MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: School of Public Health
Abstract
The environment in its broadest sense is the major underlying cause of the large variations in chronic diseases, such as cardiovascular disease, respiratory disease, and cancers. These are often lifetime exposures to a range of environmental stressors and contaminants, including diet, air pollution, smoking, obesity which differ across populations and individuals.
Traditionally the environmental health sciences have been dominated by the targeted toxicological and epidemiological assessment of a few chemical compounds one-at-a-time to provide assessment of safety. While this approach has worked well for some of the most toxic substances such as asbestos, risks to humans have mainly been studied in an occupational setting where exposures of the work force are typically several-fold higher than environmental exposures, or in short-term exposure chamber studies. Much of the evidence on toxicity has also relied on animal testing, but there are major issues when extrapolating results to humans. This not only reflects species differences, but the high doses often used in an experimental setting in animals may not translate to humans, who are typically exposed to low doses of pollutants, often acting in combination and over long periods of time.
An integrated approach to the analysis of environment and health risks is required which takes advantage of new technologies applied to large-scale population studies. This requires advances in monitoring individual exposures thorough improved sensor technologies and the use of high resolution locational data Geographical Information Systems, small area approaches and new modeling techniques. Used together these can provide an integrated assessment of current (and future) risks that can be used to inform environmental public health policies. These methods and approaches can generate new knowledge on exposures, early biological effects and exposure-disease relationships, and are especially powerful when applied to large-scale epidemiological studies, as are available through the Centre cohorts.
As we move to the next phase of Centre funding we plan to take advantage of the increasingly rich metadata that is available for our cohorts and to link these with primary care data records. We will further exploit the rich and unique data resources available to Centre researchers afforded by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's College, and utilise the improved exposure assessment methods and application of omic technologies for a more integrated approach to environmental health research. This approach across our work programmes will allow us to focus activity around a conceptual framework that examines links from the molecular level through man to populations across the lifecourse and provide outputs to advance understanding and better inform environment and health policy.
Traditionally the environmental health sciences have been dominated by the targeted toxicological and epidemiological assessment of a few chemical compounds one-at-a-time to provide assessment of safety. While this approach has worked well for some of the most toxic substances such as asbestos, risks to humans have mainly been studied in an occupational setting where exposures of the work force are typically several-fold higher than environmental exposures, or in short-term exposure chamber studies. Much of the evidence on toxicity has also relied on animal testing, but there are major issues when extrapolating results to humans. This not only reflects species differences, but the high doses often used in an experimental setting in animals may not translate to humans, who are typically exposed to low doses of pollutants, often acting in combination and over long periods of time.
An integrated approach to the analysis of environment and health risks is required which takes advantage of new technologies applied to large-scale population studies. This requires advances in monitoring individual exposures thorough improved sensor technologies and the use of high resolution locational data Geographical Information Systems, small area approaches and new modeling techniques. Used together these can provide an integrated assessment of current (and future) risks that can be used to inform environmental public health policies. These methods and approaches can generate new knowledge on exposures, early biological effects and exposure-disease relationships, and are especially powerful when applied to large-scale epidemiological studies, as are available through the Centre cohorts.
As we move to the next phase of Centre funding we plan to take advantage of the increasingly rich metadata that is available for our cohorts and to link these with primary care data records. We will further exploit the rich and unique data resources available to Centre researchers afforded by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's College, and utilise the improved exposure assessment methods and application of omic technologies for a more integrated approach to environmental health research. This approach across our work programmes will allow us to focus activity around a conceptual framework that examines links from the molecular level through man to populations across the lifecourse and provide outputs to advance understanding and better inform environment and health policy.
Technical Summary
The environmental sciences are at the brink of a new era in which investigators move from using relatively crude estimate of exposure (e.g., distance based methods, questionnaires, diaries) to sophisticated modelling techniques, biomarkers and personalised 24h measures of exposure from a range of hazards. This advance through the utilisation of high-throughput omic technologies, new miniaturised exposure sensors and application of advanced hybrid exposure models across the lifecourse will be a central focus of the Centre's activity over the next 5 years.
As we move to the next phase of Centre funding we will take advantage of the increasingly rich metadata that are available for our cohorts and we will link these with primary care data records as they become available through the CPRD network. We will further exploit the rich and unique data resources available to Centre researchers afforded by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's College, and utilise the improved exposure assessment methods and application of omic technologies for a more integrated approach to environmental health research. This approach across our work programmes will allow us to focus activity around a conceptual framework that examines links from the molecular level through man to populations across the lifecourse and provide outputs to advance understanding and better inform environment and health policy.
As we move to the next phase of Centre funding we will take advantage of the increasingly rich metadata that are available for our cohorts and we will link these with primary care data records as they become available through the CPRD network. We will further exploit the rich and unique data resources available to Centre researchers afforded by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College and the Environmental Research Group (ERG) at King's College, and utilise the improved exposure assessment methods and application of omic technologies for a more integrated approach to environmental health research. This approach across our work programmes will allow us to focus activity around a conceptual framework that examines links from the molecular level through man to populations across the lifecourse and provide outputs to advance understanding and better inform environment and health policy.
Planned Impact
Ensuring the maximum impact of our research is one of the core aims of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health. The Centre already has a number of mechanisms in place to achieve these impacts and the Centre renewal provides an opportunity to review and re-evaluate these. Below we set out the main beneficiaries from the work of the Centre over the next five years and beyond.
Public: The Centre undertakes research into major public health questions and the knowledge gained is disseminated through existing, well supported, channels, and used to influence the policies and interventions that affect the lives of people across the world. Through improvements to working standards, air quality, exposure limits, and improvements in the understanding of the causes of non-infectious disease, the Centre is set to have a considerable impact on the general public. In addition, the Centre will seek to engage with the public, providing them with the information needed to understand the science behind the research outputs, and therefore better able to make informed decisions and choices.
Policymakers: Influencing policy is a primary goal of the Centre, forming a key translational theme of our work. Policymakers, in the areas of environment and public health, will benefit from the Centre in a number of ways. Our researchers will continue to work in collaboration with policy experts, providing the evidence necessary for effective science based policy. Many of the Centre's senior researchers hold policy and advisory group positions. The Centre will continue to work with policy experts to develop new, proactive mechanisms for sharing up-to-date information and data with policymakers. Finally the Centre will promote the lessons learned and best-practice to our early career researchers, thus developing a culture of policy translation in the next generation of environment and health experts.
Industry: The Centre engages with a wide range of industrial stakeholders, and it is expected that these relationships will continue to prove beneficial over the next funding period. Through our Community Advisory Board, we will continue to work with industry associations, and provide direct access to our researchers and their findings, as well as allowing an input into the future direction of our research. The Centre is committed to developing and increasing our partnerships with industrial and commercial entities, and thus developing new methodologies or resources of public health or clinical relevance, some of which will be of commercial value. In this way we will benefit industry through the provision of an effective research partner, bringing together a wide-ranging, and cross-cutting research resource.
Early Career Researchers (ERC): Early stage researchers need support and encouragement in ensuring that they are able to maximise their career potential and enable us to achieve our aim of developing the Public Health leaders of the future. ERCs will benefit from the wide range of training and opportunities provided by the Centre, including bespoke training workshops, seminars, and networking events. The Centre is developing mechanisms to support ERCs along the entire professional development pathway, from pre-doctoral, through to establishing themselves as well trained, competent, independent researchers.
Wider Scientific Community: Beyond the Centre's excellent output of scientific papers and reports, the wider scientific community will benefit from the suite of scientific tools and methods developed by the Centre. In addition the Centre will host at least two international scientific conferences or workshops and will, more generally seek to establish new partnerships and investigate ways in which we can better share expertise across the academic community.
Public: The Centre undertakes research into major public health questions and the knowledge gained is disseminated through existing, well supported, channels, and used to influence the policies and interventions that affect the lives of people across the world. Through improvements to working standards, air quality, exposure limits, and improvements in the understanding of the causes of non-infectious disease, the Centre is set to have a considerable impact on the general public. In addition, the Centre will seek to engage with the public, providing them with the information needed to understand the science behind the research outputs, and therefore better able to make informed decisions and choices.
Policymakers: Influencing policy is a primary goal of the Centre, forming a key translational theme of our work. Policymakers, in the areas of environment and public health, will benefit from the Centre in a number of ways. Our researchers will continue to work in collaboration with policy experts, providing the evidence necessary for effective science based policy. Many of the Centre's senior researchers hold policy and advisory group positions. The Centre will continue to work with policy experts to develop new, proactive mechanisms for sharing up-to-date information and data with policymakers. Finally the Centre will promote the lessons learned and best-practice to our early career researchers, thus developing a culture of policy translation in the next generation of environment and health experts.
Industry: The Centre engages with a wide range of industrial stakeholders, and it is expected that these relationships will continue to prove beneficial over the next funding period. Through our Community Advisory Board, we will continue to work with industry associations, and provide direct access to our researchers and their findings, as well as allowing an input into the future direction of our research. The Centre is committed to developing and increasing our partnerships with industrial and commercial entities, and thus developing new methodologies or resources of public health or clinical relevance, some of which will be of commercial value. In this way we will benefit industry through the provision of an effective research partner, bringing together a wide-ranging, and cross-cutting research resource.
Early Career Researchers (ERC): Early stage researchers need support and encouragement in ensuring that they are able to maximise their career potential and enable us to achieve our aim of developing the Public Health leaders of the future. ERCs will benefit from the wide range of training and opportunities provided by the Centre, including bespoke training workshops, seminars, and networking events. The Centre is developing mechanisms to support ERCs along the entire professional development pathway, from pre-doctoral, through to establishing themselves as well trained, competent, independent researchers.
Wider Scientific Community: Beyond the Centre's excellent output of scientific papers and reports, the wider scientific community will benefit from the suite of scientific tools and methods developed by the Centre. In addition the Centre will host at least two international scientific conferences or workshops and will, more generally seek to establish new partnerships and investigate ways in which we can better share expertise across the academic community.
Organisations
- Imperial College London (Lead Research Organisation)
- MRC Dementias Platform UK (Collaboration)
- UK Biobank (Collaboration)
- Northwestern University (Collaboration)
- Karolinska Institute (Collaboration)
- Oregon State University (Collaboration)
- Umea University (Collaboration)
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute (Collaboration)
- Broad Institute (Collaboration)
- QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- University of California, Berkeley (Collaboration)
- UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (Collaboration)
- Medical Research Council (MRC) (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON (Collaboration)
- World Health Organization (WHO) (Collaboration)
- HARVARD UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- University College London (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF LEICESTER (Collaboration)
- PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND (Collaboration)
- Newcastle University (Collaboration)
- Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology (Collaboration)
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (Collaboration)
- The University of Texas at San Antonio (Collaboration)
- QUEEN'S UNIVERSITY BELFAST (Collaboration)
- University of Twente (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE (Collaboration)
- McGill University (Collaboration)
- Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD (Collaboration)
- Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research (Collaboration)
- University of the West of England (Collaboration)
- National Institute for Health and Welfare (Collaboration)
- Chinese Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- University of Ioannina (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW (Collaboration)
- International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) (Collaboration)
- Emory University (Collaboration)
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) (Collaboration)
- University of Queensland (Collaboration)
- University of Lille (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH (Collaboration)
- SWANSEA UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- University of Washington (Collaboration)
- King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) (Collaboration)
- ROYAL PAPWORTH HOSPITAL NHS FOUNDATION TRUST (Collaboration)
- KING'S COLLEGE LONDON (Collaboration)
- Erasmus University Rotterdam (Collaboration)
Publications
Asaria P
(2017)
Acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions and deaths in England: a national follow-back and follow-forward record-linkage study.
in The Lancet. Public health
Atkinson RW
(2016)
Short-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and daily mortality in London, UK.
in Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology
Atkinson RW
(2016)
Short-term associations between particle oxidative potential and daily mortality and hospital admissions in London.
in International journal of hygiene and environmental health
Auvinen A
(2019)
Headache, tinnitus and hearing loss in the international Cohort Study of Mobile Phone Use and Health (COSMOS) in Sweden and Finland.
in International journal of epidemiology
Bakolis I
(2016)
Protective Effects of Smoke-free Legislation on Birth Outcomes in England: A Regression Discontinuity Design.
in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.)
Barone-Adesi F
(2015)
Long-Term Exposure to Primary Traffic Pollutants and Lung Function in Children: Cross-Sectional Study and Meta-Analysis.
in PloS one
Bartington SE
(2017)
Patterns of domestic exposure to carbon monoxide and particulate matter in households using biomass fuel in Janakpur, Nepal.
in Environmental pollution (Barking, Essex : 1987)
Batool I
(2022)
Dynamics of airborne microplastics, appraisal and distributional behaviour in atmosphere; a review.
in The Science of the total environment
Bauermeister S
(2020)
The Dementias Platform UK (DPUK) Data Portal.
in European journal of epidemiology
Baumgartner J
(2018)
Household air pollution and measures of blood pressure, arterial stiffness and central haemodynamics.
in Heart (British Cardiac Society)
| Title | Camden Peoples Theatre Presents FOG EVERYWHERE |
| Description | In an urgent new production by Camden People's Theatre in collaboration with King's College London and students from Westminster Kingsway College, the critical condition and consequences of London's dirty air are explored onstage as the headliner of CPT's Shoot the Breeze festival. |
| Type Of Art | Performance (Music, Dance, Drama, etc) |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Impact | The production was sold out for the full two week period and provided the general public with information about air pollution in a creative way. As stated in British Theatre Guide "These lively young people have mixed information, history, science, comedy and physical theatre to build up to a Grime music battle delivered with enormous enthusiasm". |
| URL | https://www.cptheatre.co.uk/production/fog-everywhere/ |
| Title | Clothes that highlight air pollution are coming to London |
| Description | The only reminder of the dirty air we breathe is usually just the black stuff that lines every commuter's nostrils, so it's easy to forget that those sputtering exhaust fumes kill up to 9,500 people per year in the capital. Imagine if there was a way to avoid the most heavily polluted areas of the city through the clothes you wear. This is the thinking behind Human Sensor, a high-tech fashion range designed by media artist and environmentalist Kasia Molga, in collaboration with Professor Frank Kelly and members of the Environmental Research Group at King's College London. |
| Type Of Art | Artistic/Creative Exhibition |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | The project has received excellent press, TV and Radio coverage including The Guardian, BBC Northwest, The Washington Post, Nature.com and London Evening Standard. |
| URL | http://invisibledust.com/project/kasia-molgas-human-sensor-project/ |
| Description | (JMPR) WHO/UN FAO Committee of Joint Meeting on Pesticide Residues |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | Dr. Mireille Toledano, member 2015- present (JMPR) is an expert ad hoc body administered jointly by FAO and WHO in the purpose of harmonizing the requirement and the risk assessment on the pesticide residues: conducts scientific evaluations of pesticide residues in food. It provides advice on the acceptable levels of pesticide residues in food moving in international trade. The output of JMPR not only constitutes the essential basis for Codex MRLs for food and agricultural commodities circulating in international trade, its health-based guidance for pesticides (i.e. ADIs and ARfDs) and recommends maximum residue levels also benefit to the governments of the member countries and regions. |
| URL | http://www.fao.org/agriculture/crops/thematic-sitemap/theme/pests/jmpr/en/ |
| Description | AEF report - mentioned in Hansard by SoS for Transport 20 April 2016 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://hansard.parliament.uk/Commons/2016-04-20/debates/16042033000001/AircraftNoise |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences Discussion Workshop on Future of Public Health, London, 21 July 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences Focus Group for The Health Foundation/Academy of Medical Sciences Health of the Public Transdisciplinary Fellowship Scheme |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences Health of the Public in 2040 Working Group Project Round Table Discussion- participation |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences Multi-morbidity Workshop - co-chair |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://acmedsci.ac.uk/policy/policy-projects/multimorbidity/ |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences mentorship programme for early-mid career clinical academics |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Description | Assessor for national ACCEA clinical excellence platinum awards |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Assisting maintenance of high level of skills and performance of clinical academic researchers with national profiles. |
| Description | British Lung Foundation Air Quality & Health |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Frank Kelly, Advisor on Air Quality & Health 2015-present. Improving the air we breathe/how air pollution affects lungs. |
| Description | COMEAP Chair & members, 2009-present |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Frank Kelly, Chair of COMEAP since 2011 to present; member from 2009. Dr. Richard Atkinson, member of COMEAP from 2009-present. Prof. Alan Boobis, member of COMEAP FROM 2013- present. Dr. Ioanna Tzoulaki, member of COMEAP from 205- present. Dr. Heather Walton, member of COMEAP Dec. 2013- present. Working group on nitrogen dioxide (from July 2015- present); From 2014- March 2016: working group on quantification of potential effects of air pollution on chronic bronchitis. The Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP) advises on all matters concerning the health effects of air pollutants: eg. long-term exposure to air pollution and chronic bronchitis. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/comeap-reports |
| Description | COMEAP member (2009 - 2011), chair (2012 - date) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Frank Kelly chair COMEAP committee. Improved accessibility of public services, improved educational and skill level of workforce and effective solutions to societal problems |
| Description | Chair of COT-COC Synthesising epidemiological evidence subgroup -Anna Hansell |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| URL | https://cot.food.gov.uk/committee/committee-on-toxicity/cotwg/cot-coc-epi-sub-group |
| Description | Clean Air Alliance of China |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Benjamin Barrett, member International Expert Committee Aims at providing an integrated clean air collaboration platform in China for academic and technical institutions, provinces and cities, non-profit organizations and enterprises. The overarching goal is to improve air quality in China and mitigate the negative impacts on public health due to air pollution. Support establishing national clean air policies and strategies; Assist local implementation and capacity building; Promote clean technologies and green finance; Raise awareness and educate the public. |
| URL | http://en.cleanairchina.org/m/100/air/manage/experts.jsp?page=2&menuId=&pinyin=ABCD |
| Description | Clean Air for Communities (CA4C) Steering Group |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Ben Barratt, member of Clean Air for Communities (CA4C) Steering Group. Effective solutions to societal problems, improved regulatory environment. |
| Description | Co-Chair of NERC MRC Expert meeting on UK public health impact of volcanic emissions |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Committee on Carcinogenicity of Chemicals in Food, Consumer Products & the Environment (COC) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | Dr. David Phillips, Chair from 2006-2016 Dr. Lesley Rushton, member 2012-present COC provides independent advice to government departments and agencies on the potential carcinogenicity of chemicals used in pesticides, pharmaceuticals & other products eg. alcohol |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/groups/committee-on-carcinogenicity-of-chemicals-in-food-consumer-prod... |
| Description | Committee on Toxicity (COT) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Alan Boobis, Chair of COT April 2015- present. Dr. Anna Hansell, Chair COT/COC subgroup on synthesising epidemiological evidence 2015-16/COT member from 2008-present. Dr. Heather Walton, member COT subgroup on synthesising epidemiological evidence July 2015 - present The COT is a committee of independent experts that provides advice to the Food Standards Agency, the Department of Health and other Government Departments and Agencies on matters concerning the toxicity of chemicals in food, consumer products and the environment. |
| URL | https://cot.food.gov.uk/about-the-cot |
| Description | Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants Subgroup on Quantification of Air Pollution Risks II (QUARK II) (Mortality) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Heather Walton, Chair, April 2015 - present (member of COMEAP since Dec 2013 The effects of particulate air pollution on mortality in the UK. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/304641/COMEAP_mortality_ef... |
| Description | Contributed chapter on environmental hazards to APPG on Health essay collection - "A Healthier Life For All, The Case For Cross-Government Action" |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | http://www.healthinparliament.org.uk/sites/site_aphg/files/report/1171/fieldreportdownload/apphgessa... |
| Description | DEFRA review of Heathrow study |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | Daniela Fecht citation in Mayor of London Consultation on the London Health Inequalities Strategy |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.london.gov.uk/sites/default/files/draft_health_inequalities_strategy_2017.pdf |
| Description | Department for the Environment's Air Quality Expert Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Gary Fuller, member 2016-present. Prof. Martin Williams, member 2012-present & Chair of Defra Air Quality Modelling Steering Group. The Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG) is an Expert Committee to Defra that provides independent scientific advice on air quality, in particular the air pollutants contained in the Air Quality Strategy (AQS) for England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland and those covered by the EU Directives on Ambient Air Quality. Specifically AQEG gives advice on levels, sources and characteristics of air pollutants in the UK. |
| URL | https://uk-air.defra.gov.uk/library/aqeg/publications |
| Description | Environmental Protection UK Noise & Health group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Anna Hansell, member of Noise & Health Group, 2014-present. Aim: to promote integrated policies and practices to reduce or eliminate the negative effects of noise on human health and its impact on the environment. A major impact of noise is sleep disturbance - and disrupted sleep has been linked to effects on cardiac health. A number of reports have made direct links between transport noise and cardiac health. Most work carried out has looked at impacts of aviation noise. |
| URL | http://www.environmental-protection.org.uk/news/ |
| Description | Healthy Air Campaign |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Frank Kelly, King's College London-one of the partners in the campaign. Aim: to encourage behaviour that helps cut air pollution and our exposure to it. Need to persuade government to take action so that the UK fully complies with legal limits for air quality. |
| URL | http://www.healthyair.org.uk/topics/news/ |
| Description | Input into MRC Regulatory Support Centre consultation on Obtaining Data from the HSCIC for Health Research |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | Invited contribution to an assessment of barriers to accessing HSCIC data for academic researchers as part of the MRC Regulatory Support Centre review of guidance on Obtaining Data from the HSCIC for Health Research. |
| Description | International Civil Aviation Organization Committee on Aviation Environmental Protection |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Irish Environmental Protection Agency |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Gary Fuller, Scientific Advisor for PM2.5 solid fuel programme, 2014-present. Environmental protection and policing: ensuring that Ireland's environment is protected & monitoring changes in environmental trends to detect early warning signs of neglect or deterioration: Environmental licensing; Enforcement of environmental law; Environmental planning, education and guidance; Monitoring, analysing and reporting on the environment; Regulating Ireland's greenhouse gas emissions; Environmental research development; Strategic environmental assessment; Waste management; Radiological protection. |
| URL | https://www.epa.ie/search/results.jsp |
| Description | London Farr Institute "Developing a Trusted Research Environment for London - a meeting for frontiers" |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | MRC Urban Living call for proposals panel - contribution to scope of call |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | MRC Workshop on Supporting the development of future infrastructure for human phenotyping at depth and scale |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Description | MRC-PHE Centre a participant in the WHO Chemical Risk Assessment Network. |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Medical Research Council consultation on MRC Unit and Centre Portfolio Review of major research and health opportunities and challenges. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | NGO Aviation Environment Federation report on aircraft noise and health, launched in Parliament |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| Description | PHE Environmental Public Health Programme Board |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Anna Hansell, Environmental Public Health Programme Board, member, 2012-present. Provides an expert and independent opinion to the regulator (Environment Agency) on the potential human health impacts of emissions arising from existing or proposed regulated facilities at the permit application stage. Examples of sites that would normally meet the screening criteria for consultation with PHE are as follows: • biomass combustion plants • waste incinerators • landfill sites • composting sites • sites for which a human health risk assessment or health impact assessment has been undertaken • control of major accident hazard (COMAH) sites |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/environmental-permitting-and-the-role-of-public-health-en... |
| Description | PHE Mortality Surveillance Advisory Group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Majid Ezzati, member 2015-present. Monitoring of life expectancy and mortality in England: As the average age at death increases, patterns of mortality in older age groups become increasingly important both in their own right and as a contribution to overall mortality. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/499252/Recent_trends_in_li... |
| Description | Provision of advice to COMARE Committee - by UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Public Health England updated statement on modern municipal waste incinerators study - following SAHSU publication |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Citation in other policy documents |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/municipal-waste-incinerators-emissions-impact-on-health/p... |
| Description | Royal College of Physicians |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Gary Fuller, member of working group on health effects of air pollution through the life course, 2014-6. Every Breath We Take report (see link leading to full report) Draw on our members' knowledge and expertise to develop evidence-based policy in key areas of healthcare. The RCP regularly communicates and meets with government, parliamentarians and stakeholders to embed quality improvement across all health policy, providing MPs, peers and civil servants with independent advice to improve policy that is being developed and implemented. Working on a wide range of policy areas from the design and delivery of health services, the health of the public to public health and advocate evidence based policies to address health challenges such as alcohol, obesity and tobacco. |
| URL | https://www.rcplondon.ac.uk/guidelines-policy/consultation-response-environment-food-and-rural-affai... |
| Description | SAHSU advises Chief Medical Officer on the health impacts of Air Pollution |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Implementation circular/rapid advice/letter to e.g. Ministry of Health |
| Impact | The UK's Chief Medical Officer, Dame Sally Davies of Imperial College, chose to focus her anual medical report on the adverse effects of air pollution on the population of England, using an entire chapter published by SAHSU in the anual report. She stated that not only was this relevant to Britain, but that this pressing matter of air 'pollution is becoming an established a a priority for the international community'. You can read the full article here. The medical report chose to hold a refreshing and much needed commentary on the current state of the way in which the lives of those living in the UK are subjected to PM2.5, and outlined that this was 'likely to have significantly deleterious impact at population level due to the extent of exposure'. There were several key recommendations which Dame Sally Davis mentioned, however the essence of what she urged in terms of needed further action can be summarised as thus: •Further research and investigation into the effects of air pollution is needed •Taking preventative measures is essential if the UK wants to minimise the future potential impact that such contact with air pollution may have on the NHS. The work that facilities such as the Small Area Health Statistics Unit carry's out, such as investigating the associative health detriments Noise/ Air pollution may cause, such as increased cardio-related incidents, is now more than ever crucial if we want to tackle such problems facing our environment and quality of life. |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/chief-medical-officer-annual-report-2017-health-impacts-o... |
| Description | The Foundation for Technology Debate on What needs to done to meet urban air quality targets and what are the consequences if targets are not met?, London 26 April 2017 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | US National Academy of Sciences Committee on Incorporating 21st Century Science into Risk-based Evaluations |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Membership of a guideline committee |
| Impact | Prof. Paolo Vineis, member 2015-2016 An ad hoc committee under the auspices of the National Research Council (NRC). Provides recommendations on integrating new scientific approaches into human-health risk assessment. The committee will then propose how best to integrate and use the emerging results in evaluating chemical risk and identify how traditional human-health risk assessment will need to change to incorporate the new science. |
| URL | http://dels.nas.edu/Committee/committee-membership/DELS-BEST-14-04 |
| Description | Uk Biobank Omics workshop - Determining opportunities and challenges of applying high throughut proteomic and metabolomic assays at scale in large population based prospective studies. |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | WHO Air Pollution Advisory Board on PM, O3 & NO2 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Frank Kelly, member 2002- present WHO air quality guidelines (AQGs) provide recommendations and identify threshold limits for exposure to air pollutants that are based on the latest scientific evidence, and serve as a tool to help policy-makers make informed decisions on tackling air pollution and improving public health. The various AQGs are often used as the scientific basis for legislation at both national and international level, for example for the European Union directives on ambient air quality. |
| URL | http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/air-quality/publications |
| Description | WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance & Epidemiology |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Majid Ezzati, Director NCD Risk Factor Collaboration (NCD-RisC) is a network of health scientists around the world that provides rigorous and timely data on risk factors for non-communicable diseases (NCDs) for 200 countries and territories. The group works closely with the World Health Organisation (WHO), through the WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology at Imperial College London. NCD-RisC pools high-quality population-based data using advanced statistical methods, designed specifically for analysing NCD risk factors. |
| URL | http://www.ncdrisc.org/publications.html |
| Description | WHO Regional Committee for Eastern Mediterranean |
| Geographic Reach | Europe |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Prof. Majid Ezzati, member Technical Advisory Committee, WHO's decision-making body in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: formulate policies governing matters of an exclusively regional character; suggest the calling of technical conferences and such additional work or investigation in health matters as appropriate; tender advice, through the Director-General, to the Organization on international health matters which have wider than regional significance. Targeting the following: Strengthening of health systems; Maternal, reproductive and child health and nutrition; Non communicable diseases; Communicable diseases; Emergency preparedness and response. |
| URL | http://applications.emro.who.int/dsaf/EMROPUB_2016_EN_18776.pdf?ua=1 |
| Description | WHO on waste and health in Bonn |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/pages/news/news/2015/11/who-expert-c... |
| Description | Wellcome Trust Retreat to discuss Defining the UK Roadmap for Biomedical Metabolic Phenotyping - participation in discussion |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | West Yorkshire Air Quality & Health Project UK |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Dr. Audrey de Nazelle, Academic Steering group member. Aims to address air pollution by encouraging behaviour change both at public and policy levels: encourage travel related behaviour change at a community level; promote the development, adoption and implementation of policies which aim to improve air quality by local authorities. |
