World Health Organization (WHO) Global Air Quality Guidelines (AQGs) is the culmination of years of intensive research and deliberations with experts across the globe,…
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Air pollution linked to greater risk of Covid-19 hospital admission – study
“Exposure to air pollution linked to greater risk of Covid-19 hospitalisation, report finds” Independent – “A person’s previous exposure to air pollution may mean they are more likely to…
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COVID-19 sampling study finds no trace of virus at major rail stations
A study sampling the environment at four major railway stations in England has found no traces of the virus which causes COVID-19.
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Urban health research in Latin America
The Latin America report on Urban Health Research published.
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Prof Paul Elliott honoured in Queen’s Honours List
Congratulations to Prof Paul Elliott, Director of the HPRU…
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PHE Lay Writing Competition
Lorna Jones, a HPRU Environment Exposures and Health student is the winner of the PHE Lay Writing Competition, which was open to all PHE affiliated students. Her winning piece on, 'The curious case of microplastics and their journey to the centre of the gut' can be read on the link below. Writing Competition - Lorna Jones
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Redesigning The Wheel
Redesigning The Wheel The Tyre Collective addresses the microplastic pollutant, tyre dust, and how this effects the environment. Redesigning The Wheel - RE:TV (re-tv.org)
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The dangerous air we breathe – The Royal Society of Medicine
The dangerous air we breathe - The Royal Society of Medicine Professor Frank Kelly, Imperial College London, talks about the role of health professionals in the climate change emergency. https://www.rsm.ac.uk/events/rsm-studios/2020-21/cep32/
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Podcast: COVID-19 human trials, air pollution monitoring and better plastics
Podcast: COVID-19 human trials, air pollution monitoring and better plastics Help London Breathe - Breathe London network which looks at air pollution monitors across London. https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/218273/podcast-covid19-human-trials-pollution-monitoring/
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It’s not just oceans: scientists find plastic is also polluting the air
Pollution watch reported in The Guardian from researchers in the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/feb/26/not-just-oceans-plastic-polluting-air-delhi-smog
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