HPRU in Environmental Exposures and Health
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This HPRU is led by @ImperialCollege in partnership with @PHE_uk,@KingsCollegeLon, and the @MRC_TU at the University of Cambridge, funded by @NIHRresearch
Imperial College London
Joined March 2021
It’s official – The Commander has been awarded as CBE and he has collect his medal🥳🥳@ERGImperial @HPRU_CRTH @HPRU_EEH
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Exciting news!🎉 Our protocol for @StudyWellHome – a Community Based Project Investigating Exposures Across the Indoor-Outdoor Air Pollution Continuum, is officially published! Explore the details and dive into our methodology! @ERGImperial
https://t.co/rKGA2t8ceQ
mdpi.com
The relationship between indoor air quality and public health remains under-researched. WellHome is a transdisciplinary community-based study that will engage with residents to co-design feasible and...
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How can we build more inclusive leadership in global health? On #InternationalWomensDay, experts gathered for a roundtable on the challenges and opportunities for women in leadership. 🧵👇 https://t.co/h8LuC62EWq
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We're working in partnership with @ERGImperial to offer a free course about air pollution: ❤️🩹 How does it affect health? 🔥 Where does it come from? ⚖️ And what are the most equitable solutions? 👨🎓 In-person 18 & 25 March 💻 Online 17 & 24 June https://t.co/LI7EFvZYTt
imperial.ac.uk
In-person course - 18th and 25th March 2025
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📢Last few spots! Join our FREE Air Quality course—2 days with experts @ERGImperial, funded by @ImpUrbanHealth. 🌍 What is air pollution, how is it measured, its impact on health, climate links & more! 18th and 25th March 2025 - Register now! https://t.co/BifGAd43qE
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How Do Retrofitting Practices Transform the Lives and Environmental Conditions of Racialised and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities? Supervisors: @DianaVaraden Dr Sean Beevers & Dr Kate Simpson Find out more:
findaphd.com
PhD Project - How Do Retrofitting Practices Transform the Lives and Environmental Conditions of Racialised and Socioeconomically Disadvantaged Communities? at Imperial College London, listed on...
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BBC Radio 4 - Inside Health, Mould and Indoor Air Pollution: How Concerned Should You Be? The programme airs tomorrow at 9.30am on BBC Radio 4 and will be online here: https://t.co/1VO5caG6c9
@ERGImperial @HPRU_EEH @HPRU_CRTH
bbc.co.uk
Investigating why mould can make us sick and how we can avoid air pollution in our homes.
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🎨Calling all young artists (aged 11–25): submissions for the #GranthamClimateArtPrize 2025 are open! @Grantham_IC are looking for mural designs sharing a vision of a more sustainable, greener future🌿 Find out more: https://t.co/fmTTfzD9qv 📅Entries close Fri 31 Jan
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A privilege to witness LIVE + BREATHE movement for clean air grow - thanks to @LoveSsega, @Poetic_Unity, @ElevateNeon, Peace Ballers, @BrixtonBmx, Burgress Park Skating Community, Black Farmers Market, @Purpose & other collaborators💫
We work with partners to improve health in urban areas. As part of that work, this year we were proud to work with @LoveSsega on the Live + Breathe campaign - a collective of young people, artists, and campaigners calling for clean air!
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Professor Ben Barratt has been appointed Co-Director of the newly established School of Convergence Science focused on climate, energy and sustainability
♻️ One will be dedicated to Sustainability, and will be led by Benjamin Barratt, Alyssa Gilbert, Mirabelle Muûls and Nilay Shah. They will be working to strengthen the links between discovery science and translation.
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Great podcast episode! Steph Wright from our MRC Centre discusses how microplastics are present in the air we breathe and what that could mean for human health.
New podcast episode! 🎙️ 'Breaking Down Microplastics: 115' explores what we really know about #microplastics and their long-term impacts on health and the environment. Listen now: https://t.co/O5S1IQkI3w
@RichardKCross @CentreEnvHealth @MarineSteph #PlasticPollution
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How harmful are microplastics to human health? @MarineSteph discusses recent studies on how microplastics affect the body “I do believe we’re exposed to microplastic, I do believe there could be harm, but I’m not sure that I’ve seen the evidence yet.” https://t.co/Qs7RsbK1Pe
ft.com
Scientific research into how plastics affect the body is in its early days
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We’re @InventionRooms today with @mohn_centre and @StudyWellHome asking local families what research topics interest them most! What’s your favorite topic? Come share your ideas with us!
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We’re at the @InventionRooms today as part of @imperialcollege Discovery Day! We’ve teamed up with @StudyWellHome to quiz young people on all things environment and heath. How much do you know about mobile phones, exercise, food and air pollution?!
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We’re @InventionRooms today with @StudyWellHome and @mohn_centre , chatting about kids’ health and the environment! Swing by, say hi, and join the conversation – we’d love to see you! @ERGImperial
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Excited to share that my 2023 @ImperialSPH MPH student, Ashley Williams, has published her Master’s work on how people define and understand 'clean air' in their homes! 🏡 @kaylloquial @ERGImperial
https://t.co/T2dgKJJXUW
bmcpublichealth.biomedcentral.com
Background Air pollution is of significant environmental and public health concern globally. While much research has historically focused on outdoor air pollution, indoor air pollution has been...
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Curious about air quality? 🌍 How is it measured? How does it affect our health? What about daily exposure and policy frameworks? Join our @ImpUrbanHealth & @ERGImperial ONLINE Introduction to Air Quality course on Nov 28th & Dec 5th🌬️📩 Register here:
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Fantastic session, 'In Conversation with Our Partners,' at the @imperialcollege #EngagementDay2024. Thrilled to hear our @StudyWellHome @mohn_centre partner, @nova_newopps sharing its experience of partnering with us to tackle community health challenges. @ERGImperial
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Thrilled to have presented insights from the @StudyWellhome community programme at the Annual Air Quality Conference this week. Fantastic discussions! @airqualitynews @ERGImperial
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Today, I will be discussing the critical role of social scientists in advancing science @imperialcollege, alongside Dr. Tennant, Dr. Webster, and Prof. Fuller. @ERGImperial
imperial.ac.uk
Each Friday Forum (part of The Good Science Project) looks at one aspect of research culture at Imperial College, and aims to foster discussion and debate about the way we work as scientists. This...
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