| URL | https://www.kirklees.gov.uk/involve/publisheddoc.aspx?ref=68nhwwbm&e=821 |
| Description | A toolbox for missing confounders in observational studies |
| Amount | £322,989 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/M025195/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2015 |
| End | 09/2018 |
| Description | AERIAL Pilot (Early-life exposure to air pollution, brain development and childhood neurobehavioural outcome) |
| Amount | £0 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 10/2019 |
| Description | ALEC (Aging Lungs in European Cohorts) |
| Amount | € 6,000,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 633212 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2015 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Advanced UK Observing Network For Air Quality, Public Heath and Greenhouse Gas Research |
| Amount | £4,296,371 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/R011532/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Air Pollution Environment & Health Challenges - London and Paris |
| Amount | £1,930 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Embassy of France, London |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2019 |
| End | 07/2019 |
| Description | Aircraft Noise and Cardiovascular Outcomes (ANCO) |
| Amount | £652,182 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/P023673/2 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2018 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | Assessing the impact of the Mayorâ??s â??schools air quality auditâ? recommendations in reducing pupilsâ?? exposure to poor air quality â?? feasibility and base line data collection |
| Amount | £44,364 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NIHR127560 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | Assessing trends in wasting and short stature among women of reproductive age |
| Amount | £222,820 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | OPP1129574 |
| Organisation | Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 02/2017 |
| Description | BMA Foundation for Medical Research TP Gunton |
| Amount | £57,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | British Medical Association (BMA) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2020 |
| End | 08/2023 |
| Description | Biological modelling of respiratory transport and toxicology |
| Amount | £11,600 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Syngenta International AG |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Biosocial Science in TwinsUK |
| Amount | £0 (GBP) |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2019 |
| End | 11/2019 |
| Description | COPE: Characterisation of COPD Exacerbations using Environmental Exposure Modelling |
| Amount | £789,571 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/L019744/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Characterisation of COPD Exacerbations using Environmental Exposure Modelling |
| Amount | £789,571 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/L019744/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Childhood Asthma Project |
| Amount | £60,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Felicity Wilde Charitable Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2014 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Cognitive DeveLopment in the Urban Environment (The CLUE study) |
| Amount | £618,056 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R00322X/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | Cognitive DeveLopment in the Urban Environment (The CLUE study) |
| Amount | £608,916 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R00322X/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 09/2020 |
| Description | Community-led air quality assessment in London - social, health and environmental outcomes |
| Amount | £7,500 (GBP) |
| Organisation | ClientEarth |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2014 |
| End | 09/2017 |
| Description | Comparative evaluation of Spatio-Temporal Exposure Assessment Methods for estimating the health effects of air pollution (STEAM) |
| Amount | £484,677 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/N014464/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | Comparative evaluation of Spatio-Temporal Exposure Assessment Methods for estimating the health effects of air pollution (STEAM) |
| Amount | £484,677 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/N014464/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2016 |
| End | 02/2019 |
| Description | DEMiSt - The Diesel Exposure Mitigation Study |
| Amount | £145,832 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IP-45804-2 |
| Organisation | Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2017 |
| End | 06/2019 |
| Description | DYNAHEALTH (Understanding the dynamic determinants of glucose homeostasis and social capability to promote Healthy and active aging) |
| Amount | € 6,000,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 633595 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 04/2015 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Delivering a Pilot Study for Researching Personal Air Quality Exposure |
| Amount | £98,600 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 25140 |
| Organisation | Department For Environment, Food And Rural Affairs (DEFRA) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 05/2018 |
| Description | Department for Environment, Forestry and Rural Affairs 'Investigation of Sources and Pathways of Microplastic Pollution into the Marine Environment' |
| Amount | £8,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | University Of Plymouth Enterprise Ltd |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Detection of DNA adducts by 32P-postlabeling with thin layer chromatography |
| Amount | £21,750 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4500320018 |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Health Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 05/2015 |
| End | 05/2016 |
| Description | Detection of DNA adducts by 32P-postlabeling with thin layer chromatography |
| Amount | £6,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4500320018 |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Health Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 05/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Detection of DNA adducts by 32P-postlabelling with thin layer chromatography |
| Amount | £19,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4500309239 / 8R1700-54508-GK10-810466 |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Health Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 08/2014 |
| End | 05/2015 |
| Description | Detection of DNA adducts by 32P-postlabelling with thin layer chromatography |
| Amount | £19,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 4500309239 / 8R1700-54508-GK10-810466 |
| Organisation | Government of Canada |
| Department | Health Canada |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Canada |
| Start | 12/2013 |
| End | 03/2014 |
| Description | Development of organotypic cell cultures and analysis of the effects of exposure to air pollution |
| Amount | £6,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Environmental Mutagen Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2015 |
| End | 06/2016 |
| Description | Differentiating alveolar macrophage responses to inhaled medicines |
| Amount | £78,473 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 36609-259169 |
| Organisation | National Centre for the Replacement, Refinement and Reduction of Animals in Research (NC3Rs) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | Discover-Now Digital Innovation Hub at Imperial College London |
| Amount | £306,572 (GBP) |
| Organisation | United Kingdom Research and Innovation |
| Department | Industrial Strategic Challenge Fund |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2019 |
| End | 09/2023 |
| Description | Do microplastics contaminate the atmospheric environment? |
| Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RG160861 |
| Organisation | The Royal Society |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2017 |
| End | 03/2018 |
| Description | Effects of air pollution on cardiopulmonary disease in urban and peri-urban residents |
| Amount | £450,907 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/N007204/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Effects of air pollution on cardiopulmonary disease in urban and peri-urban residents |
| Amount | £273,222 (GBP) |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Effects of air pollution on cardiopulmonary disease in urban and peri-urban residents |
| Amount | £490,215 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/N007018/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 12/2019 |
| Description | Elucidating the potential interaction of manufactured nanoparticles with polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: an integrated toxicogenomics approach |
| Amount | £23,321 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/L006782/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 10/2017 |
| Description | Elucidation Engine |
| Amount | £12,464 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Environmental and nutritional interventions for improving cardiovascular health in rural China |
| Amount | £340,050 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 103906 |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2015 |
| End | 02/2017 |
| Description | Equipment Grant - Advanced UK Observing Network For Air Quality, Public Heath and Greenhouse Gas Research |
| Amount | £4,296,371 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/R011532/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 08/2017 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | European Space Agency - award to Andrew Beddows with Sean Beevers and collaborators based on pump priming award |
| Amount | € 500,000 (EUR) |
| Organisation | European Space Agency |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | France |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| Description | Exposure to particulate matter on the London Underground healthy subjects and patients with chronic respiratory disease |
| Amount | £339,288 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2019 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Fellowship - Atmospheric microplastics, their accumulation in vivo and potential toxicity |
| Amount | £523,451 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R026521/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 04/2021 |
| Description | Geospatial estimation of non-exhaust emissions using remote earth observation |
| Amount | £81,130 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 2061790 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 12/2022 |
| Description | HDHL: A precision nutri-epigenetic approach to tackle the mother-to-child transmission of impaired glucose metabolism |
| Amount | £266,586 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S03658X/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2019 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | HDR UK Respiratory Digital Innovation Hub |
| Amount | £1,016,410 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Health Data Research UK |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2019 |
| End | 08/2022 |
| Description | HPRU in Health impact of environmental hazards |
| Amount | £3,688,759 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RTJ6219303-1 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | HPRU in Health impact of environmental hazards |
| Amount | £1,191,697 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | RTJ6219303-1 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 03/2019 |
| Description | Health Data Research UK |
| Amount | £818,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | Health Data Research UK (HDR-UK) substantive site award to Imperial College London as part of pan-London consortium |
| Amount | £6,900,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 02/2023 |
| Description | IMPROVING STATISTICAL METHODS FOR SMALL AREA ESTIMATES OF PUBLIC HEALTH INDICATORS AND DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS |
| Amount | $1,079,550 (USD) |
| Funding ID | R01HD092580 |
| Organisation | National Institutes of Health (NIH) |
| Department | Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 08/2021 |
| Description | Identification of Metabolic Phenotypes and Systemic Biochemical Reaction Networks Associated with Human Blood Pressure |
| Amount | £331,486 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S004033/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | Impact of air pollution on mental illness in early adulthood: Feasibility study combining UK twin cohort data with modelled air pollution exposure |
| Amount | £74,711 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/P010687/1 |
| Organisation | National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 12/2017 |
| Description | Imperial College Wellcome Trust Global Health Research Centre Seed award (PI Mireille Toledano based on pump-priming research) |
| Amount | £16,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2018 |
| Description | Investigating the impact of London's Ultra Low Emission Zone on children's respiratory health |
| Amount | £237,130 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | PHR/16/139/01 |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2023 |
| Description | LIFEPATH (Lifecourse biological pathways underlying social differences in healthy ageing) |
| Amount | € 6,000,000 (EUR) |
| Funding ID | 633666 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 05/2015 |
| End | 04/2019 |
| Description | Life Study: core scientific leadership and management team |
| Amount | £5,853,426 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | ES/L002353/1 |
| Organisation | Economic and Social Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2013 |
| End | 01/2016 |
| Description | London Substantive Site for HDR UK |
| Amount | £1,167,046 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 1114669 |
| Organisation | Health Data Research UK |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | MRC Centre for Environment and Health |
| Amount | £669,663 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S019669/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2019 |
| End | 05/2024 |
| Description | MRC PSMB Responsive Mode |
| Amount | £905,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/P023673/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2017 |
| End | 08/2020 |
| Description | MRC Responsive Mode |
| Amount | £618,056 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R00322X/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 12/2020 |
| Description | MRC Skills Development Fellowships |
| Amount | £570,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 09/2021 |
| Description | Mutational signatures of DNA damage and repair processes |
| Amount | £1,027,551 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | Wellcome 101126/Z/13/Z & Cambridge RG70175 |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2013 |
| End | 08/2017 |
| Description | Mutographs of Cancer: discovering the causes of cancer through mutational signatures |
| Amount | £173,900 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | A25041 |
| Organisation | Cancer Research UK |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 05/2017 |
| End | 04/2018 |
| Description | NERC-MRC-CSO Improving Health with Environmental Data |
| Amount | £96,810 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/P010806/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2016 |
| End | 11/2017 |
| Description | NERC-MRC-CSO Improving Health with Environmental Data |
| Amount | £99,096 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | NE/P010830/1 |
| Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2016 |
| End | 10/2017 |
| Description | NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Health Impacts of Environmental Hazards - Y6 extension |
| Amount | £737,752 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 03/2020 |
| Description | NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre (BRC) - ITMAT Funding Award (2016 Call) |
| Amount | £45,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health Research |
| Department | NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2016 |
| End | 03/2017 |
| Description | Novel passive samplers for semi-targetted explosive vapour screening |
| Amount | £297,945 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 36563-271132 |
| Organisation | Home Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2015 |
| End | 12/2016 |
| Description | Novel passive samplers for semi-targetted explosive vapour screening |
| Amount | £60,194 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | IRC 2013 - 36563-271132 |
| Organisation | Home Office |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2014 |
| End | 09/2014 |
| Description | PHE-UK Health Forum-Daniela Fecht project on quantifying cost of air pollution on NHS |
| Amount | £37,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 06/2017 |
| Description | Past and future trends and health impacts of NCD risk factor levels in adolescents |
| Amount | £512,746 (GBP) |
| Organisation | AstraZeneca |
| Sector | Private |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 08/2017 |
| Description | Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities (London Hub for Urban Health) |
| Amount | £325,026 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2018 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Pathways to Equitable Healthy Cities (London Hub for Urban Health) |
| Amount | £5,154,996 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 209376 |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2018 |
| End | 09/2022 |
| Description | Pathways to equitable healthy cities |
| Amount | £150,853 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 205208/Z/16/Z |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2017 |
| End | 01/2018 |
| Description | PhenoMeNal |
| Amount | £302,999 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 654241 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Department | Horizon 2020 |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 08/2018 |
| Description | Science and technology in childhood obesity policy (STOP) |
| Amount | £273,222 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 77454 |
| Organisation | European Commission |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | European Union (EU) |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 05/2022 |
| Description | Small Area Analysis Tool for Tracking Period of Performance 2015-16 |
| Amount | £78,125 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 09/2015 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | Studentships in environmental factors in cystic fibrosis (Fred Piel) |
| Amount | £86,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cystic Fibrosis Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 10/2017 |
| End | 03/2021 |
| Description | The Airwave Health Monitoring Study (AHMS). An Occupational Cohort Study of the British Police Forces. |
| Amount | £1,988,965 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R023484/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 07/2018 |
| End | 06/2023 |
| Description | The Hong Kong D3D Study: A Dynamic Three Dimensional Exposure Model for Hong Kong |
| Amount | $642,979 (USD) |
| Funding ID | 4941-RFA13-1/14-2-3 |
| Organisation | Health Effects Institute (HEI) |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United States |
| Start | 10/2013 |
| End | 09/2016 |
| Description | The London Metallomics Facility |
| Amount | £390,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 202902/Z/16/Z |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2016 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development 'Microplastics and Health' |
| Amount | £5,252 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Description | UKRI Innovation/Rutherford Fund Fellowships (2 awarded) |
| Amount | £652,556 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2018 |
| End | 02/2021 |
| Description | UKRI Rutherford fellowship 'Atmospheric microplastics, their accumulation in vivo and potential toxicity' |
| Amount | £630,159 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R026521/1 |
| Organisation | Science and Technologies Facilities Council (STFC) |
| Department | Ernest Rutherford Fellowship |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2018 |
| End | 10/2021 |
| Description | UKRI Rutherford/Innovation Fund fellowship - Raha Pazoki - joint programme with Leicester and Liverpool |
| Amount | £593,840 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R026505/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | UKRI Rutherford/Innovation Fund fellowship - Stephanie Wright - joint programme with Leicester and Liverpool |
| Amount | £630,159 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/R026521/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2018 |
| End | 01/2021 |
| Description | Universal Consent Project |
| Amount | £126,693 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 12/2015 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Using metabolomics to investigate the metabolic signatures and associated pathways linked to short-term exposure to air pollutants |
| Amount | £328,002 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | MR/S020810/1 |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 01/2019 |
| End | 12/2021 |
| Description | Using multi-platform metabolomic profiling data to enhance biomarker discovery for cardiometabolic traits |
| Amount | £135,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust |
| Sector | Hospitals |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 06/2015 |
| End | 03/2016 |
| Description | Waitrose & Partners £1 million grant fund to accelerate action on reducing plastic pollution. |
| Amount | £1,000,000 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Somerset House |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2019 |
| End | 04/2020 |
| Description | Wellcome Trust Our Planet Our Health - awarded to Majid Ezzati and other Centre members |
| Amount | £5,000,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 209376/Z/17/Z |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 04/2018 |
| End | 04/2022 |
| Description | Wellcome Trust Seed Award (Fred Piel) |
| Amount | £99,000 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 204535/Z/16/Z |
| Organisation | Wellcome Trust |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 02/2017 |
| End | 01/2019 |
| Title | ALGAE |
| Description | ALGAE is an automated protocol which can be used to assess historical exposures to air pollution for members of longitudinal cohorts. It was developed as part of a research project between Imperial College's Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | ALGAE provides an open access, reusable software infrastructure that can be used across other research projects. It is meant to be a citable community resource that relates to a niche aspect of environmental health. |
| URL | https://github.com/smallAreaHealthStatisticsUnit/algae |
| Title | Development and validation of microplastic sampling method compatible with Raman spectral imaging |
| Description | This was the development of a sampling method validation of such sampling method compatible with Raman spectral imaging (automated scanning, which provides spatial and compositional information) for this novel area of research. This is essential, as potential respirable microplastics have to be analysed directly in a sample; they are too small to be handled and transferred to appropriate substrate. |
| Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | Dr Wright's method development was essential to the field of study of air pollution and miocroplastics, as potential respirable microplastics have to be analysed directly in a sample; they are too small to be handled and transferred to appropriate substrate. I have trialled clean and PM-contaminated (4-24 h, urban site, London) filters comprised of either quartz, cellulose, aluminium, PTFE, or silver, spiking with polystyrene beads (4 and 10 µm) as a positive control. The validation of such a method which Dr Wright developed, made possible only through pump priming money, as she has stated in his feedback, made possible his award of the UKRI Rutherford/Innovation Fund fellowship (£630,159, FEC). |
| Title | Development of a high-sensitivity method for detecing hydroxylated PAHs in low volume urine samples. |
| Description | From the MRC-PHE Centre pump-priming funds of £13000 in September 2016, a high-sensitivity method for detecting hydroxylated PAHs in low volume urine samples was developed. The money has been used to acquire high grade standard materials and to purchase lab time in the mass spectrometry core facility at Kings College London. This was achieved by using high quality standard materials in order to increase the sensitivity and specificity of the methods which were developed. A basic protocol is currently being validated and will then be used to assess urinary hydroxylated PAH levels in archived sample materials from ongoing air pollution studies. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | By having had established a basic protocol to validate and assess urinary hydroxylated PAH levels in archived sample materials from ongoing air pollution studies, it has furthered abilities within the field of air pollution studey to be more specific, and therefore more accurate in predicting the affect of such on human health within a population., This is immensly important as the effects of pollution are relevant to billions world-wide. |
| Title | RIF |
| Description | The Rapid Inquiry Facility (RIF) developed by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College London, is a software tool to facilitate initial public health investigations into disease clusters and potentially hazardous environmental exposures. It integrates advanced methods in statistics, spatial analysis and spatial epidemiology within an intuitive user interface requiring minimal training with exportable results. The two main functionalities of the RIF are: • Risk analysis, which can determine whether a point or area source shows a statistical association with a health outcome in a local population. • Disease mapping, which can visualise mortality or morbidity rates and spatial patterns of disease using smoothed and unsmoothed maps. The RIF version 4.0 represents a substantial upgrade on the previous version 3.2, moving to open source software, new visuals and better integration with statistical packages R and R-INLA, good flexibility for study selection and easier data loading. Co-funding from the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has helped develop the software so it can support both US and UK-based public health tracking activities." The RIF redevelopment project seeks to produce a suite of interoperable software tools which continues SAHSU's support for disease mapping and risk analysis studies. The new RIF software will rely on the following free technologies: Java, PostgreSQL, PostGIS, PL/pgSQL, Javascript, PHP, HTML and R. A SQL Server port will be created for the CDC. The storage of health data in external databases (e.g. Oracle) will continue to be supported. Whilst started in 2015 - without continued monetary contribution to fund the continuation of creating RIF, the existence of this useful tool in its present and evolved status would not be possible. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The new RIF will combine epidemiological analysis with data extraction to allow users to formulate an hypothesis; perform initial exploratory analysis with the option of either exporting the study extract (health, population and covariate data) and/or the results data into another tool; or continuing the analysis using R. In a RIF project, the database team will use the Data Loader tool to populate the RIF database with GIS, covariate, population and health data sets. Epidemiologists working on projects will then use the Study Submission Tool to create a data extraction request. Database managers can optionally use the Information Governance Tool to assess whether it is appropriate to extract and disclose the results to the project who requested them. For example, SAHSU will use the tool to determine whether results contain low cell counts that could identify individuals. Once their data sets have been approved, the RIF will run the study and epidemiologists will use the Viewer Web application to inspect their results. The new RIF will be extensible supporting integration with complex dispersion models to quantify exposure, integration with external data sources (e.g. Importing of disease map areas) and R. In Postgres ports the powerful PL/R and PostGIS extensions allow analysis to be continued within the database outside of the RIF. To surmise, this could have a huge beneficial impact on the ease in which epidemiologists can perform data extractions. |
| Title | SCAMP personal monitoring study |
| Description | SCAMP is a cohort study which follows several thousand secondary school pupils across London from year 7 through to year 9. The aim of this study is to investigate whether children's use of mobile phones and/or other technologies that use radio waves e.g. portable landline phones and wireless internet, might affect their cognitive or behavioural development e.g. attention, memory, language understanding. A subset of participants will take place in additional measurements, giving biological samples and taking part in personal monitoring. Additional measurements include non-invasive biological samples (urine and saliva) and anthropometric measurements (e.g. height), and noise and air pollution monitoring. This additional data will allow additional studies to be performed on this valuable cohort. Centre funds have been used to support the collection of additional biological samples through a pump-priming award, and to purchase noise monitoring equipment to assist with personal monitoring. On the basis of these funds, the SCAMP home monitoring study which was originally funded to collect RF-EMF measurements only, was used to collected a large number of noise and air pollution data indoor and outdoor (simultaneously) as well. |
| Type Of Material | Biological samples |
| Year Produced | 2017 |
| Provided To Others? | No |
| Impact | The study is still ongoing, sample collection will continue in 2018 and analysis will occur in late 2018 and 2019. As a result of the personal monitoring work, a successful MRC grant application has been made (CLUE) to conduct an epidemiological investigation on air pollution and noise in relation to cognitive function in adolescents in the SCAMP cohort. The grant incorporated all the home measurements and these were a strong selling point to the MRC who then awarded the grant. |
| URL | https://www.scampstudy.org |
| Title | London Hybrid Exposure Data |
| Description | Summary of air pollution exposure estimates to NO2 and PM2.5 - calculated from 45,000 London Transport Demand Survey respondents |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Smith J.D., Mitsakou C., Kitwiroon N., Barratt B.M., Walton H.A., Taylor J.G., Anderson H.R., Kelly F.J., Beevers S.D. 2016 London Hybrid Exposure Model: Improving Human Exposure Estimates to NO2 and PM2.5 in an Urban Setting. ES&T vol 50 issue 21. |
| URL | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27706935 |
| Title | SAHSU data download facility |
| Description | This platform offers free access to models and data produced by the Environmental Exposures Group. This includes: Models and code: Noise model (TRANEX), Modified CNOSSOS-EU model Environmental data: NO2 and PM2.5 air pollution grids for Europe, 100m resolution (annual means, ug/m3), 2010 NO2 and PM10 air pollution grids for Europe, 100m resolution (annual means, ug/m3), 2005-2007 Socioeconomic data: Adapted national deprivation incides (Carstairs 2011 and English Index of Deprivation 2010) for rural settings Data, which has been uploaded in the 12 months up to March 2017 are: • NO2 air pollution grids for Europe, 100m resolution, annual average 2010 • PM2.5 air pollution grids for Europe, 100m resolution, annual average 2010 • Adapted national deprivation indices (Carstairs 2011 and English Index of Deprivation 2010) for rural settings |
| Type Of Material | Database/Collection of data |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | Used within own group and also provided externally to stimulate research and collaborations. |
| URL | http://www.sahsu.org/content/data-download |
| Title | The ALGAE Protocol: ALorithms for Generating address histories and Exposures |
| Description | ALGAE is an automated protocol which can be used to assign environmental exposures to participants of cohort and other types of longitudinal studies. It was originally developed as part of a MRC-funded collaboration between the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) at Imperial College and the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children ( ALSPAC). Initially ALGAE was designed to support a study on "Effects of early life exposure to particles on respiratory health through childhood and adolescence". It has since been developed into a generic solution which can be adapted to different cohort studies, life stages, health outcomes and environmental exposures. |
| Type Of Material | Data handling & control |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | None yet beyond original project, but it can be adapted to different cohort studies, life stages, health outcomes and environmental exposures. |
| URL | https://smallareahealthstatisticsunit.github.io/algae/ |
| Description | ALSPAC cohort study exposure data and modelling |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data linkage and statistical analysis, and drafting of scientific paper |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in environmental exposure assessment at Leicester, and statistical expertise at Oxford |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration - paper accepted for publication |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | ALSPAC cohort study exposure data and modelling |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data linkage and statistical analysis, and drafting of scientific paper |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in environmental exposure assessment at Leicester, and statistical expertise at Oxford |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration - paper accepted for publication |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Accessibility and allocation of public parks and gardens in England and Wales: A COVID-19 social distancing perspective |
| Organisation | McGill University |
| Country | Canada |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in processing and analysis of ONS and O.S. data and spatial mapping of geographically referenced data. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in population dynamics and research into what factors influence people's exposure to environmental pollutants and their impacts on healththe |
| Impact | Published paper Shoari et al 2020 PLOS One |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Aircraft Noise and Cardiovascular Outcomes |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health Studentship Fund |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This Medical Research Council funded study aims to investigate associations between aircraft noise near major UK airports measured in different ways (noisy events, average noise) and hospital admissions and mortality. Potential pathways and mechanisms will be further explored using cohort data, for which ethics approvals will be sought separately. The project will use aircraft noise measures (average noise, noisy events) using data from the Civil Aviation Authority, routine mortality and hospital admission data from NHS Digital and the Office for National Statistics and analysis of individual data from two well-characterised cohorts: UK Biobank giving national coverage, and the SABRE cohort, which is based in west London. Additional data on air pollution and road noise will be sourced from SAHSU datasets and a measurement campaign will be conducted near Heathrow and Gatwick airports for ultrafine particles. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project will use aircraft noise measures (average noise, noisy events) using data from the Civil Aviation Authority, routine mortality and hospital admission data from NHS Digital and the Office for National Statistics and analysis of individual data from two well-characterised cohorts: UK Biobank giving national coverage, and the SABRE cohort, which is based in west London. Additional data on air pollution and road noise will be sourced from SAHSU datasets and a measurement campaign will be conducted near Heathrow and Gatwick airports for ultrafine particles. |
| Impact | Transport noise is an under-studied ubiquitous environmental pollutant with important implications for public health, transport policy and urban planning. Aircraft noise already affects more people in the UK than any other European country. While there is a large body of research on annoyance and sleep disturbance from aircraft noise, there is very limited epidemiological evidence on aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease despite good biological plausibility for noise impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic functioning. These include physiological and psychological stress responses affecting metabolic factors (e.g. glucose, insulin, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio heart rate variability (HRV) and inflammatory pathways e.g. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, supported by experimental studies of short-term exposure. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Aircraft Noise and Cardiovascular Outcomes |
| Organisation | UK Biobank |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | This Medical Research Council funded study aims to investigate associations between aircraft noise near major UK airports measured in different ways (noisy events, average noise) and hospital admissions and mortality. Potential pathways and mechanisms will be further explored using cohort data, for which ethics approvals will be sought separately. The project will use aircraft noise measures (average noise, noisy events) using data from the Civil Aviation Authority, routine mortality and hospital admission data from NHS Digital and the Office for National Statistics and analysis of individual data from two well-characterised cohorts: UK Biobank giving national coverage, and the SABRE cohort, which is based in west London. Additional data on air pollution and road noise will be sourced from SAHSU datasets and a measurement campaign will be conducted near Heathrow and Gatwick airports for ultrafine particles. |
| Collaborator Contribution | The project will use aircraft noise measures (average noise, noisy events) using data from the Civil Aviation Authority, routine mortality and hospital admission data from NHS Digital and the Office for National Statistics and analysis of individual data from two well-characterised cohorts: UK Biobank giving national coverage, and the SABRE cohort, which is based in west London. Additional data on air pollution and road noise will be sourced from SAHSU datasets and a measurement campaign will be conducted near Heathrow and Gatwick airports for ultrafine particles. |
| Impact | Transport noise is an under-studied ubiquitous environmental pollutant with important implications for public health, transport policy and urban planning. Aircraft noise already affects more people in the UK than any other European country. While there is a large body of research on annoyance and sleep disturbance from aircraft noise, there is very limited epidemiological evidence on aircraft noise and cardiovascular disease despite good biological plausibility for noise impacts on cardiovascular and metabolic functioning. These include physiological and psychological stress responses affecting metabolic factors (e.g. glucose, insulin, body mass index (BMI), waist-hip ratio heart rate variability (HRV) and inflammatory pathways e.g. C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, supported by experimental studies of short-term exposure. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Airwave and MRC CSO Social and Public Health Sciences Unit |
