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Follow some of the 2024 highlights from the Environmental Research Group
August
A number of the ERG team attended this year's ISEE Conference which was held in Santiago, Chile. Dr Diana Varaden Chaired a session on Environmental Exposures and Health Outcomes, Dr Dimitris Evangelopoulos Chaired a session on Uncovering the health impacts of air pollution, as well as presentations from Dr Ben Barratt, Dr Alex Richardson, Dr Dylan Wood, Shawn Lee and Munira Elmi. For more details on the event please click here.

July
NIHR have featured the HPRU Environmental Exposures and Health Knowledge Mobilisation 'Theory of Change' as good practice on their website.
The WellHome Study are featured in the recent (CaSE) Campaign for Science and Engineering report on the benefits of University R&D. The report can be downloaded here and the WellHome Study is featured on page 7.
Find out the latest updates from our Breathe London team. Watch the video here.
Breathe London has been featured in Bloomberg Philanthropies Annual Report - feature can be found on page 41
Imperial's Zero Pollution Pioneer Awards - Research Postgraduate Melanie Egli wins prestigious award
WellHome Community Ambassadors Win Partner Award in President’s Excellence Awards for Societal Engagement
June
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) have released their report, ' Integrating Low-Cost Sensor Systems and Networks to Enhance Air Quality Applications' The document includes contributions from Dr Iq Mead, Head of Measurement. Dr Mead also contributed to the 2023 UK DEFRA commissioned code of practice document, 'Selection deployment and quality control of low-cost air quality sensor systems in outdoor ambient air'.

April
A paper by Dr Julia Fussell, Dr David Green, Dr William Hicks, Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Ian Mudway was picked as a first joint runner up in the 'Critical Review' category for the ED&T's Best Paper Awards for 2022. The paper reviewed the health impact of non-exhaust particles from road traffic and potential ways to mitigate this issue.

Dr Julia Fussell, a member of the World Health Organisation's expert working group on desert dust, received an Editors' Choice Award from GeoHealth for the best perspective or review of 2023. The paper reviewed the effects of desert dust and sandstorms on human health.