| Organisation | University of Glasgow |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of Airwave study data and biosamples for analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in occupational work exposures and evaluation of work place interventions for health promotion |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Airwave collaboration with DPUK - Dementia Platforms UK |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collection and provision of Airwave study data. Airwave data collected by the study team is being uploaded into the DPUK data portal so that it is available to other researchers. Collaboration with Prof Gallacher, PI of DPUK on pilot use of data including CSR pilot, collaborative grant applications and publications. |
| Collaborator Contribution | DPUK portal coordination and data access procedures |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Airwave collaboration with DPUK - Great Minds pilot study |
| Organisation | MRC Dementias Platform UK |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with DPUK to invite Airwave study participants to take part in the Great Minds pilot study. Facilitated contact with study participants. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Coordination of Great Minds pilot study |
| Impact | new collaboration - ongoing |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Airwave collaboration with DPUK and SAIL |
| Organisation | Swansea University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Provision of Airwave study data and expertise in database management and health data linkage |
| Collaborator Contribution | SAIL Databank is being used as a means of secure data processing and storage for study data |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Bayesian models for Landslides using INLA |
| Organisation | University of Twente |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with Prof. Luigi Lombardo (University of Twente, Netherlands) co-authoring book in 'Bayesian models for Landslides using INLA', 2018-present |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with Prof. Luigi Lombardo (University of Twente, Netherlands) co-authoring book in 'Bayesian models for Landslides using INLA', 2018-present |
| Impact | Co-authored book in 'Bayesian models for Landslides using INLA', |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Blood pressure traits project in UK Biobank and ICBP data |
| Organisation | Broad Institute |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| PI Contribution | UKB data acquisition; contributed cohort data to GWAS analysis, epidemiological interpretation of results, reviewed and edited manuscript |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ioannina - led GWAS analysis and drafted manuscript; Broad Inst - hosted data; QMUL - contributed ICBP data to analysis; critical data interpretation |
| Impact | Published paper Evangelou et al Nature Genetics 2018 and continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Blood pressure traits project in UK Biobank and ICBP data |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Department | William Harvey Research Institute |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKB data acquisition; contributed cohort data to GWAS analysis, epidemiological interpretation of results, reviewed and edited manuscript |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ioannina - led GWAS analysis and drafted manuscript; Broad Inst - hosted data; QMUL - contributed ICBP data to analysis; critical data interpretation |
| Impact | Published paper Evangelou et al Nature Genetics 2018 and continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Blood pressure traits project in UK Biobank and ICBP data |
| Organisation | University of Ioannina |
| Department | Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | UKB data acquisition; contributed cohort data to GWAS analysis, epidemiological interpretation of results, reviewed and edited manuscript |
| Collaborator Contribution | Ioannina - led GWAS analysis and drafted manuscript; Broad Inst - hosted data; QMUL - contributed ICBP data to analysis; critical data interpretation |
| Impact | Published paper Evangelou et al Nature Genetics 2018 and continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - measuring microplastics in different environmental compartments |
| Organisation | UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Leads on Waitrose grant application, which involves measuring microplastics in different environmental compartments (land and air) to determine their sources, pathways and fate, with aim to inform environmental policy. CEH will lead on the land-based and some air-based sampling outside of London and analysis, whilst KCL will lead on London-based air sampling and analysis |
| Collaborator Contribution | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Leads on Waitrose grant application, which involves measuring microplastics in different environmental compartments (land and air) to determine their sources, pathways and fate, with aim to inform environmental policy. CEH will lead on the land-based and some air-based sampling outside of London and analysis, whilst KCL will lead on London-based air sampling and analysis |
| Impact | Centre for Ecology and Hydrology - Leads on Waitrose grant application, which involves measuring microplastics in different environmental compartments (land and air) to determine their sources, pathways and fate, with aim to inform environmental policy. CEH will lead on the land-based and some air-based sampling outside of London and analysis, whilst KCL will lead on London-based air sampling and analysis |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Cognitive Development in the Urban Environment |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | This proposal sets out to investigate the emerging hypothesis that children who were born in and grow up in urban environments display impaired cognitive development due to long-term exposures to air pollution and noise from traffic. The CLUE study, which will be nested within the SCAMP study of 6000 secondary school children in Greater London, will exploit detailed air pollution and noise exposure monitoring (including personal monitoring and indoor and outdoor measurements at homes and schools) to enhance existing models for estimating air pollution and noise exposure in this age group. These enhanced models will then be used to estimate air pollution and noise exposure in all SCAMP children. This enhanced modelling approach, applied to a large longitudinal data set will help overcome many of the limitations of previous research that have attempted to investigate the interrelationships between air pollution, noise, cognition, behaviour and academic attainment. We will also investigate the underlying biological mechanisms by which air pollution and noise may impact on cognitive development using a subset of the children from the SCAMP cohort. |
| Collaborator Contribution | This grant has co-Investigators at King's College who will contribute equally to the research and outputs. This proposal sets out to investigate the emerging hypothesis that children who were born in and grow up in urban environments display impaired cognitive development due to long-term exposures to air pollution and noise from traffic. The CLUE study, which will be nested within the SCAMP study of 6000 secondary school children in Greater London, will exploit detailed air pollution and noise exposure monitoring (including personal monitoring and indoor and outdoor measurements at homes and schools) to enhance existing models for estimating air pollution and noise exposure in this age group. These enhanced models will then be used to estimate air pollution and noise exposure in all SCAMP children. This enhanced modelling approach, applied to a large longitudinal data set will help overcome many of the limitations of previous research that have attempted to investigate the interrelationships between air pollution, noise, cognition, behaviour and academic attainment. We will also investigate the underlying biological mechanisms by which air pollution and noise may impact on cognitive development using a subset of the children from the SCAMP cohort. |
| Impact | The primary beneficiaries of this research will be children (and their parents) living in Greater London, many of whom are disproportionally exposed to environmental stressors, such as air pollution and noise. This research will strengthen the epidemiological evidence base, and thus our understanding, regarding the relationships between these environmental stressors and cognitive function in adolescents. This will facilitate improved investigation of air pollution, noise and wider health outcomes in a range of population groups by the epidemiological and public health communities. Moreover, this will allow specific identification of activities and environments that may lead to increased risk of harm or impairment, enabling targeted risk reduction strategies by policy makers across a range of sectors, including education, public health, urban planning and environment. Targeted strategies have the potential for much greater impact on behavioural change than simply associating elevated noise and air pollution levels with health or cognitive outcomes. By establishing a more robust evidence base, this research will have a major impact on cost-benefit analyses for local air pollution initiatives aimed at protecting children's long-term health and improving children's behavioural outcomes at an age when children are particularly vulnerable to these environmental insults. This proposal is capable of changing the perception of air quality away from simply meeting national and regional limit values to more extensive exposure reduction, and has the potential to initiate behaviour change through school and education authority-led action. Since exposure to road traffic air pollution and noise is widespread, this research will be beneficial for the 3.9 billion people living in urban areas worldwide. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | DEvelopment of advanced Chemical mapping In PHEnomics Research: application to cardiovascular disease research |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Department of Cardiovascular Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Aim is to discover and cross-validate metabolic features associated with blood pressure and body mass index exploring data from cohort studies GRAPHIC and AIRWAVE. Metabolic phenotyping and metabolomics analysis and data interpretation. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Cohort study data and cardiovascular epidemiology expertise |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration with collaborative grant application |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Developing spatial models for INLA |
| Organisation | King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST) |
| Country | Saudi Arabia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Collaboration with Prof. Håvard Rue (King Abdullah University Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) developing spatial models for INLA, 2016-present |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaboration with Prof. Håvard Rue (King Abdullah University Science and Technology, Saudi Arabia) developing spatial models for INLA, 2016-present |
| Impact | developing spatial models for INLA, |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Environmental toxicology and exposures |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | MRC Toxicology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are exploring various ideas for a closer research collaboration and jointly worked on a grant application to investigate toxicology of exposures of fire service personnel during serious fire events. We are already collaborating on the Rutherford Fellowships scheme. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in environmental and chemical toxicity and human exposures |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Genetic and environmental influences on type 1 diabetes incidence in the UK |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | Nuffield Department of Medicine |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in clinical epidemiology and lead for environmental exposure modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Genetic analysis to identify new genes, mechanisms and pathways to T1D |
| Impact | active collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Identifying biomarkers of Exposure leading to Lung Cancer with "Adductomics". |
| Organisation | University of California, Berkeley |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr S. Dagnino learnt new technique for the analysis of human serum albumin adducts in human serum "Adductomics" for application to research project Identifying biomarkers of Exposure leading to Lung Cancer with "Adductomics" |
| Collaborator Contribution | The team of Prof Stephen Rappaport taught Dr S. Dagnino a new technique for the analysis of human serum albumin adducts in human serum "Adductomics". |
| Impact | The project for the future is to pursue this collaboration to improve the technique. The expected outcomes are the 2 publications in preparation and most likely a grant application. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Impacts of the digital environment on adolescent mental health |
| Organisation | University College London |
| Department | Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data collection from SCAMP cohort study participants as part of follow up and expertise in data collection from young people and impacts of use of digital technology on health. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners to bring expertise in psychiatry, physical activity and cognitive neuroscience. |
| Impact | Proposed follow up of existing study with grant submitted and under consideration. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Impacts of the digital environment on adolescent mental health |
| Organisation | University of Cambridge |
| Department | MRC Epidemiology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data collection from SCAMP cohort study participants as part of follow up and expertise in data collection from young people and impacts of use of digital technology on health. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners to bring expertise in psychiatry, physical activity and cognitive neuroscience. |
| Impact | Proposed follow up of existing study with grant submitted and under consideration. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Impacts of the digital environment on adolescent mental health |
| Organisation | University of Edinburgh |
| Department | Centre for Clinical Brain Sciences (CCBS) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data collection from SCAMP cohort study participants as part of follow up and expertise in data collection from young people and impacts of use of digital technology on health. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Partners to bring expertise in psychiatry, physical activity and cognitive neuroscience. |
| Impact | Proposed follow up of existing study with grant submitted and under consideration. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | In-vitro microplastic toxicity |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Toxicology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Prof Anne Willis and Prof Marianne MacFarlane (MRC Toxicology Unit) and Dr Rachel Smith, Dr Matthew White and Prof Tim Gant (PHE) - Are collaborating with Dr Stephanie Wright on her current fellowship work package on in-vitro microplastic toxicity.Dr Stephanie Wright conceived the study, with input and guidance from Prof Anne Willis and Prof Marianne MacFarlane (MRC Toxicology Unit) and Dr Rachel Smith, Dr Matthew White and Prof Tim Gant (PHE) . Prof Anne Willis and Prof Marianne MacFarlane are providing overall guidance and advice, MW is an expert in aerosol science/exposure, RS and TG in respiratory particle toxicology. Dr Stephanie Wright will perform the work, analysis, and lead writing of any resulting manuscripts, with input from AW, MM, RS, MW and TG. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Anne Willis and Prof Marianne MacFarlane are providing overall guidance and advice. Dr Stephanie Wright intends to do the work at PHE labs with Dr Rachel Smith, Dr Matthew White and Prof Tim Gant, as PHE have an air-liquid interface cell culture system. |
| Impact | Dr Stephanie Wright will perform the work, analysis, and lead writing of any resulting manuscripts, with input from AW, MM, RS, MW and TG. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Mechanistic pathways linking ambient air pollution exposure to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Center for Research in Environmental Epidemiology |
| Country | Spain |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A multidisciplinary team includes expertise in molecular epidemiolog, air pollution modelling and toxicology, systems toxicology, statistics and bioinformatics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators will bring the cohort resources and a wide range of supporting expertise: Umea University, respiratory epidemiologyk respiratory; Washington, air pollution measurement and modelling, Creal, environmental epidemiology and exposure assessment, IARC, metabolomics. |
| Impact | Consortium working on grant application. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Mechanistic pathways linking ambient air pollution exposure to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A multidisciplinary team includes expertise in molecular epidemiolog, air pollution modelling and toxicology, systems toxicology, statistics and bioinformatics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators will bring the cohort resources and a wide range of supporting expertise: Umea University, respiratory epidemiologyk respiratory; Washington, air pollution measurement and modelling, Creal, environmental epidemiology and exposure assessment, IARC, metabolomics. |
| Impact | Consortium working on grant application. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Mechanistic pathways linking ambient air pollution exposure to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Umea University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A multidisciplinary team includes expertise in molecular epidemiolog, air pollution modelling and toxicology, systems toxicology, statistics and bioinformatics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators will bring the cohort resources and a wide range of supporting expertise: Umea University, respiratory epidemiologyk respiratory; Washington, air pollution measurement and modelling, Creal, environmental epidemiology and exposure assessment, IARC, metabolomics. |
| Impact | Consortium working on grant application. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Mechanistic pathways linking ambient air pollution exposure to atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | University of Washington |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | A multidisciplinary team includes expertise in molecular epidemiolog, air pollution modelling and toxicology, systems toxicology, statistics and bioinformatics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Collaborators will bring the cohort resources and a wide range of supporting expertise: Umea University, respiratory epidemiologyk respiratory; Washington, air pollution measurement and modelling, Creal, environmental epidemiology and exposure assessment, IARC, metabolomics. |
| Impact | Consortium working on grant application. |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Mental health in the police force and Airwave collaboration |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | King's Centre for Military Health Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Data from the Airwave cohort study and epidemiological expertise in data interpretation |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in assessment of mental health status and trauma exposure. |
| Impact | Scientific paper submitted and under consideration for publication. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Metabolic markers of cognitive change in the FINGER trial |
| Organisation | Karolinska Institute |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Skills and expertise in epidemiological and metabolomics analysis, modelling and interpretation of results for identification of metabolic biomarkers associated with cognitive function and later life health outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing data from the FINGER clinical trial and expertise in dementias and ageing research. |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Metabolic markers of cognitive change in the FINGER trial |
| Organisation | National Institute for Health and Welfare |
| Country | Finland |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Skills and expertise in epidemiological and metabolomics analysis, modelling and interpretation of results for identification of metabolic biomarkers associated with cognitive function and later life health outcomes. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Providing data from the FINGER clinical trial and expertise in dementias and ageing research. |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Modes and mechanisms of toxicity - NIHR HPRU theme 2 project |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Department | Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise and technical expertise in metabolomics data analysis and modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in environmental exposures and pathways and mechanisms involved in toxicological exposures and health impacts |
| Impact | ongoing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Public Health Impacst of UK Clean Air Zones - research collaboration |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | Division Analytical and Environmental Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in biostatistics and modelling, bioinformatics, biomarkers and exposome and analysis of health and environmental data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in exposure science and measurement of environmental pollution and specialist work on the low emission zone and ultra-low emission zone. |
| Impact | Ongoing collaboration as part of MRC Centre for Environment and Health - grant application submitted and under consideration. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Public Health Impacst of UK Clean Air Zones - research collaboration |
| Organisation | Queen's University Belfast |
| Department | School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in biostatistics and modelling, bioinformatics, biomarkers and exposome and analysis of health and environmental data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in exposure science and measurement of environmental pollution and specialist work on the low emission zone and ultra-low emission zone. |
| Impact | Ongoing collaboration as part of MRC Centre for Environment and Health - grant application submitted and under consideration. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Pulmonary microplastic exposure and uptake |
| Organisation | Medical Research Council (MRC) |
| Department | MRC Toxicology Unit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr John le Quesne and Leah Wood - MRC Toxicology Unit - Dr John le Quesne is MRC Tox Unit collaborator on the current fellowship of Dr Stephanie Wright's work package dealing with pulmonary microplastic exposure and uptake. Dr John le Quesne will provide advice, guidance, and access to pulmonary tissue and some imaging facilities. Dr Stephanie Wright conceived the study, with input from JLQ and LW, Dr Stephanie Wright will perform the work, analysis and write any resulting manuscripts, with input from JLQ and LW. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr John le Quesne will provide advice, guidance, and access to pulmonary tissue and some imaging facilities,Leah Wood - MRC Toxicology Unit will provide training and assist in some of the sample prep |
| Impact | Dr Stephanie Wright will perform the work, analysis and write any resulting manuscripts, with input from JLQ and LW. |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | SAHSU Big Data, Small Area Int J Epidemiol special issue |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Department | Department of Geography and Environment |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | We are compiling a series of scientific papers for publication in a special issue of Int J Epidemiology arising from the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) conference "Big Data, Small Area" held in 2017. Topics include Space-time methods for non-communicable disease surveillance; mapping population and demographic characteristics at small area levels. |
| Collaborator Contribution | We are working with Dr Samantha Cockings as guest editor - product of a long-term collaboration |
| Impact | publication in preparation |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU project Advances in mapping population and demographic characteristics at small-area level |
| Organisation | Emory University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in small-area data and spatio-temporal population modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Emory - expertise in the application of statistical methods for spatially referenced data |
| Impact | Published paper Fecht D et al. Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAHSU project Advances in mapping population and demographic characteristics at small-area level |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in small-area data and spatio-temporal population modelling |
| Collaborator Contribution | Emory - expertise in the application of statistical methods for spatially referenced data |
| Impact | Published paper Fecht D et al. Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2017 |
| Description | SAHSU project Inequalities in Exposure to NO2 in Parks and Playgrounds in Greater London |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Data acquisition, experience in processing O.S.data, data analysis and data vizualisation and mapping |
| Collaborator Contribution | Data modelling and spatial analysis |
| Impact | Published paper Sheridan et al 2019 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study Hospital admissions due to carbon monoxide poisoning in high income countries |
| Organisation | London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine (LSHTM) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in Bayesian spatial statistical modelling and analysis of hospital admissions data |
| Collaborator Contribution | PHE - expertise in health effects of CO exposures; LSHTM - environmental exposure assessment advice |
| Impact | Published paper Roca Barcelo et al 2020 Preventive Medicine |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | SAHSU study Hospital admissions due to carbon monoxide poisoning in high income countries |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Department | Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in Bayesian spatial statistical modelling and analysis of hospital admissions data |
| Collaborator Contribution | PHE - expertise in health effects of CO exposures; LSHTM - environmental exposure assessment advice |
| Impact | Published paper Roca Barcelo et al 2020 Preventive Medicine |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | SAHSU study Risk of respiratory hospital admission associated with biocomposting facilities in England |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis of hospital admissions data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - Expertise in analysis of bioaerosol data and respiratory related disease; Uni West of England - data curation and software development |
| Impact | Published paper Roca Barcelo A et al 2020 Environ Research |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study Risk of respiratory hospital admission associated with biocomposting facilities in England |
| Organisation | University of the West of England |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis of hospital admissions data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - Expertise in analysis of bioaerosol data and respiratory related disease; Uni West of England - data curation and software development |
| Impact | Published paper Roca Barcelo A et al 2020 Environ Research |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of congenital anomalies and municipal waste incinerators |
| Organisation | Newcastle University |
| Department | Institute of Health and Society |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis and interpretation of small-area health statistics and environmental pollution data and statistical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in analysis of congenital anomalies data |
| Impact | Published paper Parkes et al Enviorn Int 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.039. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of congenital anomalies and municipal waste incinerators |
| Organisation | Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis and interpretation of small-area health statistics and environmental pollution data and statistical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in analysis of congenital anomalies data |
| Impact | Published paper Parkes et al Enviorn Int 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.039. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of congenital anomalies and municipal waste incinerators |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis and interpretation of small-area health statistics and environmental pollution data and statistical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in analysis of congenital anomalies data |
| Impact | Published paper Parkes et al Enviorn Int 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.039. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of congenital anomalies and municipal waste incinerators |
| Organisation | University of Oxford |
| Department | National Perinatal Epidemiology Unit Oxford |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis and interpretation of small-area health statistics and environmental pollution data and statistical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in analysis of congenital anomalies data |
| Impact | Published paper Parkes et al Enviorn Int 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.039. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of congenital anomalies and municipal waste incinerators |
| Organisation | University of Southampton |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in analysis and interpretation of small-area health statistics and environmental pollution data and statistical modelling. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in analysis of congenital anomalies data |
| Impact | Published paper Parkes et al Enviorn Int 2019 DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.05.039. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study of impacts of air pollution and noise on risk of preterm birth and stillbirth |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Department | Centre for Environmental Health and Sustainability |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Health data acquisition and statistical analysis and data interpretation. Expertise in still births and births data analysis. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in exposure assessment and health impacts |
| Impact | Published paper Smith R et al Environ Int 2020 |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | SAHSU study on novel sources of open health and environmental data availability and potential uses |
| Organisation | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in sourcing, processing and analysis of spatially resolved data |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in environmental public health tracking systems in the U.S. environmental setting. |
| Impact | Published paper Piel F et al Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Screening sarcoid tissue for the potential inclusion of microplastic particles |
| Organisation | Royal Papworth Hospital NHS Foundation Trust |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Dr Muhunathan Thillai (Royal Papworth Hospital) - Dr Stephanie Wright conceived a pilot study to screen sarcoid tissue for the potential inclusion of microplastic particles, as both evidence of exposure, accumulation in vivo and a potential mechanism of harm. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Muhunathan Thillai will provide whole tissue sections on a collaborative basis, following the Royal Papworth tissue bank and Human Tissue Act conduct. |
| Impact | Dr Muhunathan Thillai and Dr Stephanie Wright with Co-author any scientific papers |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Erasmus University Rotterdam |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology |
| Country | Netherlands |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Farr Institute of Health Informatics Research |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Department of Epidemiology |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | Northwestern University |
| Department | Feinberg School of Medicine |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | University of Ioannina |
| Department | Department of Hygiene and Epidemiology |
| Country | Greece |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Serum metabolic signatures of atherosclerosis and subsequent cardiovascular disease |
| Organisation | University of Texas |
| Department | Health Science Center at Houston |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Epidemiological expertise in metabolomics data analysis and metabolic profiling and data interpretation and bioinformatics analysis methods |
| Collaborator Contribution | Contributing data from MESA and Rotterdam studies and expertise in clinical atherosclerosis. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England |
| Organisation | Oregon State University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bayesian statistical methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - expertise in spatial modelling and assessment of health impact of airborne aerosols; Oregon - statistical analysis plan; Lille - ; QMUL - statistical analysis ; STPHI - spatial mapping |
| Impact | Published paper Lavigne A et al 2020 Environ Epidemiology; presented at international ISEE conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England |
| Organisation | Queen Mary University of London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bayesian statistical methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - expertise in spatial modelling and assessment of health impact of airborne aerosols; Oregon - statistical analysis plan; Lille - ; QMUL - statistical analysis ; STPHI - spatial mapping |
| Impact | Published paper Lavigne A et al 2020 Environ Epidemiology; presented at international ISEE conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England |
| Organisation | Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute |
| Country | Switzerland |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bayesian statistical methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - expertise in spatial modelling and assessment of health impact of airborne aerosols; Oregon - statistical analysis plan; Lille - ; QMUL - statistical analysis ; STPHI - spatial mapping |
| Impact | Published paper Lavigne A et al 2020 Environ Epidemiology; presented at international ISEE conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bayesian statistical methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - expertise in spatial modelling and assessment of health impact of airborne aerosols; Oregon - statistical analysis plan; Lille - ; QMUL - statistical analysis ; STPHI - spatial mapping |
| Impact | Published paper Lavigne A et al 2020 Environ Epidemiology; presented at international ISEE conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Spatial joint analysis of metal constituents of ambient particulate matter and mortality in England |
| Organisation | University of Lille |
| Country | France |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Bayesian statistical methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | Leicester - expertise in spatial modelling and assessment of health impact of airborne aerosols; Oregon - statistical analysis plan; Lille - ; QMUL - statistical analysis ; STPHI - spatial mapping |
| Impact | Published paper Lavigne A et al 2020 Environ Epidemiology; presented at international ISEE conference |
| Start Year | 2019 |
| Description | Spatial uncertainty in small area analysis |
| Organisation | Emory University |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in spatial analysis of small area health and environmental data - as part of the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in development and application of disease mapping models to address specific public health research questions and adjustments for confounding variables. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Spatial uncertainty in small area analysis |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in spatial analysis of small area health and environmental data - as part of the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in development and application of disease mapping models to address specific public health research questions and adjustments for confounding variables. |
| Impact | continuing collaboration |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Spatial uncertainty in small area analysis project |
| Organisation | Emory University |
| Department | Rollins School of Public Health |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Grant application to which SAHSU brings extensive experience dealing with large scale administrative data with >300 million individual patient records of registry data for cause-specific mortality, hospital admissions, cancer registrations and birth outcomes at postcode and address level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Experience in the development and application of spatial statistics to a variety of public health research areas, including customization of the disease mapping models to address specific research questions and adjust for novel confounders. |
| Impact | awaiting grant application outcome |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | Spatial uncertainty in small area analysis project |
| Organisation | Harvard University |
| Department | Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Grant application to which SAHSU brings extensive experience dealing with large scale administrative data with >300 million individual patient records of registry data for cause-specific mortality, hospital admissions, cancer registrations and birth outcomes at postcode and address level. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Experience in the development and application of spatial statistics to a variety of public health research areas, including customization of the disease mapping models to address specific research questions and adjust for novel confounders. |
| Impact | awaiting grant application outcome |
| Start Year | 2016 |
| Description | The SAHSU Rapid Inquiry Facility 4.0: an open access tool for Environmental Public Health Tracking |
| Organisation | Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) |
| Country | United States |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Study concept and design and methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | PHE - health surveillance potential applications; CDC - experience of public health tracking systems implementation in USA; Leicester - software and spatial mapping and modelling. |
| Impact | Published paper Piel F et al. Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | The SAHSU Rapid Inquiry Facility 4.0: an open access tool for Environmental Public Health Tracking |
| Organisation | Public Health England |
| Department | Centre for Radiation, Chemicals and Environmental Hazards (CRCE) |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | Study concept and design and methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | PHE - health surveillance potential applications; CDC - experience of public health tracking systems implementation in USA; Leicester - software and spatial mapping and modelling. |
| Impact | Published paper Piel F et al. Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | The SAHSU Rapid Inquiry Facility 4.0: an open access tool for Environmental Public Health Tracking |
| Organisation | University of Leicester |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Study concept and design and methodology |
| Collaborator Contribution | PHE - health surveillance potential applications; CDC - experience of public health tracking systems implementation in USA; Leicester - software and spatial mapping and modelling. |
| Impact | Published paper Piel F et al. Int J Epidemiol 2020 special supplement |
| Start Year | 2014 |
| Description | Using metabolomics to investigate metabolic signatures and associated pathways linked to short-term exposure to air pollutants |
| Organisation | Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Department | Wuhan Institute of Physics and Mathematics |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in environmental epidemiology and environmental exposures, and molecular epidemiology including metabolomic analysis and risk markers for cardiovascular disease |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in air pollution research and in metabolomics |
| Impact | continuing collaboration - new project |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Using metabolomics to investigate metabolic signatures and associated pathways linked to short-term exposure to air pollutants |
| Organisation | King's College London |
| Department | Division Analytical and Environmental Sciences |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in environmental epidemiology and environmental exposures, and molecular epidemiology including metabolomic analysis and risk markers for cardiovascular disease |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in air pollution research and in metabolomics |
| Impact | continuing collaboration - new project |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | Using metabolomics to investigate metabolic signatures and associated pathways linked to short-term exposure to air pollutants |
| Organisation | Umea University |
| Country | Sweden |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Expertise in environmental epidemiology and environmental exposures, and molecular epidemiology including metabolomic analysis and risk markers for cardiovascular disease |
| Collaborator Contribution | Expertise in air pollution research and in metabolomics |
| Impact | continuing collaboration - new project |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology |
| Organisation | World Health Organization (WHO) |
| Country | Global |
| Sector | Public |
| PI Contribution | WHO has designated the School of Public Health, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health at Imperial College London as WHO Collaborating Centre on NCD Surveillance and Epidemiology. Professor Majid Ezzati will act as the Head of the Centre with MRC-PHE Centre members (Professor Peter Burney, Paul Elliott and Debbie Jarvis) contributing to the workplan to: - identify and collate population-based data sources on major NCD outcomes and risk factors - synthesise population based data sources on major NCD outcomes and risk factors into consistent global estimates of NCDs and their risk factors, and help disseminate the estimates - develop methods and instruments for inclusion of additional risk factors in STEPS surverys or for optimal measurement of current risks - estimate mortality and disease burden attributable to major NCD risk factors - forecast NCD mortality and model the effects of disease prevention and management scenarios |
| Collaborator Contribution | - |
| Impact | No outputs or outcomes to be reported |
| Start Year | 2015 |
| Description | application of pyrolysis-GC/MS for microplastics analysis |
| Organisation | Carl von Ossietzky University of Oldenburg |
| Country | Germany |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr Barbara Scholz-bottcher (Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany) - pyrolysis gc/ms - PhD student visited BSB's lab for a week-long placement to train in the application of pyrolysis-GC/MS for microplastics analysis. During this time, some air samples were run, and we intend to co-author a publication including these results |
| Collaborator Contribution | Dr Barbara Scholz-bottcher (Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany) - pyrolysis gc/ms - PhD student visited BSB's lab for a week-long placement to train in the application of pyrolysis-GC/MS for microplastics analysis. During this time, some air samples were run, and we intend to co-author a publication including these results |
| Impact | Dr Barbara Scholz-bottcher (Carl von Ossietzky University, Germany) - pyrolysis gc/ms - PhD student visited BSB's lab for a week-long placement to train in the application of pyrolysis-GC/MS for microplastics analysis. During this time, some air samples were run, Dr Stephanie Wright will co-author a publication with Dr Barbara Scholz-bottcher including these results. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Description | research programme in airborne microplastics/human exposure/health |
| Organisation | University of Queensland |
| Department | Queensland Alliance for Environmental Health Sciences |
| Country | Australia |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Dr Stephanie Wright (MRC Centre) collaborated with Prof Kevin Thomas (Director of Queensland Alliance for Environment and Health Sciences, Australia) during her PhD. Prof Kevin Thomas is establishing a research programme in airborne microplastics/human exposure/health and wants Dr Stephanie Wright to act as a formal adviser for his student. Dr Stephanie Wright will apply for a travel grant to visit Prof Kevin Thomas laboratory, as they perform pyrolysis-GC/MS andneed to view his applications and methods for cross-comparison with BSB above. We also hope to collaborate on a research project assessing health impacts of microplastics. |
| Collaborator Contribution | Prof Kevin Thomas (Director of Queensland Alliance for Environment and Health Sciences, Australia) - Dr Stephanie Wright collaborated with KT during my PhD. KT is establishing a research programme in airborne microplastics/human exposure/health and wants me to act as a formal adviser for his student. I have applied for a travel grant to visit KT's laboratory, as they also perform pyrolysis-GC/MS and I want to see applications and methods for cross-comparison with BSB above. We also hope to collaborate on a research project assessing health impacts of microplastics, following a visit. |
| Impact | Dr Stephanie Wright (MRC Centre) collaborated with Prof Kevin Thomas (Director of Queensland Alliance for Environment and Health Sciences, Australia) during her PhD. Prof Kevin Thomas is establishing a research programme in airborne microplastics/human exposure/health and wants Dr Stephanie Wright to act as a formal adviser for his student. Dr Stephanie Wright will apply for a travel grant to visit Prof Kevin Thomas laboratory, as they perform pyrolysis-GC/MS andneed to view his applications and methods for cross-comparison with BSB above. We also hope to collaborate on a research project assessing health impacts of microplastics. |
| Start Year | 2018 |
| Title | Environment and Health Atlas 2016 |
| Description | The atlas provides interactive maps of geographical variations for a range of health conditions and environmental agents at a neighbourhood (small-area) scale in England and Wales. These maps have been developed as a resource for the public, researchers and anyone working in public health and policy to better understand the geographic distribution of environmental agents and health conditions in England and Wales. The health condition maps show the relative risk so there must always be some wards above average and some wards below average. It is important to note that we are not making direct causal links between the mapped environmental agents and health conditions. The maps provide information about risks and concentrations for areas, but risks and exposures for individuals living in those areas may differ. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2014 |
| Impact | The atlas has been previously reported and continues to be used by many other researchers, usage stats below. 2016 Sessions: 10,148 Users: 7,363 Pageviews: 39,675 |
| URL | http://www.envhealthatlas.co.uk/homepage/index.html |
| Title | Estimates for life expectancy in England and Wales between 1981 and 2030 |
| Description | This webpage provides estimates for life expectancy in England and Wales between 1981 and 2030, based on JE Bennett, G Li, et al., The future of life expectancy and life expectancy inequalities in England and Wales: Bayesian spatiotemporal forecasting, Lancet (2015). |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2015 |
| Impact | publication generated great media coverage |
| URL | http://wwwf.imperial.ac.uk/medicine/apps/ezzati/life_expectancy/ |
| Title | Rapid Inquiry Facility (RIF) 4.0 |
| Description | The Rapid Inquiry Facility (RIF) is an application that supports two types of environmental health activities: disease mapping studies and risk analysis studies. It was designed to help epidemiologists and public health researchers to rapidly investigate potential environmental hazards, especially those related to industrial sites. The tool uses health, environmental, socio-economic, population and geographic data to calculate risks in relation to sources of exposure and to generate maps. |
| Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
| Year Produced | 2016 |
| Impact | - This past August, the Rapid Inquiry Facility (RIF) was successfully demonstrated to funders at the Center for Disease Control. It was later shown to a broader audience of state-level public health monitoring groups in the US at the same event. - The meeting in Atlanta provided a means of allowing CDC stake holders to provide feedback on how the RIF would eventually deployed to support their own surveillance activities. They were happy with progress on the project and they outlined some features the tool suite would need for it to be adapted to a US context. - The RIF is not just one software tool, but a suite of related applications which manage different aspects of supporting disease mapping and risk analysis studies. Among the tools is a highly interactive, graphical tool that epidemiologists could use to specify disease mapping studies. - As well, there is a data loader tool that would allow database administrators a way of cleaning and loading population health data sets and geospatial data sets. - The CDC showed particular interest in the data loader tool, which has been designed in a way that may warrant it being used in more generic data loading tasks that are unrelated to its original funded use case. Both the disease mapping study submission tool and the data loader tool were shown as part of live demonstrations in front of a large audience in the CDC's main conference hall. Among those in attendance were both appreciative users who had used previous versions of the RIF, and supportive people who exhibited a keen interest in having new tools that could save them work doing similar kinds of studies. - The RIF tool suite continues to garner an widening interest from: Dr. Holowaty, Adjunct Professor from the Dalla Lana School of Public Health at the University of Toronto; Frederik Davidsson from the company Geoloc AB in Sweden; Joanne Stares, Public Health Officer at the Public Health Agency of Canada; and public health groups in Belgium. - The influence of the RIF tool suite may also be felt through efforts that have been made to encourage users to view it as a future community asset rather than just a SAHSU product. To support this end, the RIF team has spent significant effort open sourcing code changes, and publishing design discussions that describe the kinds of informatics challenges it has had to address. - The goal of these activities has been to make the development process more transparent to current and future funders, and to eventually provide enough explanation of the tool suite so that its maintenance costs might be able to be spread across prospective collaborators. The RIF software is all freely available on github https://github.com/smallAreaHealthStatisticsUnit/rapidInquiryFacility |
| URL | http://www.sahsu.org/node/4 |
| Description | 2018 An overview of small-area studies conducted by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit. Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. December 3. Piel, F.B. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited Speaker; An overview of small-area studies conducted by the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit. Department of Environmental Health, School of Public Health, University of Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil. December 3. Piel, F.B. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 2018 Annual UK Review Meeting on outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly chaired the session of "Emerging research needs" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 2022 UKHSA Annual UK Research Review Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research and Planning of the Health Impacts Assessment of air pollution and asthma project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | 6th UK & Ireland Exposure Science meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to give a talk at the 6th UK & Ireland Exposure Science meeting, titled "Inhalable microplastics: a new cause for concern? " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | 7th Innovation Academy Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the 7th Innovation Academy Symposium and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk" in Dec 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | 8th Princess Chulabhorn International Science Congress PC VIII. Keynote lecture to Symposium on Environmental Causes of Chronic Diseases Studied in International Cohorts |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture to international science congress |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | A preliminary study on microplastic emissions from an industrial composting facility |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Supporters |
| Results and Impact | Stephanie Wright and Pippa Douglas will be presenting results of a preliminary study on microplastic emissions from an industrial composting facility to the organization Chartered Institution of Wastes Management on the 27th of Feb 2019. The CIWM provided funding to conduct this research |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | A presentation by SAHSU Staff at the GEOMED 2017 (International conference on spatial statistics) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Dr Daniela Fecht and other members of SAHSU such as Kevin Garwood presented 'Mining big data for environmental epidemiological analysis: A pilot' presentation at the September 2017 GEOMED conference, in Portugal. This was a key chance for SAHSU team to showcase the research which is funded by the MRC PHE Centre, and highlight the huge benefits that such mining of big data can result in. This presentation was an opportunity to connect and to communicate the importance of aspects of Epidemiology such as statistical analysis of a population. This had a potentially wide impact and was a positive force of reinforcing the value of SAHSU in the academic global community at large. This presentation also communicated the risks to health from environmental pollutants, and has enlightened many with regards to the effects such have on ones well-being. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.i3s.up.pt/geomed2017/index.html |
| Description | A spatial and temporal analysis of type 2 opt-outs in NHS data. PHE Public Health Research and Science Conference, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Abstract There is growing concerns within the research community about the potential impact of opt-outs on study findings. To complement a preliminary analysis conducted by NHS Digital in January 2017 to identify potential differences in type 2 opt-out prevalence across age bands, gender and broad ethnicity groups, we conducted an analysis of temporal and spatial characteristics at the GP practice level of data on type 2 opt-outs released in open access at regular intervals by NHS Digital between April 2016 and December 2017. We show that i) the national prevalence of type 2 opt-outs has steadily increased from 2.17% to 2.35% over the 21 months of our study period; ii) there are striking differences in the geographical distribution, with clusters of GP practices with high opt-out prevalence. For example, the prevalence of type 2 opt-outs in the Camden borough (North London) was 9.06%, compared to 1.04% in the nearby borough of Kensington and Chelsea (Central London); based on the 2015 Index of Deprivation at census small-area level, the prevalence of opt-outs tends to be lower in the most deprived areas compared to the most affluent areas. We believe that this analysis provides important insights into the characteristics of opt-outs, ahead of the launch of the new National Data Optout Programme. Further work in collaboration with Public Health England is ongoing to quantify the impact of opt-outs on epidemiology research outcomes. Funding The Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) is part of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health, which is supported by the Medical Research Council (MRC, G0801056) and Public Health England (PHE). Part of this work is supported by FP's Wellcome Trust Seed Award in Science (204535/Z/16/Z). The auhotrs also acknowledge support from the NIHR Health Protection Research Unit in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards (HPRU-2012-10141). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | A talk at 3rd Early Career Researchers Conference on Environmental Epidemiology 'Using small area data for environmental epidemiology studies: what, why and how?' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A talk at 3rd Early Career Researchers Conference on Environmental Epidemiology 'Using small area data for environmental epidemiology studies: what, why and how?' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | A vision for zero plastic waste |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A joint event by UK Research and Innovation and Policy Connect to launch the project: A vision for zero plastic waste |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | A. Hansell & D. Fecht 2015 paper from Environmental Pollution mentioned in the Guardian in an article. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Anna Hansell & Daniela Fecht have had their 2015 paper from Environmental Pollution mentioned in this September's Guardian in an article entitled "The Black Lives Matter protesters were right: air pollution is a race issue". "Moreover, there is plenty of evidence that black people and ethnic minorities are much more likely to be affected by bad air. Research first by the UK government, and recently by Imperial College London and the National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in the Netherlands have shown that the average person identifying as black or black-British African in the UK is exposed to much higher levels of pollutants than the average urban white person." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/news/associations-between-air-pollution-and-socioeconomic-charac... |
| Description | AMS Sustainability workshop - Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Enabling environmentally responsible medical research Japanese Automobile Manufacturers Association visit - Dr. Keiko SHIBATA (ISUZU, Leader of JAMA delegation), Mr. Takuya IKEDA (NISSAN), Mr. Takatoshi SAKAI (ISUZU MOTORS Europe), Dr. Tsuyoshi ITO (Japan Automobile Research Institute) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | APHH - Air Pollution and Human Health in a Developing Megacity (APHH-Beijing) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | High levels of air pollution pose a serious health risk to inhabitants of many Chinese cities, leading to reductions in life expectancy for millions of people. The Atmospheric Pollution & Human Health in a Chinese Megacity (APHH China) programme aims to; identify the concentrations and sources of urban air pollution in Beijing, identify how people are exposed, to understand how it affects their health, and to determine what can be done about it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/activity/environmental-health/projects/aphh/index.aspx |
| Description | Academic CV Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Help to get on the shortlist with a professional, targeted & well written CV. All the dos & don'ts! Bring along your CV. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2016-10 |
| Description | Academic Health Sciences Centre Seminar Series 2020 on "Challenging the Myths and Misconceptions of Radiation" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited seminar as part of Imperial College AHSC lunchtime research seminar series with mixed audience of academics, clinicians, students and media correspondents. Seminar presented some results from the COSMOS mobile phone use and health project and the SCAMP study of adolescents and cognitive development project. There was a lot of questions during the networking session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences & Association of Physicians Symposium on Multimorbidity - A Global Health Research Priority, Glasgow, March 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral keynote lecture on Multimorbidity - A Medical Research Council Perspective. Part of engagement with stakeholders to promote Multimorbidity as a strategic research priority at a national level. Related to Chairmanship of MRC Population and Systems Medicine Board and one of the senior academic leads for the Multimorbidity research stream. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Academy of Medical Sciences; Urban Health in Latin America - |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly attending Steering Committee in Latin America |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://acmedsci.ac.uk/policy/policy-projects/gcrf |
| Description | Acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions and deaths in England: a national follow-back and follow-forward record-linkage study - publication press release and media mentions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A paper by Ezzati, Elliott, and others entitled "Acute myocardial infarction hospital admissions and deaths in England: a national follow-back and follow-forward record-linkage study" was published in The Lancet Public Health in March 2017. The study utilised routine health data from the substantial holdings of the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit, and suggested that doctors could be missing warning signs of heart attacks in up to one in six fatal cases. The research was featured in many news outlets, including the BBC Website, the Daily Telegraph, the Sun and the Daily Mail. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/177862/warning-signs-might-have-been-missed/ |
| Description | Advertising Campaign:Location, location, lung disease: pollution ads target property market |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A citizen-funded advertising campaign against air pollution will target the property market with billboard slogans including "Location, location, lung disease" and "The neighbourhood's gone to the docs". These will be accompanied by online ads and a website where homebuyers and renters in London will be able to look up levels of toxic air for the property they are considering. The campaign will launch in the capital in late May and there are plans to make it nationwide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/location-location-lung-disease-pollution-ads-target-property-marke... |
| Description | Air Pollution Exposed: Why You Might Be Breathing In Tire Waste |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly, Analytical and Environmental Sciences, comments on claims that tyre waste is polluting the air. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/air-pollution-cars-tire-waste_us_5a6896e3e4b0dc592a0e6f8e?guc... |
| Description | Air Quality & Health Workshop - Vancouver |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the "Air Quality & Health Workshop" in Vancouver and gave a talk titled "London congestion charge and low emission zone" in March 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Air Quality - Annual FIA Region Event in Naples |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Senior Executives from automobile clubs/associations from all Europe, Middle Esat and Africa come together to discuss priorities on Air Quality. This year there will representatives from 36million car users |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Air Quality News - London and Milan to chair roundtable on air quality solutions |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly meets with a number of experts and Mayors from 14 cities to chair a roundtable discussion on air quality solutions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://airqualitynews.com/2023/01/27/london-and-milan-to-chair-roundtable-on-air-quality-solutions/ |
| Description | Air Quality News Webinar with Dyson |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof Frank Kelly tackles air pollution in Dyson webinar |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://airqualitynews.com/2022/12/14/air-quality-news-webinar-with-dyson-tackles-indoor-air-polluti... |
| Description | Air Quality Roundtable |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly invite you to a roundtable on air quality the aim of the meeting will be to explore the key scientific and analytical challenges in improving air quality |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Air Quality Workshop - University of Bahrain established by UK FCO Science and Innvation Network and British Embassy in Bahrain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Round table discussion Impacts of all air pollutants on the health from a biological perspective, air quality health impacts in the environment and impact assessment in industry. - Get raw data for collaboration between this part of the world and other parts of the world. - The importance of data and simulation is very important to set the policy. - Interested in establishing a team: with SCE, UoB and UK experts. - Only now in Europe we (UK) are realising indoor air quality is extremely important. Understanding how you are exposed to different issues? Therefore, you need to look into indoor air pollution to get the full picture on exposure sources to air pollution. Issue raise by UNEP and WHO. - Important to hear from industries at these conferences from the UK. To develop understanding of how policy's are used in practice. - Bahrain is expanding the monitoring networking and can get specialist equipment over the next 2 years. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/world/organisations/uk-science-innovation-network-in-qatar |
| Description | Air Quality, asthma and addressing pollution-related health issues with healthcare professionals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | As part of the Environmental Research Group commerating 30th years, there are a series of seminars during 2023 with a symposium to be held at Royal College of Physicians in June. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/158519/air-quality-asthma-and-addressing-pollution-related-health-... |
| Description | Air pollution causes jump in dementia risk, study suggests (Web) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly, told the Guardian about the study of Air pollution may increase the chance of developing dementia. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/sep/18/air-pollution-causes-jump-in-dementia-risk-study... |
| Description | Air pollution linked to greater risk of mouth cancer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for an article in The Guardian titled, "Air pollution linked to greater risk of mouth cancer". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2018/oct/09/air-pollution-linked-to-greater-risk-of-mouth-ca... |
| Description | Alzheimer's Society Round Table discussion on Air pollution and Dementia - invited participation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to contribute to round table discussion which aimed to debate the current scientific evidence with a view to informing the Society's position on the topic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2020 - Keynote Richard D Remington Methodology Lecture on Exposome: Challenges and Opportunities |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited prestigious keynote lecture was well attended and well received with many questions about the exposome concept and the work we are doing within the Centre. Good opportunity to network with international leading researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Anna Hansell commenting on research from colleagues in Sweden on health effects of noise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Centre member Anna Hansell commenting on research from colleagues in Sweden on health effects of noise in a Mirror article titled "Living near a busy road or airport can give you a pot belly claims scientists in Sweden" (26th May 2015). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/technology-science/science/living-near-busy-road-airport-5762462#ICID=s... |
| Description | Anna Hansell featured in the MailOnline on the health effects of noise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Centre member Anna Hansell was featured in an online article on the Daily Mail's website titled " Do you need to go on a NOISE diet? Too much sound is linked to weight gain, high blood pressure and many other problems" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3106337/Do-need-noise-diet-noise-linked-weight-gain-high-b... |
| Description | Association Lecture at Queens University, Edinburgh |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A talk on Air Pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Asthma UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated at Asthma UK Conference and gave a talk titled "Curing and preventing asthma; where do we go next?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | BBC - Tube particle pollution '30 times higher than by roads |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Following the publication of a TfL commissioned report by the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants titled 'Statement on the evidence for health effects in the travelling public associated with exposure to particulate matter in the london underground', Professor Frank Kelly, Committee Chairman, was interviewed by a number of media outlets including the Evening Standard, The Guardian, BBC Radio London and London Live. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46820584 |
| Description | BBC Elstree Studios - Air Pollution and Public Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly presentation on the above topic, also meeting with the Head of Department Production |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | BBC Interview on Iraq flaring |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Providing expertise on oil fields in Iraq for this documentary |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | BBC News Report:Pollution linked to 'stunted lung capacity' in London schoolchildren |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A study led by Queen Mary University of London, King's College London and the University of Edinburgh shows that despite air quality improvements in London, children exposed to diesel dominated air pollution in London are showing poor lung capacity, putting them at risk of lifelong breathing discorders. Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Ian Mudway led the work undertaken by King's College London. The research was published in the Lancet Public Health, titled 'Impact of London's low emission zone on air quality and children's respiratory health: a sequential annual cross-sectional study'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-46191556 |
| Description | BBC Panorama programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly participated in a BBC Panorama programme titled "The VW Emissions Scandal". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b06q6nh2/panorama-the-vw-emissions-scandal |
| Description | BBC Radio - Wellcome Trust Collection: Air Pollution and Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly to talk about Air Pollution and Health interview with BBC World Service |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://wellcomecollection.org/whats-on |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 - Effects of exposure to increased o-zone concentrations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for a BBC Radio 4 news item in relation to a new study in the US which has shown that elevated o-zone has the same effect on causing emphysema as a packet of cigarettes a day. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.pressdata.co.uk/viewbroadcast.asp?a_id=18949896 |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 interview - 4 You and Yours |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for a feature on the benefits of wearing anti-pollution masks in order to prevent respiratory illness. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | BBC The world this weekend |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Talking about air pollution and clean air zones |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m001hwtk |
| Description | BBC and Guardian media coverage of Centre's study on life expectancy and life expectancy inequalities in England and Wales |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | A paper by Centre Investigator Majid Ezzati has been published today in the Lancet, entitled "The future of life expectancy and life expectancy inequalities in England and Wales: Bayesian spatiotemporal forecasting". The paper also involves colleagues from the Small Area Health Statistics Unit, and is a study on life expectancy and life expectancy inequalities in England and Wales to 2030. The results show that men are narrowing the gap on women when it comes to life expectancy in England and Wales. Although life expectancy is improving for both sexes, it comes at the cost of widening inequalities between deprived and affluent areas. The study received extensive media coverage, on the BBC and Guardian. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://environment-health.ac.uk/news/centre-study-life-expectancy-and-life-expectancy-inequalities-e... |
| Description | BRIGHTON SCIENCE FESTIVAL, 15th - 29th February 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Stephanie Wright, Centre Early Career Research Fellow at King's, in collaboration with ONCA (Centre for Ecology and Arts). Dr Wright, took part in the Brighton Science Festival in February 2016, organising workshops, a film screening and a beach clean, and highlighting her current research on microplastics. 'ONCA's mission it to inspire creativity and positive action in the face of environmental change. The ONCA Gallery is a key hub for arts/ecology discourse. We curate and host exhibitions, performances, outreach and events that ask questions, tell stories and initiate conversations about environmental and social change.' Activities: Workshop 1 (Wed pm): Plastic to Plankton with Artist Nick Sayers o Audience: Families; o Activities: people made plankton out of plastic straws; o Groups were informed about the issue of plastic litter in the sea, its breakdown to microscopic pieces (microplastics), about microplastics entering the food chain and impacting the health of ecologically important species; o >20 people. Workshop 2 (Fri pm): De-plastic your life with Project Developer and Fundraiser Carrina Gaffney o Audience families/young adults; o Activities: Washing you face with plastic - highlighting microplastics in cosmetics; highlighting the environmental and human health issues of microplastics with examples and handheld microscope; DIY exfoliating, plastic-free cosmetics; o >50 people. Evening talk + film screening + live Q & A link up to a Plastics Expedition in the Caribbean (Pangaea Explore) (Fri pm) o Audience: adults; o Talk about my research (past and present); o 20 people. Citizen Science Beach Clean (Sat pm) o Families/young adults; o Activities: Organised beach clean (following transects); cataloguing the litter back in the gallery; saving 'treasure' for an art workshop (Sun); o 30 people. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/public-engagement-activities |
| Description | Best Brains Exchange - Canadian Institute of Health Research |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly give a talk about Inhalable microplastics: a new cause for concern? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Bloomberg - The Scandal of London's Air |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in an article in the Bloomberg Business Week titled 'The Scandal of London's Air'. King's College London operates the world's most extensive network of air-monitoring stations, 117 of them in almost all of London's 32 boroughs. Their instruments generate a pollution map marked red for the highest levels and green for the lowest. The result is something like a bloodshot eye: red in the city's center and down the arteries of major roads. It's a visual representation of what makes Read more at: https://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/europe-s-diesel-subsidies-are-causing-a-public-health-crisis Copyright © BloombergQuint |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.bloombergquint.com/businessweek/europe-s-diesel-subsidies-are-causing-a-public-health-cr... |
| Description | Bloomberg meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation at a meeting with representatives from Bloomberg titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk" in May 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Brentford Air Quality Public Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation titled "Air Quality & Health" at the Brentford Air Quality public meeting, Feb 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Brighton Science Festival (2016) in collaboration with ONCA (Centre for Ecology and Arts) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Stephanie Wright (Centre Early Career Fellow) collaborated with ONCA (Centre for Ecology and Arts) at the Brighton Science Festival Feb 2016, curating and hosting exhibitions, performances, outreach and Q&As about environmental and social change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | British Cardiac Society Annual Conference 2019, BHF Bench to Bedside: Towards New Treatments and Biomarkers Scientific Session on Exploiting the Metabolome in Cardiovascular Disease |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral presentation focusing on "Bench to Bedside" clinical practice and the potential contribution of exploiting metabolomics data analysis for research into CVD. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | British Thoracic Society Winter meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the British Thoracic Society Winter 2017 meeting and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution - the lungs and beyond" in Dec 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | British Toxicological Society Congress 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated British Toxicological Society Congress 2018 and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution and Public health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Burden of disease for chronic low-level Carbon Monoxide poisoning in the UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | We estimated childhood population exposure to traffic-related NOx and NO2 at the smallest census tract level in Bradford using three validated exposure assessment methods: two novel full-chain models linking transport, two different emission models and air dispersion models and one land-use regression (LUR) model, which was developed as part of ESCAPE and which also provided estimates for other pollutants including PM2.5, PM10 and black carbon. We extracted national and local childhood asthma incidence rates and used meta-analytic exposure-response functions. We calculated the relative risk and population attributable fraction of childhood asthma attributable to each pollutant. We estimated asthma cases attributable to each pollutant and exposure combination. Results: Depending on the exposure assessment method used and the pollutant studied, the estimated TRAP-attributable asthma cases varied between 279 and 687 annually, representing between 15% to 38% of all asthma cases in the city. The health impacts estimated were sensitive to the exposure assessment method used, the pollutant selected in the analysis but, differently from the initial hypothesis, not to the vehicle emission factors used in the full-chain models. Conclusion: TRAP is estimated to cause a large, but preventable, childhood asthma burden. This study is the first study undertaking full-chain health impact assessment that considers the full-chain from source, through exposure pathway to outcome. The study also adds to the scarce literature exploring the impacts of different exposure assessments on the estimated burden of disease. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | CEO NIHR Lucy Chappell visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | A visit form the CEO along with Dr Nicola Lang form the London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CHE Webinar: Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to Global Ecology and Public Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | CHE Webinar from The Effects of Plastics on Health Series: Microplastics: An Emerging Threat to Global Ecology and Public Health. Dr. Chelsea Rochman, Assistant Professor in Ecology at the University of Toronto, discusses the state of science relevant to the sources, contamination, and impacts of microplastics, focusing most on how microplastics impact wildlife. Dr. Stephanie Wright, UKRI Rutherford Fellow in the Medical Research Council-Public Health England (MRC-PHE) Centre for Environment and Health (CEH), King's College London (KCL) and MRC Toxicology Unit, discusses the potential pathways of microplastic exposure for humans, their potential kinetics following exposure, and what the consequential health effects of microplastic exposure might be. January 30, 2019. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-PQU72Twxk |
| Description | CNBC Interview on air pollution and microplastics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed on CNBC TV as part of the special week's coverage on the environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.cnbc.com/video/2018/08/20/need-more-investment-in-renewable-plastics-expert-says.html |
| Description | CNN News Report - Professor Kelly contributes to report on Toxic air pollution can shorten children's lives by 20 months |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The State of Global Air report revealed that air pollution is the 5th leading factor in mortality across the world, particularly pronounced in countries such as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh. Life expectancy was calculated on the difference between life expectancy and the average person's likelihood from dying of different diseases at certain ages. African countries like Nigar, Cameroon and Nigeria were also at risk from toxic air cutting nearly 2years off life expectancy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://us.cnn.com/2019/04/03/health/air-pollution-life-expectancy-intl/index.html |
| Description | CZI Chan Zuckerberg Initiative Visit to White City Imperial |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Marc Malandro, Vice President of Science Operations from CZI visits White City campus to talk about the work of the Environmental Research Group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Cardiff University Lecture Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Air Pollution and Public Health: How is the UK doing outside the EU? Lecture series at Cardiff University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Catapult Medicines Discovery Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Catapult Medicines Discovery Visit - Dr Jonathan Weber (host), Dean of Faculty of Medicine, Des Walsh, Director of Research Strategy, Faculty of Medicine, Vjera Magdalenic-Moussavi, Director of Industry Partnerships & Commercialisation FoM, Professor Oscar Ces, Head of Department of Chemistry, Professor Dave Sharp, Director of the UK DRI Care Research & Technology Centre, visit Prof Frank Kelly to discuss work and projects. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Centre Member Heather Walton on London's air quality in Vice magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Heather Walton was featured in Vice article titled ""London Smog: Just How Bad Is the Air in the UK Capital?" in June 2015 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.vice.com/read/london-this-is-whats-actually-in-your-deadly-air-928 |
| Description | Centre publication led to media coverage Guardian, Telegraph, and results reviewed by NHS Choise |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The publication of a Centre paper in the European Heart Journal* linking road traffic noise to deaths and increased strokes led to international media coverage in the Guardian ("Noisy roads linked to higher stroke risk", 24th June 2015) (http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/jun/24/noisy-roads-linked-to-higher-stroke-risk?CMP=share_btn_tw) and the Telegraphe (Living near a noisy road raises risk of early death, warn UK scientists", 24th June 2015) (http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11694258/Living-near-a-noisy-road-raises-risk-of-early-death-warn-UK-scientists.html). The study was also featured on NHS Choices - Heath News titled "Elderly living near noisy roads have 'increased stroke risk'. (http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/06June/Pages/Elderly-Londoners-living-in-noisy-areas-have-increased-stroke-risk.aspx) * Jaana I. Halonen, Anna L. Hansell, John Gulliver, David Morley, Marta Blangiardo, Daniela Fecht, Mireille B. Toledano, Sean D. Beevers, H. Ross Anderson4, Frank J. Kelly, and Cathryn Tonne. Road traffic noise is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality and all-cause mortality in London. European Heart Journal. DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehv216 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.nhs.uk/news/2015/06June/Pages/Elderly-Londoners-living-in-noisy-areas-have-increased-stro... |
| Description | Chair of House of Commons and Technology, MP Greg Clark visits White City |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Frank talks to Greg Clark about how air pollution monitoring has developed in recent years. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234396/chair-house-commons-science-committee-visits/ |
| Description | Changing behaviour to change the world |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly joins influential panel discussion on behaviour change. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/236234/changing-behaviour-change-world/ |
| Description | China Megacity Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated at the China Megacity Meeting and gave a talk titled "Effects of Air pollution on Cardiopulmonary disease in urban and peri-urban residents in Beijing (AIRLESS)" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Chinese Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee and Chinese Delegation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Requested a meeting with Chinese Secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee and Chinese Delegation and gave a talk titled "London's AIR pollution STORY: from pea soup smog's to an ultra low emission CITY" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Chris Whitty Talk |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Foundation for Science and Technology |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | CityX - The Future Cities Expo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated at CityX Forum and gave a talk titled "Clear air - a prerequisite for healthy cities and healthy citizens " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Clean Air Champion Workshop Exeter |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | An opportunity to inform the community about Clean Air and the Met Office role within it. An integral framework is a core element to Clean Air. the workshop explores the technical, scientific and user challenges and requirements of such a framework. Prioritized research and development needs for th Clean Air Framework (CAF0 and linked scientific developments. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Clean Air Research and Innovation Roundtable meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly partecipate at the Clean Air Research and Innovation Roundtable meeting to identify the types of research, innovation and technology development that could potentially deliver a step change forward within these research areas and improve future capability; and to understand current strategies and activities being undertaken by stakeholders to tackle air quality issues on longer timescales. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | CleanAirTech Immersion Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate CleanAirTech Immersion Day and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and Health: the need for action" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Client Earth - Clean Air panel event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a Client Earth Clean Air panel event and gave a talk titled "The impact of air pollution on human health" in March 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Cohorts for Heart and Aging Research in Genomic Epidemiology Investigator meeting, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited participation and presentation to the CHARGE consortium annual investigators meeting on "An update on UK Biobank" Annual forum for reporting of research results in molecular epidemiology attended by many leading researchers in the field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Collaboration with Camden People's Theatre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | In an urgent new production by Camden People's Theatre in collaboration with King's College Lung Biology Group and students from Westminster Kingsway College, the critical condition and consequences of London's dirty air are explored onstage as the headliner of CPT's Shoot the Breeze festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.broadwayworld.com/uk-regional/article/Camden-Peoples-Theatre-Presents-FOG-EVERYWHERE-201... |
| Description | Commemorating the Great Smog - 70years on |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly, Battcock Chair in Community Health and Policy will be speaking at this prestigious event on, 'Air Quality Now'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Community Advisory Board meetings |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Community Advisory Board (CAB) seeks to bridge the gap between the Centre and its stakeholder community. The CAB provides a permanent consultation forum for the exchange of opinions and ideas. CAB members will meet 2-3 times per year, and provide comment and feedback on the Centre's research strategy and programmes, input ideas, and provide opinion on ethical issues. Centre members from King's College London and St George's University of London joined scientists from the NIHR Health Environment Research Unit (HPRU_ and Asthma UK to answer questions from the public on air pollution. The public were invited to submit questions by email and twitter, and the panel provided answers which have been published on the website. The Q&A has been publicised by Sense About Science through its website and social media. The Q&A was a result of the last CAB meeting where Mudway presented. Emily Jesper, the Sense About Science representative on the panel, thought many of the insights were not well known, and organised the Q&A as a result. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2012,2013,2014,2015,2016 |
| URL | http://askforevidence.org/articles/air-pollution-qa |
| Description | Conference on Air pollution and its impact on health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was invited in Paris to participate at the "Air pollution and its impact on health" debate. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2008,2018 |
| Description | Contributed to BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a BBC News article titled "Diesels more polluting below 18C, research suggests". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-36589106 |
| Description | Contributed to BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed on a BBC News article titled "How much diesel pollution am i breathing in?" 4th March 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35717927 |
| Description | Contributed to BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a BBC News article titled "How much diesel pollution am I breathing in?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/magazine-35717927 |
| Description | Contributed to BBC World News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a BBC World News article titled "Air Pollution" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Contributed to BBC World Service Health Check programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a BBC World Service Health Check radio programme titled "Living in Cities" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Contributed to CNN article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a CNN online article titled "Can London mayor's car ban solve pollution crisis?". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://edition.cnn.com/2016/09/12/world/sadiq-khan-london-pollution/index.html |
| Description | Contributed to Evening Standard article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for an article titled "Parents warned over taking babies outside in London as air pollution levels soar". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/health/parents-warned-over-taking-babies-outside-in-london-as-air-pol... |
| Description | Contributed to Evening Standard article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for an Evening Standard Article titled "Putney High Street breached air pollution limits 1,000 times this year". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/putney-high-street-breached-air-pollution-limits-1000-times-th... |
| Description | Contributed to Mail Online article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a Mail Online article titled "Enough to make you choke! First we were bribed to buy diesel cars. Now they want to tax us for doing so. One furious driver says the latest price hike is an outrage" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3632355/First-bribed-buy-diesel-cars-want-tax-us.html |
| Description | Contributed to New Scientist article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article on air pollution and health titled "Pollution nanoparticles may enter your blood and cause disease" in New Scientist. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2128923-pollution-nanoparticles-may-enter-your-blood-and-cause-... |
| Description | Contributed to a BBC Inside Out South East programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to a BBC Inside Out South East programme looking at the impact of air pollution at the Dartford Crossing on the health of people living nearby. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b08h4kx7 |
| Description | Contributed to a BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was interviewed for a BBC News article titled "Monkeys? Humans? The ethics of testing diesel fumes". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42872983 |
| Description | Contributed to a BBC World New article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for a BBC World News article titled "German shock at car exhaust tests on humans and monkeys". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42858668 |
| Description | Contributed to an article in BBC News Science and Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was interviewed for a BBC News Science and Environment article titled "Scrutiny over wood and coal fires in UK homes". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-42873645 |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was quoted in an article in the Evening Standard titled "The European cities leading the way in car-free living in a bid to tackle toxic air pollution". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/european-cities-leading-way-car-free-living-bid-tackle-toxic-air-p... |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was interviewed by the Evening Standard for an article titled "London's low-emission bus zones hailed for 'improving toxic air levels overnight". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/londons-lowemission-bus-zones-praised-for-leading-to-overnigh... |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Huffington Post |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was interviewed by The Huffington Post for an article titled "Air Pollution Exposed: Why You Might Be Breathing In Tire Waste". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/air-pollution-exposed-why-you-might-be-breathing-tire-waste |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article in the Independent on air pollution titled "Deadly air pollution can get into the bloodstream, 'smoking gun' study suggests". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/air-pollution-enter-bloodstream-deadly-smoking-gun-study-e... |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was interviewed for an article in the Independent titled "Radical solutions to the air pollution crisis from around the world". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollution-solutions-crisis-radical-world-london-uk-beij... |
| Description | Contributed to an article in the Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article in the Times that reports on a study undertaken by Scientists at Harvard University. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/safe-level-of-air-pollution-kills-thousands-every-year-2xpj9rz9v |
| Description | Contributed to an episode of "Trust me I'm a Doctor" for BBC Two |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an episode of "Trust me I'm a Doctor" for BBC Two titled "Should I worry about air pollution? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/3mXHDs31VgMfhdlhDngnBdN/should-i-worry-about-air-pollution |
| Description | Contributed to article for BBC News Online |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Contributed to BBC News Online article titled "Amazing views and dirty air in French Alps". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-39115829 |
| Description | Contributed to article for Financial Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to Financial Times article titled "Healthcare clean up of urban environment means tackling pollution at source". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/25558b40-9a05-11e6-8f9b-70e3cabccfae |
| Description | Contributed to article in El Mundo |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article in El Mundo about "Pollution in Spain". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.elmundo.es/salud/2016/01/24/56a3829022601df1608b4671.html |
| Description | Contributed to article in Mail Online |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a Mail Online article titled "Why walking by a main road is as bad for you as smoking. And beware of your air freshener, too!" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3459266/Why-walking-main-road-bad-smoking-beware-air-fresh... |
| Description | Contributed to article in New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in an article about pollution in European cities in New Scientist titled "Paris says 'non' to diesel in anti-pollution push". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn26678-paris-says-non-to-diesel-in-anti-pollution-push/#.VIgXN... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Evening Standard titled "Sadiq Khan plans new 'T charge' for polluting cars that spew toxic fumes. New Mayor Mr Khan announces first major plan to clean up London's filthy air". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/sadiq-khan-plans-new-t-charge-for-vehicles-that-spew-toxic-fum... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article in the Evening Standard titled "Killer pollution in city hits top 'black' alert level. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/killer-pollution-in-city-hits-top-black-alert-level-a3160716.h... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the guardian titled "Will real-world emissions tests clean up diesel cars?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/apr/22/will-real-world-emissions-tests-clean-up-diesel-... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article for the guardian titled "Air pollution linked to increased mental illness in children". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2016/jun/13/air-pollution-linked-to-increased-mental-illness... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Guardian titled "The costly gridlock: How can we keep our cities moving?". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/2016/oct/31/improving-transport-systems-electric-ca... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Independent titled "Labour's drive towards diesel cars causing 'massive public health problem,' admits shadow Environment Minister". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/motoring/motoring-news/labours-drive-towards-diesel-cars-cau... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly contributed to an article titled "Air pollution, our new public health scandal, and what the Government could do to tackle it", published in the Independent. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/air-pollutionair-pollution-cars-nitrogen-dioxide-poison-fum... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Independent titled "Scientist warns we could be breathing in microplastic particles laden with chemicals" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/microplastic-microbeads-microfibres-pollution-environment-... |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Sunday Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Sunday Times titled "Windows that do not open - the future in toxic UK". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Health/article1641677.ece |
| Description | Contributed to article in the Sunday Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Sunday Times titled "Diesel fumes poison babies in the womb". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Health/article1682266.ece |
| Description | Contributed to creation of 'Human Sensor' high tech fashion range |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly provided expert advice to media artist Kasia Molga for a project to design wearable costumes that collect data on the quality of air the wearer is breathing and change colour to show the levels of PM2.5. Molga aims to use the costumes to increase awareness of the quality of the air we breathe and how it affects our bodies and our health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.timeout.com/london/blog/clothes-that-highlight-air-pollution-are-coming-to-london-080116 |
| Description | Contribution to BBC Inside Health programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to a BBC Radio 4 Inside Health programme on pollution in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b06d2lzw |
| Description | Contribution to ITV Tonight programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly appeared on ITV Tonight programme that investigated why level of pollution are so high and what's being done to protect the nation's health from the air we breathe. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.itv.com/news/2015-05-19/tonight-the-air-we-breathe/ |
| Description | Contribution to Mail Online article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the MailOnline titled "How diesel fumes give city dwellers old people's skin: Particles from engines make skin come out in blotches". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3158686/How-diesel-fumes-city-dwellers-old-people-s-skin-P... |
| Description | Contribution to MailOnline article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed comments to a MailOnline article titled "Should you only use the back rings of your cooker? The clever tricks experts say can save you from toxic air pollution". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-3300905/Should-use-rings-cooker-clever-tricks-experts-say-... |
| Description | Contribution to a BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly and Drs Gary Fuller and Ian Mudway contributed to a BBC News article titled "The health Implications of the diesel scandal". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-34411366 |
| Description | Contribution to article in New Scientist online |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the New Scientist online titled "London's low-emission zone fails to improve air quality". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/mg22730363-900-londons-low-emission-zone-fails-to-improve-air-q... |
| Description | Contribution to article in The Observer |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed comments related to air poullution in London to an article in The Observer titled "Sadiq Khan: You make sure you can defend yourself". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2015/nov/08/sadiq-khan-london-mayor-fight-defend-yourself |
| Description | Contribution to article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview about London air pollution levels in the Evening Standard. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/killer-pollution-in-city-hits-top-black-alert-level-a3160716.h... |
| Description | Contribution to article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Evening Standard titled "Do pollution masks really work? How cyclists are trying to filter out the filth". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Contribution to article in the Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Ian Mudway contribute to an article in the Guardian titled "All choked up: did Britain's dirty air make me dangerously ill?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.theguardian.com/global/2015/jun/20/britain-london-pollution-air-quality-health |
| Description | Contribution to article in the Sunday Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Sunday Times titled "3,000 schools face threat of toxic diesel". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Health/article1618132.ece |
| Description | Creative quarter event Nov 2017 - Susan Hodgson |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Susan Hodgson and colleagues demonstrated her research on greenspace to school groups visiting Imperial and its surroundings as part of the creative quarter event. It was a chance to showcase research into how greenspaces might affect our health, and prompt people to think about their own green surrounds, and how they use these. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/administration/outreach/eventssummary/... |
| Description | DOHaD World Congress - Melbourne Convention and Exibition Centre, Australia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly presentation: Why clean air matters during pregnancy: influence on birth outcomes and mechanistic links Professor Frank Kelly, Environmental Research Group, MRC Centre for Environmental Health, King's College London, London SE1 9NH, UK The outcome of a pregnancy is determined by the ability of the foetus to thrive and that, in turn, depends on a complex combination of genetic, social and environmental factors. With respect to the latter, the influence of poor air quality during the antenatal period has and continues to attract significant attention. Worldwide, a wealth of epidemiological studies have investigated the effects of relatively low to very high concentrations of ambient air pollution during pregnancy on a range of adverse pregnancy outcomes, particularly a change in birth weight and prematurity but also miscarriage, stillbirth, infant death and congenital anomalies. All of these endpoints have substantial short and long-term health implications and thus a considerable public health impact. Although numerous studies have estimated associations, nota¬ble inconsistencies exist such that there is, as yet, insufficient evidence to establish causality. Meta-analyses to quantitatively synthesise and interpret the available evidence highlight substantial heterogeneity of effects among the included studies, possibly owing to exposure assessment methods, study designs and study settings. The available evidence suggests that if there is an effect of air pollution on foetal outcomes, it is unlikely to be large on a per unit basis. However, even an effect of small magnitude, could have a substantial impact on health considering the ubiquitous nature of air pollution exposure and given the evidence of both perinatal and lifelong effects of outcomes such as preterm birth and low birth health on health. The mechanisms through which gestational exposure to air pollution may cause adverse birth outcomes are expected to be multifactorial and dependent upon the pollutant mixture, its concentration and composition as well as the exposure window owing to changes in physiologic maturity of the foetus as pregnancy ensues. The literature on biological plausibility is relatively rich, with many interesting and pertinent potential mechanisms including inflammation, oxidative stress and hormonal disruption. Mechanistic epidemiology studies form a powerful link between how air pollution mediates its effects and birth-outcome-based research. Examples include the early molecular studies that focused on PAH-DNA adduct formation and the more recent epigenetic research focusing on DNA methylation and miRNA expression. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.cvent.com/events/2019-dohad-international/event-summary-828d23c3caf043c0ae6449de8d7bfbc3.... |
| Description | Daily Mail Article - Freshest ways to beat air pollution as new report claims it kills more than smoking |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Daily Mail titled 'Freshest ways to beat air pollution as new report claims it kills more than smoking'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/freshest-ways-beat-air-pollution-new-report-claims-it-kills-more-s... |
| Description | Daily Mail News report - Bacteria could be making China's smog worse - Professor Frank Kelly reports on air quality in China |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Bacteria could be making China's smog worse: Microorganisms that may be harmful to human health are multiplying and thickening Beijing's pollution haze, experts warn. Microorganisms changed as the smog got worse with some species becoming less common while others become more plentiful. Professor Kelly reports this is the first time we have seen this information, but was not involved in the study. The Study involved Professor Yao from Beijing University wanting to understand how bacteria within smog would interact with each other, which followed from a study in 2016 that found clumps of bacteria were common during severe hazes in the skies above Beijing. The team collected samples from the air during four differet types of smog episodes ranging from low to high in 2017 and 2018 and examined bacteria. They found larger amounts of bacteria when the haze was worse but that up to 70% of the microorganisms could survive and multiply in the lab. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-6589811/Bacteria-making-Chinas-smog-worse.html |
| Description | Dementia threat soars in areas hit by pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly said that while results were not conclusive "it is increasingly appreciated that the impacts of air pollution on health are seen far beyond the lungs". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Department of Health Science Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a Department of Health Science Seminar and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk" in March 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Deputy Mayor Shirley Rodrigues interview on Shapers programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | ULEZ Interview filming at City Hall on the Student Shapers programme |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Descriptive Epidemiology of Hospital Admissions due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in England, between 2008 and 2015. Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISES-ISEE 2018), |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joint Annual Meeting of the International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISES-ISEE 2018), Ottawa, Canada. August 26-30. Descriptive Epidemiology of Hospital Admissions due to Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in England, between 2008 and 2015. Roca-Barceló, A., Ghosh, R.E., Close, R., Crabbe, H., Garwood, K., Fletcher, T., Leonardi G., Hansell, A.L. & Piel, F.B. Background Data on carbon monoxide poisoning (COp) for England and other high-income countries are relatively limited. We aimed to provide updated data on hospital admissions for intentional, accidental non-fire related (ANFR), and unknown causes of COp in England (2008-2015).Methods Hospital admissions for England with a primary diagnosis of COp were collected. Rates per 100,000 inhabitants were estimated by age group, sex, calendar-year and ethnicity, using population estimates for England, and used to analyse temporal trends with log-linear models. Changes are shown as Annual Percent Change (APC). Deprivation, defined as quintiles of the Carstairs index, and seasonal patterns were also investigated. Results Overall, we identified 3,686 COp hospital admissions (58% accidental of which 89% were ANFR; 35% intentional, and 6% of unknown cause), corresponding to an average of 460 COp admissions/year. Preliminary results show a significant decrease in the number of intentional COp admissions in both men (APC: -9.63%, p<0.05) and women (APC: -8.03%, p<0.05) over the 8 year period; ANFR COp admissions decreased significantly only in women (APC: -6.35%). The largest proportions of ANFR COp cases occurred during the winter months (males: 30.8%; females: 35.5%), among the most deprived (~28%, both genders) and in patients over 80yrs (men: 1.59 OR; women: 1.38 OR). Intentional COp was most common among men aged 30-60yrs and showed no seasonal pattern. Higher rates of ANFR and intentional COp were found in black/black British and white/white British, respectively. Conclusions Nationally, this study shows a significant decrease over the study period in hospital admissions for intentional COp in both genders, and for ANFR COp in women. We found demographic differences, with a greater proportion of hospital admissions for ANFR COp in women, the over 80 year olds, black/black British and highly deprived groups. The reasons for these changes are being investigated. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Discussion on air pollution, traffic and health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over 150 members of the local community turned out to hear Professor Frank Kelly, Caroline Russell AM and Ruth Cadbury MP discuss the serious impact traffic has on air quality and health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.brentfordtw8.com/default.asp?section=info&page=airquality007.htm |
| Description | Dispatches TV programme - reported in The Telegraph - We must not ignore the environmental impact of electric cars |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Reported in the Dispatches programme that electric cars might be a cause of air pollution and the programme revealed 'zero-emission' cars actually generate plenty of emissions, creating harmful dust which flakes off the brake pads and their tyres. Professor Frank Kelly agreed that the automotive press is culpable in the same way that Dieselgate passed by for years. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/comment/mustnt-ignore-environmental-impact-electric-cars/ |
| Description | Dispatches programme - Britain's toxic air scandal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Channel 4's Dispatches programme ran an exclusive experiment to try to dramatically reduce hundreds of children's exposure to toxic air in on the the UK's most polluted schools. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.channel4.com/programmes/dispatches/on-demand/69180-001 |
| Description | Distinguished Lecture Series |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly who leads the Environmental Research Group, will be the first to deliver the Distinguished Lecture Series delivered by the Joint Academic Career Development Programme. Professor Kelly's lecture is titled, ' Clinical and toxicological studies on the health effects of air pollution and the challenges ahead' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/153368/distinguished-lecture-series-professor-frank-kelly/ |
| Description | Dr Gary Fuller, quoted in Huffington Post 15th Nov 2016 re air pollution in London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr. Gary Fuller, Senior Lecturer in Air Quality Measurement, Department of Analytical & Environmental Sciences, King's College London has been quoted in Huffpost Lifestyle, 15th November 2016 regarding air pollution in central London. The closure to traffic to switch on the Christmas lights on Sunday 13th November in Oxford Street, London was a great chance to demonstrate the difference in air quality - and in particular levels of deadly nitrogen dioxide. Coming just days after Client Earth won a High Court ruling that the UK government is not doing enough to tackle air pollution, this was timely. Scientists at King's College had measured the air pollution levels every Sunday in September and October and taken an average. They then compared it with the NO2 levels when the road was closed to traffic for the switch on. And the results were undeniable. Dr Gary Fuller from the King's College team said "Clearly Sunday's closure of Oxford Street led to a big improvement in air pollution for the shoppers," but he added that the levels did not reach zero: "There was still traffic on the surrounding roads. This shows that solving London's air pollution hotspots requires action over a wide area." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/joe-irvin/light-bulb-moment-on-oxfo_b_12909918.html |
| Description | Dr Mireille Toledano featured in Telegraph (Jan 2016) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Mireille Toledano featured in an online article titled "Is there a place on your body that you shouldn't put your phone?" on www.independent.co.uk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/health-and-families/features/is-there-a-place-on-your-body-t... |
| Description | Dr Toledano responding to a Telegraph article on "brain cancer linked to mobile phone usage" for Sense about Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Mireille Toledano was asked by Sense about Science to respond to a Telegraph article on mobile phone usage titled "Brain cancer linked to mobile phone usage". The study the article referred to in fact did not investigate children's mobile phone use and was too small to draw any reliable conclusions. Dr Toledano further explained that there is no evidence to date to substantiate the link between mobile phone use and brain cancer in children. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.senseaboutscience.org/for_the_record.php/184/quotbrain-cancer-linked-to-mobile-phone-usag... |
| Description | Dr. Anna Hansell, presentation at Public Health of England (PHE) Annual UK Review Meeting 26TH September 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The 2016 Annual UK Review Meeting on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research in the UK on 26th September 2016. The meeting is being organised by Public Health England. The main objectives of the meeting are to facilitate the exchange of information between UK research groups and between researchers and those involved in policy and regulatory development, to disseminate the results of projects on air pollution and health funded by the NIHR and other research councils and government departments and to interact with leading international research groups. Dr. Anna Hansell gave (and received a framed certificate for) her presentation at the 2016 Annual UK Review Meeting on Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research in Solihull entitled: "Air pollution and health - developments and challenges in research" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.phe-events.org.uk/hpa/frontend/reg/tOtherPage.csp?pageID=239728&ef_sel_menu=2230&eventID... |
| Description | Drowning in plastic with Liz Bonnin |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Science and wildlife presenter Liz Bonnin examines one of the biggest environmental threats facing the modern world. As science reveals the full extent of the ocean plastic crisis, she investigates the obstacles that must be overcome as a matter of urgency to solve it. The reaction to the plastic crisis by the British public has been remarkable. But as a consumer Liz wants to explore what needs to be done to turn off the plastic tap at the source. Why is only 11% of plastic recycled globally? Why are billions of dollars still being invested in new plastic factories around the world? How does plastic in our food web affect human health? Liz gathers a panel of experts to explore these and other issues with an aim to shed light on how we can all play a part in stopping the plastic tide. On the panel are: Professor Richard Thompson, Director of the Marine Institute at the University of Plymouth, whose work on marine plastics has led him to consult with G7 nations on the monitoring of marine litter and has informed new legislation by the UK government on the use of microplastics in cosmetics. Dr Stephanie Wright from King's College London, whose research focuses on the impact of microplastics, from atmospheric and food sources, to human health. David Newman, founder of Bio Based and Biodegradable Industries Association UK, who has 20 years of experience in the waste management sector, has collaborated with the UN's Environmental Assembly and is working to develop innovative materials for the UK market. Sian Sutherland, entrepreneur and co-founder of A Plastic Planet, a social impact non-profit organisation working with global brands, retailers, educators, legislators and governments to reduce the use of plastic packaging in food and drink. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| Description | Dyson Industries, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, U.K. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate in the Dyson Industries, Malmesbury, Wiltshire, U.K. and gave a talk titled "How do we quantify health impacts and set appropriate standards? " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Dyson Wellbeing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a Dyson Wellbeing Conference and gave a talk titled "Air pollution: an introduction to the problem " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | E-poll on VOICE Imperial Platform for public participants |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Imperial VOICE Digital Platform was used to engage and involve members of the public in a priority-setting initiative. Participants were asked, "Which environmental hazard are you most interested in hearing about?". This activity was designed to inform the content of the research programme within the HPRU application. Responses tied between air pollution and climate change as the most important environmental concern, followed by chemical hazards. This platform allows researchers to access a large and diverse community quickly and easily, use flexible methods of involvement from polls and surveys to discussion forums and public panels |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.voice-global.org/public/opportunities/archived/which-environmental-hazards-most-concern-... |
| Description | ECETOC / CEFIC LRI Human Health and Exposure Science Review & Scoping Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | talk 'Microplastics and Particle Toxicology' at ECETOC/Cefic LRI 2019 Human Health & Exposure Science Progress Review & Scoping Meeting (Jan 30th-31st 2109). ECETOC provides a collaborative space for top scientists from industry, academia and governments to develop and promote practical, trusted and sustainable solutions to scientific challenges which are valuable to industry, as well as to the regulatory community and society in general. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | ERS International Congress 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly give a presentation of "Linking ambient particulate matter pollution effects with oxidative biology and immune responses" at the ERS International Congress 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Ecuador Environment Minister praises green tech innovation at White City Campus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Ecuador's Environment Minister Gustavo Manrique Miranda visited Imperial's White City Campus to see a pioneering plastic alternative, and talks to Prof Frank Kelly |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243274/ecuador-environment-minister-praises-green-tech/ |
| Description | Emergency department attendances of patients eventually admitted to hospital with Carbon Monoxide poisoning. PHE Public Health Research and Science Conference, |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | PHE Public Health Research and Science Conference, Carbon Monoxide (CO) poisoning is often misdiagnosed; however, certain symptom patterns and repeated attendances may eventually lead to diagnosis of CO poisoning. This study aimed to evaluate potentially misdiagnosed cases based on symptom patterns at Emergency Departments (EDs) in those who were subsequently admitted to hospital with CO poisoning in England.Methods We defined cases as people admitted to hospital for an accidental non-fire related CO poisoning -i.e. codes T58+X47, excluding X00-X09, T20-T32, Y26 (ICD-10)-in England (2008-2015). Cases were extracted from the Hospital Episode Statistics (HES) Admitted Patient Care dataset and retrospectively linked using a unique personal identifier to their EDs reports-i.e.HES Accident and Emergency reports-of the previous 12 months. EDs diagnoses were examined to identify those compatible with a CO poisoning diagnosis and will then be compared with those from patients with other causes of hospital admission to establish diagnostic patterns indicative of misdiagnosis.Results Our preliminary analysis shows that overall 1,958 patients were in hospital for accidental CO poisoning in England from 2008 to 2016 (245 cases/year). 34% of patients (n=671) had at least one attendance to ED during the previous 12 months. After excluding ED reports with missing diagnosis, admissions for respiratory and cardiac conditions, all acknowledged as symptoms associated to CO poisoning, were found in 8% and 4% of the ED report. Further analyses comparing these results with those from patients with other causes of hospital admission are in progress. Conclusions This will be the first study describing common diagnosis patterns at EDs in patients subsequently admitted to hospital for CO poisoning in England. Results will help determine if it might be possible to detect such cases earlier and inform interventions. Funding National Institute for Health Research Health Protection Research Unit(NIHR-HPRU) in Health Impact of Environmental Hazards at King's College London, partnership with Public Health England(PHE). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Environment Trust |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the Environment Trust Conference and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and Health" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Environmental Rights - Law, Science and Policy Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Air pollution and public health: lessons learnt and challenges ahead Professor Frank J. Kelly King's College London Air pollution is a significant public health problem, responsible for a growing range of health effects that are well documented from the results of an extensive research effort conducted in many regions of the world. Rapid urbanisation has led to us being exposed to unhealthy concentrations and a more diverse variety of ambient air pollutants than ever before. We occasionally experience smog hanging over our cities when poor air-flow and dispersal allows pollution to build up - and it is during such episodes that susceptible individuals (eg those with asthma, COPD or heart disease) may undergo an acute exacerbation requiring increased medication or admission to hospital. Of greater concern however, is the inherent, modern type of pollution in today's urban environments, which unlike the pea-soup smog's, is invisible at ground level but is linked with a wide range of chronic health effects. This 'invisible killer' contains nitrogen oxides, ozone (O3) and exceptionally small particulate matter (PM). PM10 and the more abundant PM2.5 constitute particles with diameters less than 10 and 2.5 microns respectively - the latter being approximately 25 times less than the width of human hair. Of the modern day air pollutants, PM has been held responsible for the majority of health effects. In urban areas the major source is fossil fuel combustion, primarily from road transport, as well as power stations and factories. Over the last 10 years, there has been a substantial increase in findings from many research disciplines (eg population exposure, observational epidemiology, controlled exposure studies, animal toxicology and in vitro mechanistic work) that these modern-day ambient pollutants are not only exerting a greater impact on established health end-points, but are also associated with a broader number of disease outcomes. These findings are published in international projects (WHO 2012; WHO 2013), Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants (COMEAP), authoritative reviews and thousands of individual publications. Alongside this increased evidence base of risk, public awareness and understanding of the problem has improved and the continued evolution of sophisticated information systems about air quality is achieving a durable change in public attitude and behaviour. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Environmental Society Talk on Climate Change - London's Air Pollution Story: From Pea soup to an ultra low emission city |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly delivers lecture on Environmental Society talk on Climate Change - London's Air Pollution Story: From Pea soup to an ultra-low emission city |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Environmental and Health Impacts of Microplastic Pollution - from scientific evidence to policy advice |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Objective: The purpose of the workshop is to review the state of scientific knowledge through the lens of a fast-moving policy agenda at national, EU and international level in order to bridge from the current scientific evidence base to an EU policy-orientated Scientific Opinion on this subject |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | European Respiratory Journal - The evidence base linking air pollution exposure and adverse health effects is strong |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The combined epidemiological and toxicological evidence base that links exposure to air pollution with adverse health outcomes is robust and defensible says Professor Frank Kelly in a new editorial published in the European Respiratory Journal. In response to an article published in Frankfurter Allgemeine (January 2019) that questions the basis of the World Health Organization (WHO) health-based air quality guidelines, Professor Kelly argues that questioning the legitimacy of the air quality guidelines contradicts decades' worth of investigation and study, conducted by tens of thousands of scientists from all over the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.ersnet.org/the-society/news/the-evidence-base-linking-air-pollution-exposure-and-adverse... |
| Description | Evening Standard - cold weather alert and travel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly talks to the Evening Standard about cold weather alert and travel. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Evening Standard Interview - Silvertown Tunnel: Pollution expert who backed ULEZ slams Sadiq Khan over £1 billion scheme - Professor Kelly signs letter urging Mayor to stop the build |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly of King's College London warns Mayor Sadiq Khan he is going in the wrong direction by refusing to scrap a £1billion road tunnel under the Thames. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/transport/silvertown-tunnel-pollution-expert-who-backed-ulez-slams-s... |
| Description | Evening Standard on ULEZ Expansion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Frank talks to the Evening Standard on ULEZ expansion and what this means |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/ulez-expansion-air-pollution-health-benefits-research-asthma-... |
| Description | Expert witness at Environmental Audit Committee meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly acted as an expert witness at a meeting of the Environmental Audit Committee looking at the environmental risks of microplastics |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Experts highlight environmental and health risks of current UK fire regulations |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Experts including Prof Frank Kelly calls for thorough re-evaluation on UK's use of fire retardants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243413/experts-highlight-environmental-health-risks-current/ |
| Description | Experts highlight environmental and health risks of current UK fire regulations - Imperial College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly talks about the environmental and health risks of current UK fire regulations |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/243413/experts-highlight-environmental-health-risks-current/ |
| Description | Finnish Science 100 Symposium, Imperial College London, 4 November 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Bringing together UK and Finnish scientists and other international collaborators. Chair of scientific session. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Fred Piel and PhD Student Olivia Murrin contribute article to Cystic Fibrosis Trust website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Patients, carers and/or patient groups |
| Results and Impact | Fred Piel and Olivia Murrin contributed an article to the news section of the Cystic Fibrosis Trust website about the research in Olivia's PhD project, looking to unravel the links between cystic fibrosis (CF) and the environment, and what affect this work could have on the lives of people with the condition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.cysticfibrosis.org.uk/news/environment-and-cf |
| Description | GIS Short Course for Public Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from Public Health England along with many postdocs attended this short course. Following its success, another short course the Centre will run another short course next year. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2015-07 |
| Description | GIS for Public Health Short Course, Imperial College July 10 - 14th of 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This specialist workshop on GIS for Public Health offers an introduction to GIS and how it is used in public health and epidemiological research. You will learn how to use GIS to prepare and analyse data for studies of environment and health, use GIS to assess exposures to environmental pollution, and explore and analyse patterns and spread of disease. Specific skills and tools will be introduced in relation to assessing exposure to a range of environmental risks, and a particular focus will be given to methods for linking geographical and health data for epidemiological studies and health risk assessment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.sahsu.org/events/gis-public-health-short-course |
| Description | Garfield Weston Foundation Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Visit to White City Campus, 10th Floor Environmental Research Group - Jonathan Weber, Deborah Ashby, Katharina Hauck, Helen Ward, Majid Ezzati, Alastair James |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Geoffrey Rose Memorial Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Sixth Geoffrey Rose Memorial Distinguished Guest Lecture: Dr Jonathan M Samet "Advancing the Population's Health: Moving from Measuring Risk to Action" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/152649/sixth-geoffrey-rose-memorial-distinguished-guest-lecture-dr... |
| Description | Global Clean Air Summit - Poland |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the Global Clean Air Summit in Poland and gave a talk titled "Mechanisms of PM Toxicity and the role of PAHs" in Nov 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Global Health Short Course |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This exciting and interactive course aims to give you the opportunity to broaden your understanding and knowledge of global health issues, alongside a more thorough understanding of the wider determinants of health. The focus is on introducing and updating the current status of the major tropical diseases and infections (malaria, TB, HIV and parasitic diseases such as schistosomiasis and lymphatic filariasis). We will also cover non-communicable diseases and emerging global health issues such as mental health and conflict. We provide a brief introduction to each of the major challenges in global health and debate how address them. The various expert lecturers each discuss the role of different governmental, academic and NGO players in their chosen field, and consider how health problems in developing countries contribute to global health which affects us all. Due to the fact that this course was open to an audience of huge range in terms of background and field, the scope for this course is monumental in terms of potential impact it has had. The five day course consists of lectures, debates, discussions and small group work. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/study/short-courses/global-health/ |
| Description | Global Sustainable Cities: Evaluating the Rise of Mega-Cities as Environmental Regulators in Abu Dhabi NYU Institute |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This conference will analyze innovative sustainability policies implemented in leading cities around the world and examine the opportunities - and potential drawbacks - to allowing global cities to playing an increasingly significant role in environmental regulation. The workshop will feature in-depth case studies of six mega-cities (Abu Dhabi, Berlin, London, New Delhi, New York, and Shanghai) in an attempt to find common features to cities' environmental initiatives. We plan to publish a book after the conference that will synthesize the lessons learned so that a broader audience could benefit from the insights gained during the discussion. Some of the specific questions we plan to address at the conference include the following: 1. What are the key environmental challenges facing urban populations and what policy instruments are they developing to deal with these problems? How are cities balancing environmental goals against other economic development objectives? 2. To what extent are global cities helping to set the environmental agenda by enacting policies that are more protective than is required by national or international law? 3. What is the scope of cities' legal authority to pursue environmental reforms? What are the chief constraints upon municipal action and what are the rationales behind these constraints? 4. How effectively are cities regulating for environmental protection? Are they encountering significant technocratic difficulties? Are they adequately considering the impacts of their actions on other jurisdictions? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://nyuadi.secure.force.com/Events/NYUEventRegistration?event=VnH3PpBCyOZSH5oCgzI_2Bow_3D_3D |
| Description | Green Party Group - Air Pollution event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a Green Party Group Air Pollution event and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and Health" in March 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Grow a hedge, have your living room at the back, walk on the healthier side of the road: How you can protect your family from the perils of pollution street |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Daily Mail titled Grow a hedge, have your living room at the back, walk on the healthier side of the road: How you can protect your family from the perils of pollution street. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-6599791/How-protect-family-perils-pollution-street.html |
| Description | Guidance for investigating non-infectious disease clusters from potential environmental causes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | This guidance for health professionals presents a step-by-step approach to the investigation of non-infectious disease clusters. It describes a 3-stage investigation process comprising: screening (assessing the need to investigate) assessment (determining the plausibility of an environmental cause) investigation of possible causative factors (epidemiological studies, for example) It also covers: best practice for reporting results and communicating risk roles and responsibilities for cluster investigation team members Published 1 March 2019 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/non-infectious-disease-clusters-investigation-guidelines |
| Description | HSDTC Annual Research Symposium - Kings Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentations, Speed Networking, Key note Lecture from Professor Kelly The HSDTC was established in October 2017 to support to the 1600+ PhD students in the four health faculties by providing tailored training in research skills and careers, and fostering communication across the health faculties. Part of our programme to help foster networks between health science PhD students is the Annual Symposium. The symposium is open to all PhD students in the health faculties and this year it will comprise mini-workshops in careers and research skills, a student poster session, an image competition exhibition, networking time, and, of course, the keynote address. We expect 100-150 students will attend the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Health impacts of government strategies to meet climate change target - Focus group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Small Area Health Statistics Unit researchers run a focus group with members of the public to feed into the study design of a project looking at the health impacts of government strategies to meet its climate change target |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Health under the flight path - Nature Podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Deputy Director of the Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU), Dr Anna Hansell, appeared on Nature podcast, discussing how noise can affect health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.nature.com/nature/podcast/index-audiofile-2015-02-10.html |
| Description | Heart & Lung Health Fest 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the "Heart & Lung Health Fest 2017" in Vancouver and presented a talk titled "Following in David's footsteps: From London to Vancouver and back to London" in March 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Helmholtz Center Munich - Scientific Evaluation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly participate in a scientific review panel for the scientifc evaluation of the Helmholtz Zentrum München in the Research Field Health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | High resolution analysis reveals widening 30-year life expectancy gap within London - Poster presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Poster presentation - "High resolution analysis reveals widening 30-year life expectancy gap within London" at the International Conference on Urban Health, 6th July 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | How UK cleaned its air, and what Delhi can learn |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was quoted in the Times of India, in relation to Delhi's pollution levels. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/how-uk-cleaned-its-air-and-what-delhi-can-learn/artic... |
| Description | How to Reduce Exposure to Air Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Scientists have linked dirty air to a long list of health problems, and the danger can seem all the more frightening because, unlike with many other risks, we have no choice about breathing. But while most of us do not have the power to make the air cleaner, there are some things individuals can do to protect themselves. Steps like changing travel and exercise routes, buying an air purifier and choosing not to light a fire at home can reduce your exposure to air pollution in any season, experts say. "It's basically about awareness," said Frank Kelly, director of the Environmental Research Group at King's College London. "You need to understand where you're being exposed the most, and then you need to be able to take measures to avoid that." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/well/live/how-to-reduce-exposure-to-air-pollution.html |
| Description | ICAO conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SAHSU team members attended the 2017 October ICAO conference, which gave an opportunity to communicate ideas and current research to fellow academics and impact a receptacle audience of general public and professionals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.icao.int/Meetings/anconf13/Pages/default.aspx |
| Description | INDEPENDANT News Report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Reporting in the Independent on the outcome of research conducted in the UK . The study by academics at Imperial College London revealed the life expectancy gap between the most affluent and most deprived sections of society increased from six years in 2001 to eight years in 2016 for women, and from nine to 10 years for men.Women in the most deprived communities in 2016 lived until an average 79 years old, compared with 87 years in the most affluent group, while for men, the life expectancy was 74 years among the poorest, compared with 84 years among the richest.Professor Majid Ezzati, senior author of the research from Imperial's School of Public Health, said: "Falling life expectancy in the poorest communities is a deeply worrying indicator of the state of our nation's health, and shows that we are leaving the most vulnerable out of the collective gain. The findings, published in the journal Lancet Public Health, also reveals that the life expectancy of England's poorest women has fallen in the last seven years - having dropped by three months since 2011. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/life-expectancy-poor-rich-poverty-death-health-lance... |
| Description | ISEE 2017 Workshop for Methods in Small-area environmental Epidemiology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This was a symposium and workshop to communicate the ways in which Small area studies are able to analyse geographic variation of disease with respect to environmental, demographic, socioeconomic, and other risk factors. This is using often routinely collected health and population data, an introduction to how the methods SAHSU use can generate hypothesis about disease epidemiology. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | ISEE Netherlands Conference Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 31st annual conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2019) will take place in the historic city of Utrecht, the Netherlands, and is expected to attract a minimum of 1,000 participants from all parts of the world. These include not only academic or government scientists, but also public health professionals, consultants, and industry representatives. We also expect significant participation from major international stakeholders such as the World Health Organisation, the European Union, the US Environmental Protection Agency and the US based Health Effects Institute. The meeting theme is '"On Airs, Waters, Places"' in recognition of what was probably the first surviving text on environmental health, written by Hippocrates of Kos some 400 years B.C.E. Convening in a city which was founded by the Romans about 2,000 years ago, we thought it would be a good idea to discuss the history and future of Environmental Epidemiology at our meeting. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://isee2019.org/ |
| Description | IUH-HEAP Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Air Pollution Learning Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Impact of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone on health outcomes across the life course - Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The 14th UK & Ireland Occupational & Environmental Epidemiology Meeting, 3-4 June 2021. Presentation of proposed project protocol. Title: "Impact of the London Ultra Low Emission Zone on health outcomes across the life course: study protocol". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Imperial Academic Health Sciences Centre & Whole Systems Integrated Care Workshop on Opportunities for Collaboration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop aim was to promote the potential of WSIC as a "beacon" for integrated healthcare records for patients in relation to its potential as a tool to support healthcare delivery and for research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Imperial Academic Health Sciences Centre Workshop on NHS Data, London, 5 October 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Debate on potential for greater use of and access to NHS clinical data for future public health research and closer alignment of research to clinical needs. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Imperial Academic Health Sciences Centre seminar series 2018 - on Heart and Lung Health at Royal Brompton Hospital London, 19 February 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Audience included patients and lecture was followed with Q&A and interactive discussions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Imperial College Academic Health Sciences Centre seminar series - Challenging the Myths and Misconceptions of Radiation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Lunchtime seminar to mixed audience of academics, clinicians, post grad and medical students. Seminar followed by open Q&A and networking with audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Imperial College London BHF Centre for Research Excellence and EPSRC Centre for Mathematics Precision & Healthcare Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited chair of plenary session |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Imperial College NIHR BRC Digital Health workshop - chair of session on Maximising capabilities in digital health technologies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invitation to chair session to debate capacity building in digital health technologies to build on existing strengths and increase collaboration between academic researchers and clinicians and focus activities towards implementation of leading edge technologies with health applications. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Imperial College Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Tracking pollution to the vasculature, Impact of nanoparticles at the gas blood interface, Tracing metabolites - insights for pollutant trafficking, effects of air pollution on pregnancy, Cardiovascular and respiratory responses to environmental pollution: what can they tell us about mechanisms? Epidemiology of pollution-related disease |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Imperial Festival Exhibit - Are greener spaces healthier spaces? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Led by Susan Hodgson, this exhibit created a wonderful oasis of green space in the festival to set the scene for our interactions, and over the two days more than 500 people stuck a leaf on our 'pathways tree' to indicate how they valued their local green space. This poll indicated that approximately 40% of adults valued this space to enjoy for clean air and quietness (versus as space for exercising, de-stressing or socialising), which likely reflects the recent news coverage of air pollution issues in London, and indicates that public opinion is in line with the Centre's focus. A large plasma screen showing the Treepedia website from MIT (http://senseable.mit.edu/treepedia) was a great way to get people talking about local green space provision, and inequalities in exposure, and people were very happy to sit on our park bench and peruse our 'True or False' game. Taking part in the festival was great fun, and very rewarding - SAHSU staff interacted with approximately 50 people per hour during the 11 hours of festival, so as with the afore mentioned exhibition on the environment SAHSU headed this event had a huge outreach and impact potential. This is due to the fact that the Imperial Festival is open to all, both academic and non, student staff or guest and therefore has a high public engagement factor. The environment is a key topic, and one in which many people showed interest with, providing an opportune moment for SAHSU staff to communicate some findings from latest research, and explain the fundamental reason why their work is current and vital in ongoing evaluation of such topic areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/imperial-festival-2017 |
| Description | Imperial Festival Exhibit: Centre generally |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This exhibit, organised by Liz Hayes and Ian Mudway, showcased several areas of research within the Cetnre. Centre staff constructed a range of activities designed to help people understand what small changes they can make to make a big change to their own health and the environment too. This included a spinning quiz wheel, and quizzed the public on air pollution and ways in which they could breathe cleaner air. There was a lot of interest into the Heathrow noise maps, and noise monitoring over the weekend with our hand-held sensors showed an average level of about 80 dB in the room, not an exposure level that we would recommend long-term. It was also a great chance to do some more outreach on exposomics, and discuss with people how we are trying to unravel the way in which the effects of the environment on health actually happen. Over the course of the weekend, the exhibit engaged with roughly 50 people per hour. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/imperial-festival-2017 |
| Description | Imperial Fringe - Walking in the Air |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This Imperial Fringe event showcased research around the theme "walking in the air". The Centre quizzed people on their air pollution knowledge, prompted them to think about air pollution while Christmas shopping on Oxford street and got them to promise to make some positive changes to their lifestyle. The event was held at the same time as the IMperial children's christmas lecture so was attended by high school children, as well as members of hte general public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www3.imperial.ac.uk/newsandeventspggrp/imperialcollege/eventssummary/event_12-10-2017-15-53-1... |
| Description | Imperial featured in Impact and Innovation 110 publication |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Also featured the Environmental Research Group at White City Campus |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/234359/imperial-featured-impact-innovation-110-publication/ |
| Description | Imperial-Hitachi Event - Identifying the Climate Gamechangers for a post net-zero |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Imperial-Hitachi Event - Identifying the Climate Gamechangers for a post net-zero - attended event to discuss climate change |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | India Times News - How UK cleaned its air, and what Delhi can learn |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly attended the Delhi city World Sustainable Development Summit and reported that investment in cleaner technology and education about pollution can help Indian cities to cur down on emission levels. The WHO's 2018 air pollution global ranking puts arund 30 areas in the UK at 10micrograms per cubic metre above the permissible limits or just at the limit, India's cities top the WHO ranking with PM2.5 levels being more than 3 or 4.5 times higher than the national standards. Both India and the UK recently introduced national clean air plans. NCAP looks at reducing PM2.5 and 10 levels by 20-30% by 2024, whweras the Clean Air Straetgy aims to reduce PM2.5 levels across the UK so that that the number of people living in locations above the WHO guideline level of 10 micro grams is reduced by 50% by 2025. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/how-uk-cleaned-its-air-and-what-delhi-can-learn/artic... |
| Description | Indoor Air Quality - Systematic Review Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the Indoor Air Quality - Systematic Review Meeting and gave a talk titled "Improving IAQ, health & performance where people live, travel & work" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Institute for Cancer Research Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Jonathan Weber, Prof Julia Buckingham, Kristian Helin from Institute of Cancer Research visit 10th Floor |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | International Conference on Micro plastic Pollution in the Mediterranean Sea |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Inhalable Microplastics: a new cause for concern? MRC Centre for Environment and Health, Department of Analytical, Environmental & Forensic Sciences, King's College London Microscopic plastic particles - microplastics - are a global issue for aquatic habitats. Recently, they have been reported in atmospheric deposition, and indoor and outdoor air, raising concern for public health due to the potential for exposure via inhalation. However, very little is known about airborne microplastics, including their spatial and temporal concentrations; chemical composition; and, importantly, whether they occur in the inhalable size range. Here we present data on the presence of microplastics (>25 µm) in total atmospheric deposition sampled over one month at an urban background site in London, UK. Using Nile Red staining, bright field and fluorescence microscopy and Fourier-transform Infrared spectroscopy, ten times more fibrous microplastics were found than non-fibrous. This equated to an average deposition rate of 706 fibrous microplastics/m2/d, with polyacrylonitrile being the predominant polymer type. We also present developments for an analytical protocol compatible with Raman microscopy and an active pollen sampler, which has been validated to detect microplastics down to 2 µm in mock samples, and 2.5 µm in environmental particulate matter (PM). As global pressure to reduce road transport and fuel burning emissions increases, PM composition is likely to shift. In combination with a predicted increase in plastic use, especially in the textile sector (4%/year), the proportional concentration of airborne microplastics will become increasingly important. It is therefore timely to establish baseline knowledge of global airborne microplastic burdens and begin to understand what their potential role in PM-associated health effects might be. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview: Eat Move Think recording session with air quality and wellness expert Frank Kelly of Imperial College London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Interview for BBC World Service programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | An interview with Professor Kelly is included in a BBC World Service programme on "Electric Cars". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/w3csvpnz |
| Description | Interview for Channel 4 Dispatches programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly interviewed for Channel 4 Dispatches programme titled "The great car con". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Interviewed for BBC World News programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in the Sunday Times titled "WIndows that do not open - the future in toxic UK". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.thesundaytimes.co.uk/sto/news/uk_news/Health/article1641677.ece |
| Description | Interviewed on BBC Today programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed on the BBC Today programme about a member of the public citing estimates by Professor Kelly that diesel engines could be responsible for a quarter of the 29,000 premature deaths in Britain attributed to air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Invited keynote presentation to the ILSI North America Annual Meeting on "The exposome: Challenges and opportunities in the study of non-communicable diseases", Fairmont Bermuda |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The primary focus of the International Life Sciences Institute (ILSI) annual meeting was to explore new food safety and nutrition science and identify priority areas for making an effective and positive impact on public health. This multidisciplinary meeting was an opportunity for scientists and experts from all sectors to collaborate and share knowledge. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://ilsi.org/event/2018-ilsi-annual-meeting/ |
| Description | Invited keynote presentation to the Unilever Global and Personal Care Macro Spaces Event London on "The Exposome in Health and Disease" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral presentation to selected participants as part of an Event hosted by Sputnik-Inc.com who were interested in research around the exposome and healthy ageing. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited oral presentation at British Cardiac Society Annual Conference 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on "Exploiting the metabolome in cardiovascular disease" talking about how using metabolic profiling on epidemiology and clinical data offers new opportunities to discover causes and mechanisms of disease and identify new biomarkers for diseases. Audience was attending the British Heart Foundation Bench-to-Bedside: Towards New Treatments and Biomarkers session and included clinicians, academics, patient group organisations and students, and there was a moderated questions session at the end. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Invited presentation to ISEE annual conference 2018 "Prenatal, early life and lifetime exposure to air pollution and childhood lung function and asthma: The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC) Cohort Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral presentation to International Society of Environmental Epidemiology annual conference; one of the primary annual scientific conferences and forums for reporting and disseminating study results for epidemiologists internationally. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/doi/10.1289/isesisee.2018.P03.1140 |
| Description | Invited presentation to the British Heart Foundation Centre for Research Excellence Annual Research Symposium 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to give keynote lecture at BHF CRE annual symposium on "Future directions and opportunities in metabolomics." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Is Air Pollution ruining your memory? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Looks at how air pollution is measured and how it can affect memory |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/health-fitness/body/air-pollution-ruining-memory/ |
| Description | Is hairspray really wrecking the planet? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | While people think of car exhausts, large factories and open fires when talking about air pollution, the biggest source of air pollution is actually household items such as shampoo and hairspray. Includes a quote from Professor Frank Kelly |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | It's time for all of us to clear up |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly comments revealed that we are now all breathing in microscopic particles of plastic, with no idea of what they may be doing to us.. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6634065/Jeremy-Paxman-time-clear-dustbin-Britain.html |
| Description | Joint meeting with Institute de Veille Sanitare (InVS) in Paris on environmental health public health surveillance of carbon monoxide |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Held a joint with Institute de Veille Sanitare (InVS) in Paris to discuss potential CO research and to compare approaches in environmental health public health surveillance of carbon monoxide. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Keynote MRC Lecture to the Society of Toxicology Annual Scientific Meeting, Baltimore, USA, March 12-16, 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited keynote lecture by Prof Paul Elliott to Society of Toxicology ToxExpo Annual Scientific Meeting. Featured as meeting highlight in the programme and open to all symposium and satellite symposium participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.toxicology.org/events/am/AM2017/program.asp#FeaturedSessions |
| Description | Keynote lecture to ILSI International Life Sciences Institute Annual Meeting 2018, Bermuda, January 21-23, 2018 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote lecture to mixed audience including governmental and non-governmental organisations and private sector |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | King's Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the King's Health Sciences Doctoral Training Centre and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and Health: how King's ERG is serving Society " |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | LURN Meeting - Lund University, Copenhagen - Environmental Exposure, respiratory disease and beyond |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Attending 2 day Conference to talk about Environmental Exposure, Respiratory Disease and Beyond |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| URL | https://www.lurn.lu.se/form/registration-for-meeting |
| Description | Landfill and Health: PPI Café |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SAHSU researchers hosted a table at a PPI Cafe in a Community Centre in Westminster. The aim of the event was to enhance members of the public in a discussion about their perceptions of the health impacts of landfill sites, whether this is an important concern (or area of study) for them and to discuss how SAHSU uses health data in research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Late Debate Environment matters |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly chaired the session "Let's clear the air! Concerned about the detrimental impact of air pollution in London?" at the Late Debate: Environment matters, followed by discussion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Launch of Air pollution in parks website |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Launch of air pollution in parks website: 9 October 2019. To coincide with the launch of our interactive website which lets people explore the air pollution levels in their local parks, we hosted a British Lung Foundation funded public panel discussion on air pollution which was attended by ~40 members of the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Letter submitted to the Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly wrote a letter to the Times titled "Diesel particles, air quality and public health" on the UK government's plans to publish data on air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/diesel-particles-air-quality-and-public-health-3jjc3zdnv |
| Description | Life expectancy in 6,791 communities in England |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given on Life expectancy in 6,791 communities in England, presentation, European Public Health Conference, 11th November 2021. A manuscript has since been published |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Life expectancy inequality in London - Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation given on Life expectancy inequality in London at the Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology, 24th August 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Clean Air Neighbourhoods Debate |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | London Farr Institute "Developing a Trusted Research Environment for London - a Meeting for Frontiers" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop discussion to explore the idea of creating a national safe haven for clinical data accessible to academic researchers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | London Living Streets, Urban Design Group conference on EV and the public realm |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly give a talk about about the impact of electric vehicles on air quality |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | London Scrutiny Network |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly presented a talk of "Scrutiny and overview of the impact of air pollution on Londoners' health: an update" followed by Q and A at the London Scrutiny Network |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | MP Visit - George Freeman |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | MP George Freeman visit to 10th Floor, Environmental Research Group - floor opening |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MRC Festival of Medical Research 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Our Air, Your Health - Monday 19 June, Deptford Lounge The Centre again took part in the MRC Festival of Medical Research in 2017, organising an evening of fun interactive activities and talks designed to give residents of Lewisham a chance to learn more about how air quality can affect health.Scientists from the Centre were on hand to offer expert advice and answer questions on how people could be breathing cleaner air, and chat about how traffic noise and other pollutants might also be having an effect.There were also several presentations during the evening, including: Air pollution in Deptford - 1661 - 2017: Ian Mudway Air pollution in London: Gary Fuller Air Pollution and Health: Frank Kelly People from Deptford and surrounding areas attended, as well as the Mayor of Lewisham Steve Bullock. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/mrc-festival-medical-research-2017 |
| Description | MRC Festival of Medical Research Life Bank exhibition 24 June 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The festival was an opportunity for MRC Centres, Units and Institutes across the country to showcase their research to the public. We held the Life Bank Science Exhibition, an interactive science exhibition on Friday 24 June, held at St Thomas' Hospital from 6-8 pm. There were displays on a range of Centre research, including biostatistics, where you live, waste, noise, air pollution, the lung, electromagnetic fields and the exposome. Visitors were able to make their own microplastic-free cosmetics, test their lung function, try out some cognition tests and spin the air pollution prize wheel! Life Bank, an interactive science exhibition featuring a range of Centre science, targeted at 18-40 year olds. Event included wine and finger food. Scientific Stalls: • Biostatistics • Where You Live - featuring the NCD Risk Factor project and the Environment and Health Atlas • Waste - featuring bioaerosols and microplastics • Noise • Air Pollution • The Lung • Electromagnetic Fields • The Exposome |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/mrc-festival-medical-research-2016 |
| Description | MRC Festival of Medical Research Question Time debate 20 June 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Centre organised two events: Environment and Health Question Time, Monday 20 June Our first event was a Question Time-style panel discussion on the broad theme of;Environment and Health, held at King's College. There was a drinks reception beforehand, at which there were several displays on Centre research. Target audience was over 50s. There was a lively discussion, with many questions on topics including transport in London, the key areas in which to focus research, the importance of emerging technology, and how best to make air quality a health issue. Speakers were: David Pencheon - Director, NHS Sustainable Development Unit Caroline Russell - London Assembly Member and Councillor for Highbury East ward in Islington. Transport spokesperson for the Green Party Frank Kelly - Chair of the Committee on the Medical Effects of Air Pollutants, Professor of Environmental Health at King's College London Chair - Sile Lane, Director of Campaigns and Policy at Sense About Science Andrea Lee - Healthy Air Campaigner at Client Earth Tony Halmos - Director of the King's Commission on London and a Visiting Professor at the Policy Institute at King's |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/mrc-festival-medical-research-2016 |
| Description | MRC Toxicology Masterclass |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Clinical and toxicological studies on health effects of air pollution and the challenges ahead |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | MRC-PHE Centre Investigator Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A joint seminar on the Exposomics and Health and Systems Toxicology research themes. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2016-10 |
| Description | MRC-PHE Centre annual scientific meeting 2017 London - poster presentation by post doctoral student on Effects of AIR pollution on cardiopuLmonary disEaSe in urban and rural reSidents in Beijing (AIRLESS): Study Design & Winter Campaign Overview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to annual scientific meeting followed by discussion- opportunity for junior academic to present to peer audience |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | MRC-PHE Centre annual scientific meeting May 2017 London- oral presentation by post doctoral student on Risk factors for Cardiovascular disease in China - AIRLESS study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation to MRC-PHE Centre annual scientific meeting by junior post doctoral student - followed by Q&A/ discussion - opportunity for junior staff development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the Manchester Literary & Philosophical Society and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: contribution of the transport sector" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Mayor of Seoul delegation meets with Professor Frank Kelly - King's to breather cleaner air into South Korea |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly recently hosted a meeting with the Mayor of Seoul, Park Won-soon and his delegation of Advisers and media representatives to share best practice from the work of the Environmental Research Group aimed at tackling air pollution in London. As the air quality in the South Korean capital continues to worsen, the pressure is building to act. Mayor Park has sought advice from King's to combat factors such as coal-fired power generation and high vehicle emissions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Meet the bright minds working to make London's air cleaner |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly is quoted in an article in the Evening Standard that looks at s using cutting-edge science to purify the air in our city |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/lifestyle/london-life/ultra-low-emissions-zone-future-london-a4076701.htm... |
| Description | Meetings on CO exposure |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Set group interested in collaboration on CO work. This includes ourselves, PHE, TSSA (Technical Standards & Safety Authority) Canada, InVS France and Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, University of Washington. Several meetings have been held to date with this group which has led to: applying and organising a roundtable on "Characterizing and managing the global public health burden due to Carbon Monoxide exposures - Exploring opportunities for international collaboration" at the CDC 2016 Summit on Environmental Hazards and Health Effects (EHHE). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | NIEHS Conference: Key speaker, Daniela Fecht representing SAHSU. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Are greener cities healthier? An investigation into the association between green space coverage and health at the city level, in England, joint meeting of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE), the International Society of Exposure Science (ISES), and the International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate (ISIAQ). This could have huge impact on the way the general population live, and be the cause of great change implementations in terms of future efforts to make cities greener and therefore improve the general air pollution levels and quality of lives for those who live in the vicinity. It was a thought provoking topic, which inspired highly engagement from the audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://ehp.niehs.nih.gov/ |
| Description | National Grid, Transport Decarbonisation - Suppprting the growth of electric vehicles |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The decarbonisation of transport presents a huge opportunity for the UK to reduce emissions, improve air quality and to be a leader in mobility, Lack of infrastructure is the most serious deterrent to over half of UK drivers, 52% of whom say that they are worried about travelling long distances in an electric vehicle, Building a network of ultrarapid EV chargepoints along the strategic road network is imperative to the success of the EV industry in the UK |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | News Report Daily Mail - Plastic Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Plastic Pollution is widespread, reports Professor Frank Kelly where we are breathing in microscopic particles of plastic. Jeremy Paxman reports on clearing up Dustbin Britain and campaign to clear the pollution of plastic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6634065/Jeremy-Paxman-time-clear-dustbin-Britain.html |
| Description | News report in the Evening Standard - National Institute for Health and Care Excellence says air pollution should be considered in planning applications |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The London Air Quality Network run by King's College London has automatic monitoring equipment in fixed cabins at specific locations across the capital which allows them to collect a long history of measurement using the same equipment at the same location, where fluctuations can be easily observed. Air is drawn in at breathing height and data then downloaded to the team at Kings before it is shared with the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/futurelondon/cleanair/national-institute-for-health-and-care-excellence-a... |
| Description | Oral presentation of methods and preliminary results at MRC-PHE Centre Investigators Seminar on Biostatistics 21 February 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation of methods and preliminary results at MRC-PHE Centre Investigators Seminar on Biostatistics 21 February 2017 by Dr Daniela Fecht. This talk was constructed to inform the audience of methods developed using pump-priming funds, and showcase results from extracting health data and producing code for initial data interrogation, e.g. frequency plots. This oral presentation explained the way in which results gained contributed to the field of epidemiological studies, and furthered the field in terms of knowledge and perfecting of methods. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/centres-investigators-seminar-systems-toxicology |
| Description | Oral presentation to 5th International Conference on Law Enforcement & Public Health LEPH2019, Edinburgh, Oct 2019 on Airwave Occupational Cohort Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral presentation to biennial national conference with aim of exploring and debating the intersections between law enforcement and public health involves. Audience included practitioners, policy makers and researchers from these and other related sectors. Aims of the study were presented and basic results and plans for future participant involvement. Opportunity to promote the study and engage with police and law enforcement agencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://leph2019edinburgh.com/ |
| Description | Oral presentation to British APCO annual conference 13 March 2019 on Personal radio use and cancer risks among police officers and staff from the Airwave Health Monitoring Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited oral presentation by research team member to the British Association of Public Safety Communications Officials (BAPCO) annual meeting to present the aims of the study, how researchers are following up participant data and what the study has found in relation to risks of development of any diseases including cancers (ref: paper recently published in BJC). Airwave is investigating any effect of use of the TETRA radio technology on police officers and staff. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | PHE Cluster teaching - Anna Hansell (SAHSU) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | A teaching session for which Anna Hansell talked on clusters, for Public Health England. This interactive session with Postgraduate students had good impact and communicated ideas and methods for the students to implement in their own further research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | PLuS ALLIANCE Informed Urbanisation Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a PLuS ALLIANCE Informed Urbanisation Workshop and gave a talk titled "The London Hybrid exposure model" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | POSTnote UK Parliament Urban outdoor air quality report |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Members of the Environmental Research Group which Frank heads, contributes to the Urban outdoor air quality report |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://post.parliament.uk/research-briefings/post-pn-0691/ |
| Description | Paolo Vineis explains the exposome in Wired magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Paolo Vineis was interviewed by Wire magazine in an article titled "Understanding the exposome could help explain diseases" published 27th January 2016 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.wired.co.uk/magazine/archive/2016/01/rd/exposome-disease-research |
| Description | Partnership with Mayor of London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Leading the Environmental Research Group partnership with the Office of the The Mayor of London which will improve the way the public are informed about incidents of poor air quality in the capital. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/news/kings-researchers-working-mayor-london-improve-pollution-forecastin... |
| Description | PhD student Liza Selley won 2016 Max Perutz Science Writing Award |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Centre PhD student Liza Selley wins MRC Max Pertuz science writing competition. On 13 October, in an awards ceremony at the Royal Institution, Liza received the first prize of £1,500 for her article "Braking perceptions of traffic pollution", which describes her research studying the negative effects of brake dust emissions on human health and the economy. Liza, & her supervisor Dr Toby Athersuch, work in the Department of Surgery and Cancer at Imperial College London, and has also spent time during her PhD working at King's College London with Dr Ian Mudway. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.mrc.ac.uk/news/browse/max-perutz-science-writing-award-2016-winner-announced/ |
| Description | Pint of Science |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly presented at the Pint of Science event, the aim of the event is bring members of the public into a less formal setting and be able to experience some science while having a pint. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Plastics & Us: A Relationship Gone Bad? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Plastic is an extraordinarily versatile material. It is cheap, durable, low-weight and versatile, and our building and construction industry, industrial and agricultural machinery, transportation, electrical goods, textiles, medical supplies and packaging are all dependent on its various forms. The accumulative amount produced since mass production began in the 1950s - 8.3 billion tonnes - is roughly equivalent to the entire weight of the human beings living on the planet, and almost half the items made from it are for single use. This results in huge amounts of detritus, which is polluting our landmasses and contaminating our oceans, affecting over 700 marine species. More recently, the presence of minute 'microplastics', less than 5 mm across and often invisible to the human eye, has been causing grave concern. These are ubiquitous in habitats as diverse as the deep Indian Ocean floor to Arctic sea ice. They can cause harm to marine invertebrates if ingested, and potentially carry a cocktail of chemicals. Recently, their presence in foods destined for human consumption has prompted concern regarding possible human health effects, which are still unknown. Tonight's speaker Stephanie Wright is an environmental health scientist, researching this particular aspect of the problem in the Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences Department of King's College London. She will discuss the whole issue with us, including what can be done to limit the damage and re-align our relationship with plastic through smarter use and better waste disposal of this essential material. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018,2019 |
| URL | https://www.mondediplofriends.org.uk/category/2019/ |
| Description | Plenary talk at the international society of environmental-epidemiology |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Dr Anna Hansell was invited to present a plenary talk at the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology in Sydney, Australia in September. Her talk 'Environmental noise, the new air pollution Noise, a public health problem' can be heard on the following link. http://www.isee2017.com/download/audio/08%20Noise,%20a%20Public%20Health... |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.isee2017.com/download/audio/08%20Noise,%20a%20Public%20Health... |
| Description | Plug it in Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Evening Standard Summit at Design Museum |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Population Health in the UK. Presentation on "Small Area Approaches to Environment and health Studies" to Royal Society hosted conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | School of Public Health Imperial College London hosted one day event including scientific presentations and discussions with major research funders at the Royal Society London Sept, 17 2015. Opportunity to present on one of the major research themes of the MRC-PHE Centre to audience of scientists and sponsors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Poster presentation at the GEOMED conference, 2017. Title: Mining Big Data for Environmental Epidemiological Analyses. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The pump funding award money from the MRC-PHE Centre made possible the Poster presentation of methods and preliminary at GEOMED 2017- International Conference on Spatial Statistics, Spatial Epidemiology and Spatial Aspects of Public Health. 7-9 September 2017 Porto, Portugal. Title: Mining Big Data for Environmental Epidemiological Analyses. This presentation was designed to affect change in the audience's opinion of the way in which mining 'big data' can enhance environmental epidemiological studies on a population, and further interest in the utilisation of such in the field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.i3s.up.pt/geomed2017/ |
| Description | Poster presentation of methods at SMPGD 2017 - Statistical Methods for Postgenomic Data. 12-13 January 2017, London, UK. Title: Mining Big Data for Environmental Epidemiological Analyses. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The pump-funding money provided by the MRC-PHE Centre enabled a Poster presentation of methods at SMPGD 2017 - Statistical Methods for Postgenomic Data. conference,Title: 'Mining Big Data for Environmental Epidemiological Analyses'. This presentation at the conference reached many professionals within the field of academia, and specifically showecased the way in which large quantity of data can be mined for epidemiological studies on a given population. It was constructed to have an impact on the way in which big data is useful in research. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://smpgd2017.wordpress.com/ |
| Description | Presentation and discussion of the RISTANCO project |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation and discussion of a Small Area Health Statistics unit (SAHSU) project, Reduced Noise Impacts on Short-Term Aircraft Noise and Cardiovascular Outcomes (RISTANCO) with the Public Community Oversight Group. The RISTANCO project aims to investigate the short-term impact of aircraft noise on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. The purpose of the public engagement was to better understand how researchers can best present the results of this project to the general public and begin thinking about the potential interventions that might result. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Presentation at 2017 New Scientist Live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly presented a talk titled "The Fight for Breathable Air" at the New Scientist Live 2017 event at the ExCel Centre, London, a festival of 4 days of exciting talks, exhibitions and competitions, 28th Sept - 1st October. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.excel.london/visitor/whats-on/new-scientist-live |
| Description | Presentation at Emissions Conference (Birmingham, 9th December) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PIppa Douglas on behalf of SAHSU gave a key note presentation on waste. The audience is mixed with academics, policy makers (namely the EA, defra and PHE), but mostly industry (site managers, consultants, people selling products/services etc.) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation at the Foundation for Science & Technology event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly presented at the Foundation for Science & Technology event titled "What needs to be done to meet urban air quality targets and what are the consequences if the targets are not met?" held at the Royal Geographical Society on 26th April 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.foundation.org.uk/Events/AudioPdf.aspx?s=1482&f=20170426_Kelly.pdf |
| Description | Presentation at the Health and Safety in Waste Management Conference (Kenilworth, July 2015) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | PIppa Douglas on behalf of SAHSU was invited to present at the Health and Safety in Waste Management conference in Kenilworth on the 16th July 2015. The audience is mixed with academics, policy makers (namely the EA, defra and PHE), but mostly industry (site managers, consultants, people selling products/services etc.) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| Description | Presentation by Anna Hansell at the ICBEN: International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise. 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Anna Hansell, Assistant Director of SAHSU gave a talk on Road traffic noise and incident cardiovascular disease: a joint analysis of the HUNT, EPIC-Oxford and UK Biobank cohorts at the ICBEN 2017 conference event. The primary focus of her talk as a representative of SAHSU was to showcas ethe findings from a study of the investigation of 'the effects of long-term exposure to road traffic noise on incident CVD in three large prospective cohorts'. This would not have been possible without the funding of the MRC PHE Centre, in terms of attending or the work which its funding helped inspire. In turn, this presentation communicated many key points of current SAHSU research, and was an opportunity to reinforce hypothesis about the dangerous impact of pollutants on health, with a view to impact and inspire change to exposure levels in the general population. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.icben.org/ |
| Description | Presentation of the results of a preliminary study on microplastic emissions from an industrial composting facility |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | On the 16th of Jan 2019, Stephanie Wright and Pippa Douglas will be presenting results of the micro-plastic composting work conducted as a preliminary study on micro-plastic emissions from an industrial composting facility. The results will be presented to the waste site workers where the sampling campaign was conducted. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Presentation to 15th Annual Conference of The Metabolomics Society, The Hague, The Netherlands, June 23-27, 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presented methods and results of work on a metabolomics analysis to identify and characterise metabolomic signatures associated with risk variants for coronary artery disease using samples from MESA, Rotterdam and Airwave cohort studies with the aim of producing new knowledge on the causal pathways linking genes to CVD. a new cross-cohort matching in untargeted metabolomics to generate accurate within-dataset feature matching across multiple cohorts. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://metabolomics2019.org/images/2019-Metabolomics_Abstract_9.pdf |
| Description | Presentation to 15th Annual UK and Ireland Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Conference. 4th April 2022 (W Wang). |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and emergency hospital admissions in England: A time-stratified case-crossover study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to 34th Annual Conference of International Society for Environmental Epidemiology. 18-21 September 2022. Athens, Greece. Project 2019/11/04 (PollenLITE). E Fuertes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Associations between grass pollen counts and allergen (Phl p 5) levels with respiratory allergic health outcomes for Project 2019/11/04 (PollenLITE) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to Annual conference of the Italian Statistical Society, Caserta (Italy), 21 June 2022. M Pirani |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on A statistical framework for evaluating the health effects of PM sources |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to European Public Health Conference, 11th November 2021. Theo Rashid |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Life expectancy in 6,791 communities in England |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to GEOMED conference, Irvine (US), 12-14 October 2022. G Bao |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on One year of COVID-19 in 5 major European countries: a comparative analysis of excess mortality. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to International Conference on Urban Health in Valencia on 24th October 2022. J Bennett |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on The interlinked dynamics of house process and life expectancy in London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to Italian Statistics Society, 21st June 2022. G Bucyibaruta |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation on apportionment framework for particulate contaminants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to Lancet PH conference 25 November 2022. R Chamberlain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation on Impacts of Low Emission and Congestion Charging Zones on physical health outcomes: a systematic review. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to University of Cambridge Cardiovascular Forum, February 22, 2017 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation to University of Cambridge to contribute a lecture to regular Cardiovascular Forum seminar series by Professor Paul Elliott on "Epidemiology of high blood pressure." Aim was to strengthen research collaboration in this field and promote joint working. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Press release and quote for Warren et al. Nature Genetics paper publication |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Press release accompanied publication of paper by Helen Warren et al. in Nature Genetics on "Genome-wide association analysis identifies novel blood pressure loci and offers biological insights into cardiovascular risk: The UK Biobank Cardio-metabolic Traits Consortium Blood Pressure Working Group." P Elliott quoted ""Ultimately, blood pressure in the general UK population is too high, and we encourage everyone to maintain healthy lifestyles by eating properly and exercising enough, as this will reduce the risk of all sorts of diseases. However, our new findings may help doctors to identify earlier those who are most at risk of high blood pressure in mid-life and intervene to prevent that occurring." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Press release re: JAMA publication on analysis to combine genetic results with patients' QRISK score to enhance knowledge of genetic variants linked to heart health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Press release related to publication of JAMA paper on predictive accuracy of a Polygenic Risk Score for coronary artery disease resulted in a lot of interest within the research community and contacts to do comparative and further analyses. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/news/195398/gene-tests-heart-disease-risk-have/ |
| Description | Prof. Majid Ezzati has been interviewed in the Financial Times,15th September 2016, about his ideas to help poor, malnourished people living in western countries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Currently, Prof. Ezzati is most focused on the developing world. His has noted that the weight issue in western countries had 'overshadowed' the plight of the poorest people in the world who have too little to eat, and the risk that malnutrition poses to pregnant women, infants and the sick. Prof. Majid Ezzati has been interviewed in the Financial Times,15th September 2016, about his ideas to help poor, malnourished people living in western countries - the distribution of free, healthy food... |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/news/professor-majid-ezzati-imperial-college-london-financial-ti... |
| Description | Prof. Majid Ezzati, quoted in The Guardian 16th November 2016, a billion people have high blood pressure mostly in poorer countries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Majid Ezzati, Professor of Global Environmental Health, Imperial College London and MRC-PHE Centre member, has been quoted in The Guardian, 16th November 2016 regarding a study on blood pressure worldwide. In the largest study of its kind analysing blood pressure in every nation between 1975 and 2015, the scientists say it has dropped sharply in wealthy countries - possibly due to healthier diets and lifestyles - but risen in poorer ones. "High blood pressure is no longer related to affluence - as it was in 1975 - but is now a major health issue linked with poverty," said Prof. Majid Ezzati. He said that while he could not be sure why the data showed high blood pressure as more of a problem in poorer countries, it may be partly due to overall better health and more consumption of fruit and vegetables in wealthy societies. He added that in rich countries the condition was also caught more frequently and earlier, and managed more effectively with medicines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/society/2016/nov/16/billion-people-have-high-blood-pressure-mostly-in-po... |
| Description | Professor Frank Kelly named one of London's most influential people |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly included in the Evening Standard Progress 1000: London;s most influential people 2016 - Eco Warriors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.kcl.ac.uk/lsm/newsevents/newsrecords/2016/sep/Faculty-staff,-student-and-alumnus-all-name... |
| Description | Public Engagement - Art installation on the theme of "GREENSPACE" as part of MRC Festival of Medical Research - 17-27 June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The MRC Centre's activity for the MRC Festival of Medical research in 2019 was an art installation on the theme of "GREENSPACE". The aim was to raise awareness and engage in discussion with the public on the protective health effects of urban greenspace, and the challenges of measuring human connection to natural environments. The art installation was created by one of our MRC early career researchers, Charlie Roscoe, and artists, Enya Lachman-Curl, Robbie Thompson, Rupert Cole and Robbie Parks. The GREENSPACE installation was located for a two weeks in a public space in London - Merchant Square in Paddington. This is a busy urban area frequented by many local office workers during their lunch break and a significant number engaged in discussion with the MRC Centre researchers present or obtained information on our work on Greenspaces through the leaflets provided. The event was widely advertised as part of the MRC Festival programme and in the websites and social media for the MRC Centre, Imperial College and the Medical Research Council both before and after the event. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public Engagement - Art installation on the theme of "GREENSPACE" as part of the Great Exhibition Road Festival - 29-30 June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The MRC Centre's activity for the Great Exhibition Road Festival in 2019 (previously Imperial Festival) was an art installation on the theme of "GREENSPACE". The aim was to raise awareness and engage in discussion with the public on the protective health effects of urban greenspace, and the challenges of measuring human connection to natural environments. The art installation was created by one of our MRC early career researchers, Charlie Roscoe, and artists, Enya Lachman-Curl, Robbie Thompson, Rupert Cole and Robbie Parks. The GREENSPACE installation was extremely popular over the whole weekend with the visitors to the Imperial Festival which engaged in discussion with the MRC Centre researchers present or obtained information on our work on Greenspaces through the leaflets provided. The event was widely advertised as part of the Festival programme and in the websites and social media for the MRC Centre and Imperial College and was featured in several news items on the Great Exhibition Road Festival. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public Engagement - Schools' information and engagement day during National Clean Air Day at Manchester Clean Air Week- 20 June 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A team of air quality scientists from the MRC Centre (King's College) organised an information and awareness day on National Clean Air Day (20 June) aimed at children from schools in and around Manchester during the Manchester Clean Air Week (Monday 17 until Sunday 23 June). The event was attended by several hundred pupils who attended the interactive demonstrations and participated in active discussion with the Centre researchers on the health effects of air pollution and what they can do to reduce the risks. The event was run in parallel with an internationally acclaimed art installation - Pollution Pods - which attracted large numbers of visitors and was widely reported on local and national news. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public Engagement - stand at the New Scientist Live event on the research at the MRC Centre and the HPRU on the Health Impact of Environmental Exposures - 10-13 October 2019 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Researchers from the MRC Centre together with colleagues from Public Health England hosted a stand at the New Scientist Live festival to showcase collaborative work on the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Impact of Environmental Hazards Health Protection Research Unit. There were a range of displays and interactive activities aimed at children and adults, including on air pollution, chemicals in the environment, e-cigarettes, particles and studies with schools. A survey of attendees indicated their current top environmental concerns were climate change and air pollution, and there was a lot of interest in e-cigarettes and the translation of the science into policy. The stand was extremely well attended and the festival presented a great opportunity to interact with members of the public. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Public Lecture at Cardiff University |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Science in Public Lecture - Health Impacts and Air Pollution at Cardiff University |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Q&A in NERC Planet Earth on London Air Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Q&A with Professor Frank Kelly, Deputy Director of the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment & Health; Director of the Analytical & Environmental Sciences Division, King's College London in NERC Planet Earth Autumn 2016. Prof. Kelly's team were key partners in the NERC-funded Clean Air for London (ClearfLo) project, and he holds the post of director of the Environmental Research Group, which operates the London Air Quality Network to monitor pollution across the city. Prof. Kelly answers some key questions about air pollution in the UK's capital. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/news/qa-nerc-planet-earth-london-air-pollution-professor-frank-k... |
| Description | Quoted in a BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in a BBC news article that looks at the German car manufacturer Volkswagen that is under fire following revelations that it part-funded tests in which humans and monkeys inhaled diesel fumes for hours. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-42872983 |
| Description | Quoted in a BBC News article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in a BBC news article that looks at the claim made by the Chinese government that Beijing's air quality improved sharply in the winter of 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-china-42513531 |
| Description | Quoted in an article in New Scientist |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly is quoted in an article in New Scientist titled "China's dreadful air pollution seems to have got a bit better". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/chinas-dreadful-air-pollution-seems-got-bit-better/ |
| Description | Quoted in an article in the Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly is quoted in an article in the guardian titled "Green cabs: is London ready for electric taxis?". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/green-cabs-london-ready-electric-taxis |
| Description | Quoted in an article in the Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was quoted in an article in The Times that reports that thousands of drivers break the law everyday by driving diesel cars without pollution filters. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/thousands-of-diesel-drivers-rip-outfilters-m0n3vbf60 |
| Description | Quoted in article in the Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly is quoted in an article in the Evening Standard that looks at the number of sites that breached EU limits in 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/pollution-breached-eu-limits-at-nearly-50-sites-in-london-las... |
| Description | R for the Analytical and Environmental Sciences: Intro to Graphics (KCL) 21st September 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | All tickets were sold in Eventbrite so 25 people attended the event. Organised by the Researchers' Society in the MRC-PHE Centre. The event was held in room K4.33, King's Building on Wednesday, 21 September 2016 from 10:00 to 12:00pm. The targeted audience was the same as previous workshops. The second workshop in the 2016 series provided a brief introduction to graphics in R and RStudio. We focused on the use of base graphics in R as well as the package ggplot2, with topics appropriate for new R users from the analytical and environmental sciences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/upcoming-events |
| Description | R for the Analytical and Environmental Sciences: Introductory Workshop 1 (ICL) 14th June 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | The event was held at Imperial College London on Tuesday, 14 June 2016. This event was organised for early-career researchers and academics to address the lack of R training opportunities geared towards specific research areas at King's and other London universities. This introductory workshop provided a brief overview of the R programme and the R Studio IDE, and introduced new users from the analytical and environmental sciences to R in a peer-led environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/upcoming-events |
| Description | R for the Analytical and Environmental Sciences: Introductory Workshop 1 (KCL) 10th February 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | All tickets were sold in Eventbrite so 20 people attended the event. The event was held in room 2.84 FWB, Waterloo Campus on Wednesday, 10 February 2016 from 13:30 to 14:30 (GMT). This event was organised for early-career researchers and academics to address the lack of R training opportunities geared towards specific research areas at King's and other London universities. This introductory workshop provided a brief overview of the R programme and the R Studio IDE, and introduced new users from the analytical and environmental sciences to R in a peer-led environment. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/upcoming-events |
| Description | RAC Foundation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the RAC Foundation and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: An update" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | RAC Foundation: Public Policy - talk on Air Pollution and Public Health |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | To talk on Air Pollution and Public Health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | RAMPHAL INSTITUTE INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON MEGACITIES AND TOXIC AIR POLLUTION |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly presented at the RAMPHAL Institute International Conference on megacities and Air pollution "Pollution problems in Megacities" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | RESPIRAMI 3 'Air Pollution and our Health - Milan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mechanisms of particulate matter (PM) toxicity The WHO is of the oponion that the air we breathe is dangerously polluted, with nine out of ten people now breathing polluted air, leading to 7 million premature deaths every year. The health effects of air pollution are serious with one third of deaths from stroke, lung cancer and heart disease are due to air pollution (1). Of the major air pollutants particulate matter (PM) is thought to be the most dangerous. PM is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical characteristics, many of which have been cited as potential contributors to toxicity. Each component has multiple sources, and each source generates multiple components. Identifying and quantifying the influences of specific components or source-related mixtures on measures of health-related impacts, especially when particles interact with other co-pollutants, therefore represents one of the most challenging areas of environmental health research (2). Current knowledge does not allow precise quantification or definitive ranking of the health effects of PM emissions from different sources or of individual PM components and indeed, associations may be the result of multiple components acting on different physiological mechanisms. Some results do suggest a degree of differential toxicity, namely more consistent associations with traffic-related PM emissions, fine and ultrafine particles, specific metals and elemental carbon and a range of serious health effects, including increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. Exposure to combustion-related PM, at concentrations experienced by populations throughout the world, contributes to pulmonary and cardiac disease through multiple mechanistic pathways that are complex and interdependent (3). Current evidence supports an interactive chain of events linking PM-induced pulmonary and systemic oxidative stress, inflammatory events, and translocation of particle constituents with an associated risk of vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, altered cardiac autonomic function, and ischemic cardiovascular and obstructive pulmonary diseases. Because oxidative stress is believed to play such an instrumental role in these pathways, the capacity of particulate pollution to cause damaging oxidative reactions (the oxidative potential) has been used as an effective exposure metric, identifying toxic components and sources within diverse ambient PM mixes that vast populations are subjected to from traffic emissions on busy roads in urban areas to biomass smoke that fills homes in rural areas of the developing world (4). The ambitious 10 year US NPACT initiative has made a valuable contribution to the policy arena by demonstrating that no particle components can as yet be conclusively ruled out as not having an effect on public health. Upon focusing on studies conducted in different regions of world, within air sheds that vary with respect to a PM composition, size and source the very complex issue of differential toxicity is reaffirmed. Not only are individual PM characteristics and sources associated with certain effects in some locations and not in others but also, strengths of associations between effects and individual chemical components of the ambient mix vary from one effect to another. To further our understanding so that we can definitively conclude, or otherwise, that additional indicators have a role in protecting public health more effectively than the targeting total PM mass, comparison and synthesis of existing data through systematic reviews and quantitative meta-analysis must continue. To further understanding of this complex area a carefully targeted programme of contemporary toxicological and epidemiological research, incorporating more refined approaches (e.g. greater speciation data, more refined modelling techniques, accurate exposure assessment and better definition of individual susceptibility) and optimal collaboration amongst multidisciplinary teams, is needed to advance our understanding of the relative toxicity of particles from various sources, especially the components and reactions products of traffic. This will facilitate targeted abatement policies, more effective pollution control measures and ultimately, a reduction in the burden of disease attributable to ambient PM pollution. References 1. https://www.who.int/air-pollution/news-and-events/how-air-pollution-is-destroying-our-health (acessed 11/12/2018) 2. Kelly FJ and Fussell JC. Size, source and chemical composition as determinants of toxicity attributable to ambient particulate matter. Atmospheric Environment 60: 504-26, 2012. 3. Lippmann, M., Chen, L.-C. Health effects of concentrated ambient air particulate matter (CAPs) and its components. Critical Reviews in Toxicology 39, 865-913, 2009. 4. Kelly FJ and Fussell JC. Linking ambient particulate matter pollution effects with oxidative biology and immune responses. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 1340: 84-94, 2015. 5. Lippmann M, Chen LC, Gordon T, Ito K, Thurston GD. National Particle Component Toxicity (NPACT) Initiative: integrated epidemiologic and toxicologic studies of the health effects of particulate matter components. Res Rep Health Eff Inst. 177: 5-13, 2013. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Ramphal Institute report Megacities and Air Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Ben Barratt contributed to the recently published Megacities and Air Pollution report published by the Ramphal Institute. The report has been distributed to the High Commissions in London to be passed on to the relevent Ministries. A copy has also been sent to the Commonwealth Secretary General and the Mayor's office and will be distributed to the environmental agencies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://www.ramphalinstitute.org/megacities.html#apc |
| Description | Report in WIRED - Black cab and Uber drivers rail against environmental policies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Policy introduced to cut the number of black cabs and Uber drivers on the road to decrease air pollution. The Policy indicated the increase in congestion charge. Since the Policy was announced, London private hire drivers have protested against it crating blockades around TFL offices and Houses of Parliament. A crowdfund campaign was launched for discrimination law against the congestion charge alleging that the charge was mainly imposed on minority ethic working class workforce. Professor Frank Kelly reports These issues of balancing long-term environmental policies with short-term concerns are not new, but they are taking on a new fervour. "London has got a history of trying to deal with this issue, way back to when the first mayor came in [Ken Livingstone in 2000]. But what we also see is that pollution is rising in London," says Frank Kelly, who leads the environmental research group at King's College London. "At the moment, [there] is a mayor who is much more ambitious in terms of trying to solve the problem." "When the congestion charge was introduced in 2003, there was significant public opposition to it," says Kelly. "But within the first year of it being operational, there was a change in the public's opinion, because there were fewer congested roads in the city, so it was just a more pleasant place to be." But broadly speaking, the general public isn't taking issue with the ULEZ. "Black cabs were seen as a necessary component of the vehicle fleet," says Kelly. "The congestion charge wasn't even brought in to improve air quality, but really to decrease the congestion in the city. We saw 70,000 fewer vehicles coming into the city." That number spiked after the introduction of Uber in 2012. The argument may be that private hire vehicles end up going the same way, either by design or inevitably as a result of the increasing costs. "The funding which was raised by that scheme - a lot of that was actually used to expand the bus network in London," says Kelly. "Of course, all those buses were diesel, so it might not have impacted air quality positively, but in this instance, I do think we'll see an increase in cycling, potentially more people going back to the buses and the Tube." TfL's calculation of the impact of ULEZ on vehicles indicates that there will be a noticeable effect. "They anticipate a decrease in the early days, and there's going to be 20 per cent of the vehicles which are coming into central London which aren't compliant," says Kelly. But the point isn't necessarily to fine the vehicles and let them continue on their merry way - arguably, the point is to keep vehicles out altogether. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.wired.co.uk/article/taxi-cabs-sadiq-khan-uber-gilet-jaunes-strike-congestion |
| Description | Report sparks concerns over poor air quality on London Underground |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly commented on the concerns over air quality on the London tube |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2019/jan/09/london-underground-air-pollution-report-concerns-nor... |
| Description | Reported in The Times, Independent, Daily Mail - How to deal with indoor air pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Toxic Tube lines mean London Underground is world's worst for air pollution Researchers from King's have carried out the first comprehensive study of fine particles on the London Underground to evaluate the exposure of people travelling on different parts of the network. Coverage appeared in The Times, The Independent, Daily Mail and FT. How to deal with indoor air pollution Frank Kelly, Professor of Environmental Health at King's, advises on how to lower indoor air pollution. Clean air for all: Buyers to be told if a home is polluted The Times 30 November Addresspollution.org used King's data on the level of nitrogen dioxide, a toxic gas released when diesel, petrol and gas are burnt, to reveal the level of air pollution on each doorstep. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/edition/home/how-to-tackle-indoor-pollution-2jbwrbnvx |
| Description | Research and access to GP data: Perspective from the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Presentation "Research and access to GP data: Perspective from the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU)" to the Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Health Informatics Sub-Group. Department of Health & Social Care, London, UK. September 27 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Research and access to GP data: Perspective from the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU). Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Health Informatics Sub-Group |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Research and access to GP data: Perspective from the UK Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU). Office for Strategic Coordination of Health Research (OSCHR) Health Informatics Sub-Group. Department of Health & Social Care, London, UK. September 27. Piel, F.B. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Research contributes to Dyson's plans for new battery electric vehicle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Research at King's College London was quoted in a news release by Dyson advising staff that Dyson has begun work on a battery electric vehicle, due to be launched by 2020. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/news/dyson-begins-work-battery-electric-vehicle |
| Description | Researchers' Society: Christmas Gala with Prof. Dame Anne Glover |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 14th December 2016, Researcher's Society Christmas Gala: a presentation from Professor Dame Anne Glover, entitled "Face to face with the Dark Side - Science meets Politics". Professor Dame Anne Glover is currently Vice-Principal for External Affairs & Dean for Europe at the University of Aberdeen. She served as the first Chief Scientific Adviser to Scotland (2006-2011) and then the first Chief Scientific Adviser to the President of the European Commission (2012-2014). A life in science is all about discovery, analysing and using evidence, dealing with uncertainty and being creative and imaginative to solve problems. The world of politics is a very different place. Sometimes evidence is inconvenient as it contradicts political philosophies and uncertainty is to be avoided at any cost. However, many governments choose to have scientific advisers and in this talk she described her experience working in the Brussels bubble as the first Chief Scientific Adviser to President Barosso at the European Commission. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2016-12 |
| Description | Researchers' Society: Leadership in Academia with Professor Sir Robert Lechler |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | 147 were sold in Eventbrite out of 150 and approx. 80 people attended the event. The event was held in room 1.10 FWB, Waterloo Campus on Wednesday, 16 March 2016 from 16:00 to 18:00 (GMT). This event was organised for early-career researchers thinking about a career in academia to improve their leadership skills. Prof. Lechler has many years experience leading research and various academic groups and committees, and he was sharing his career experiences and expertise. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2016-03 |
| Description | Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the Robert Bosch Centre for Cyber Physical Systems and gave a talk titled "Traffic Pollution and Health in Umea, London and Beijing" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Royal College of Physicians' roundtable |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly gave his contribution to the discussion about policy interventions should the government prioritise to tackle air pollution in order to achieve maximum health benefits, and what actions can health professionals take to tackle air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Royal Geographical Society Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation titled "London's Air Quality: still challenging in the 21st century" at the Royal Geographical Society in May 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Royal Meteorological Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly talking on 'Potential benefits of cool roofs in reducing heat-related mortality during heatwaves in a European City |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Royal Society of Chemistry - Inhaled Particles 60th Anniversary Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Inhaled Particles Symposium is longest running international symposium conference addressing public and occupational health effects of particle aerosols. This is the 60th year. The format is talks addressing vital exposures and issues that have been the subject of research over the last 60years. The aim is for each talk to provide concise, multi-disciplinary overview with a focus on the impact of research in improving health and the challenges still facing it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | Royal Society of Chemistry Award |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly has been named winner of the prestigious Toxicology Award from the Royal Society of Chemistry. The Royal Society of Chemistry's Awards and Prizes are awarded in recognition of originality and impact of research, or for each winner's contribution to the chemical sciences industry or education. They also acknowledge the importance of teamwork across the chemical sciences, as well as the abilities of individuals to develop successful collaborations. Professor Kelly, Head of Department, Analytical, Environmental and Forensic Sciences, has won the award for outstanding research into free radical and antioxidant toxicological mechanisms relevant to pulmonary toxicity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Royal Society talk - Toxicology of airborne particles |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Particulate matter (PM) is a complex, heterogeneous mixture that changes in time and space. It encompasses many different chemical components and physical characteristics, many of which have been cited as potential contributors to toxicity. Each component has multiple sources, and each source generates multiple components. Identifying and quantifying the influences of specific components or source-related mixtures on measures of health-related impacts, especially when particles interact with other co-pollutants, therefore represents one of the most challenging areas of environmental health research. Current knowledge does not allow precise quantification or definitive ranking of the health effects of PM emissions from different sources or of individual PM components and indeed, associations may be the result of multiple components acting on different physiological mechanisms. Some results do suggest a degree of differential toxicity, namely more consistent associations with traffic-related PM emissions, fine and ultrafine particles, specific metals and elemental carbon and a range of serious health effects, including increased morbidity and mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory conditions. Exposure to combustion-related PM, at concentrations experienced by populations throughout the world, contributes to pulmonary and cardiac disease through multiple mechanistic pathways that are complex and interdependent. Current evidence supports an interactive chain of events linking PM-induced pulmonary and systemic oxidative stress, inflammatory events, and translocation of particle constituents with an associated risk of vascular dysfunction, atherosclerosis, altered cardiac autonomic function, and ischemic cardiovascular and obstructive pulmonary diseases. Because oxidative stress is believed to play such an instrumental role in these pathways, the capacity of particulate pollution to cause damaging oxidative reactions (the oxidative potential) has been used as an effective exposure metric, identifying toxic components and sources within diverse ambient PM mixes that vast populations are subjected to from traffic emissions on busy roads in urban areas to biomass smoke that fills homes in rural areas of the developing world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | Royal Statistical Society Presentation, 2017: Anna Hansell |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This event brought together a range of researchers from several disciplines related to air pollution and health. In particular, there was a focus on some of the recent statistical challenges emerging in the field and on how the models and the results can be communicated to the general public and to the policy makers. Anna's presentation at this event was focused on 'Communicating results to general audiences and to the public'. This is a vital part of epidemiology, and in doing so, she helped contribute to the effectiveness of the ways in which findings in this academic field can be related to the lay person in order to effect change in attitudes and approaches to improve the quality of health in a population. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.statslife.org.uk/events/eventdetail/859/89/air-pollution-and-health-statistical-challeng... |
| Description | SAHSU 30th Anniversary: Big Data, Small Area symposium 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health hosted a two-day symposium in celebration of 30 years of the Small Area Health Statistics Unit. This international symposium gave an overview of the current developments, future prospects and scientific methods and techniques in using big data in small areas and was immensely informative and interactive in relation to engaging with a large scale audience to communicate the necessity for the work that SAHSU, funded by the MRC PHE Centre, carries out. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2017-11 |
| Description | SAHSU taking part in PHE's monthly training conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | SAHSU took part in PHE's monthly training conference on the 7th September 2015 for the CRCE toxicology group based around the country on incinerators, bioaerosol and health. This PHE group deal with the front line questions raised by the public and SAHSU was there to give guidance and explain our research on bioaerosols, how it supports current policy and address potential questions on this topic. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2010,2015 |
| Description | SCAMP Project Engagement with Schools |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | SCAMP (Study of Cognition, Adolescents and Mobile Phones) launched in May 2014. SCAMP is a cohort study following several thousand secondary school pupils across London and looking at their use of mobile phones and/or other technologies. The study works closely with schools, and currently has two collaborating head teachers (from both state and independent sectors) who have assisted the study by advising on both the content of school invitation materials (head teacher invitation letter and FAQs) and logistics of carrying out research within schools. They also advised on how best to account for pupils' educational achievement and progress throughout the study (e.g. by helping researchers to understand the examination systems and how these differ between state and independent schools). The study has conducted focus groups with parents and children on all study questionnaires and participant invitation/information materials, and received helpful feedback regarding the ease of answering certain questions, attitudes towards completing questionnaires, extent of understanding of various information materials, which have all shaped the research. In the future, to participating schools, SCAMP is offering careers talks, educational workshops and will also be providing research related work experience for pupils (including potential for laboratory based work). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2014,2015 |
| Description | SEPEA - A Scientific Perspective on Microplastics in Nature and Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly and Dr Stephanie Wright contributed to the fourth Evidence Review report published today by the Science Advice for Policy by European Academies consortium (SEPEA) titled A Scientific Perspective on Microplastics in Nature and Society. The report provides a comprehensive overview regarding the state of knowledge of nano-and microplastics and it will serve well as a guiding document to the European Commission's Group of Chief Scientific Advisors in the preparation of their Scientific Opinion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.sapea.info/topics/microplastics/ |
| Description | SET for Britain poster competition - Stephanie Wright & Liza Selley |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | SET for Britain (now STEM for BRITAIN) is a poster competition and exhibition in the House of Commons which exists to raise the profile of Britain's early-stage researchers at Westminster by engaging Members of both Houses of Parliament with current science, engineering and mathematics research being undertaken in the UK, especially that by their local constituents and in their local University. Few of them have science or technology degrees, but the event usually has around 100 Parliamentarians attending during the day. Mr Stephen Metcalfe MP, Chairman of the STEM for BRITAIN organising group of the Parliamentary and Scientific Committee, sponsors the event at the House of Commons during British Science Week. In order to encourage maximum participation by early-career researchers and Members of Parliament the competition is divided into five subject areas: Biological and Biomedical Science Chemistry Physics Engineering Mathematics There are 3 poster exhibitions and judging sessions during the day, each ending with a reception and prize-giving. The competition currently attracts around 500 entrants, of whom approximately 35% are selected to present their work in Parliament. STEM for BRITAIN Awards are made on the basis of the very best research work and results by an early-stage or early-career researcher together with their ability to communicate their work to a lay audience. Participants are encouraged to invite their own MPs to attend, Liza Selley's MP Tom Brake attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.setforbritain.org.uk/index.asp |
| Description | SFRRE - Society for Free Radical research - 'Air Pollution: Relationship of Particulate Components to Health' Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly spoke at the symposium on the following topic, Air Pollution: Relationship of Particulate Components to Health |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | SHASU run workshop on RIF tool at the CDC environmental health tracking grantee event in Atlanta, 2017. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Teaching on RIF by the Assistant Director of SAHSU, Anna Hansell, the CDC workshop. This was an opportunity to communicate and teach valuable insight into the tools used within epidemiology, and showcase vital developments within the fields applicable technology in terms of data extraction. This could further the field of epidemiology, and was therefore a valuable interaction. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://cdc2017.ieeecss.org/ |
| Description | Samsung Advanced Institute of Technology (SAIT) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited to give an overview of the capabilities of the Environment Research Group and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and Health: how King's ERG is serving Society" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | School children exposed to 30% more toxic pollution than adults while walking to school |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in the article titled "School chilrdren exposed to 30% more toxic pollution than adults while walking to school", published on the Open Access Government website. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.openaccessgovernment.org/school-children-exposed-to-30-more-toxic-pollution-than-adults-... |
| Description | School of Public Health Away Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This was an event attended by many academics with the aim of communicating ways in which to obtain better health in the population through strengthening the public health science base, training the next generation of public health leaders and influencing health policies and programmes around the world. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/about-us/ |
| Description | Science Arts Mash-Up - Engagement session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Science Arts Mash-Up - Engagement session, representing scientific research at public engagement event at Hammersmith and Fulham Arts Festival |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Science Media Centre Roundup - Pollution can fuel 'psychotic experiences' in teenagers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly attended the Science Media Centre Roundup ahead of the publication of the results of the first of its kind study published in JAMA Psychiatry titled 'Association of Air Pollution Exposure With Psychotic Experiences During Adolescence'. Media representatives were present from a number of media outlets including The Guardian, New York Times, CNN, BBC News, The Independent, The Financial Times, Reuters, the Evening Standard and the Mail Online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/pollution-can-fuel-%E2%80%98psychotic-experiences%E2%80%99-teenage... |
| Description | Science Media Centre news briefing - Historic air pollution exposure and long term health and mortality risks |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Dr Anna Hansell, Rebecca Ghosh and John Gulliver from the Centre gave a news briefing at the Science Media Centre titled "Historic air pollution exposure and long-term health and mortality risks" based on their publication in thorax (Hansell et al. Historic air pollution exposure and long-term mortality risks in England and Wales: prospective longitudinal cohort study. Thorax 2016. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2015-207111). The attendees included Sky News, Sun, Daily Mail, Economist, Reuters, Times, BMJ, Telegraph, BBC, Press Association, Science and the Guardian. As a result of this press conference, this study received significant media interest and was featured in many national television and international online coverage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| Description | Science Museum Lates (Researchers' Society) 27th April 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Attendees met in a pub and afterwards enjoyed the Lates in the Science Museum with the aim of networking. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/upcoming-events |
| Description | Science Showoff (Researchers' Society), 5th July 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Approx. 10 people attended this event which was held in the Royal Society on the 5th July 2016 from 5-7pm. Attendees celebrated the 350th anniversary of Newton's year of miracles with Steve Cross and his band. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.environment-health.ac.uk/upcoming-events |
| Description | Scientists confirm for the first time that air pollution causes heart disease and stroke |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in an i News article titled Scientists confirm for the first time that air pollution causes heart disease and stroke. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/news/health/scientists-confirm-for-the-first-time-that-air-pollution-causes-hear... |
| Description | Senior Science and innovation diplomats from the Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office - Visit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Senior science and innovation diplomats, Dept of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy and Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office 26-30 officers attending a meeting to discuss the work of the ERG. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Sense About Science Public Q&A on Air Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Centre members from King's College London and St George's University of London joined scientists from the NIHR HPRU and Asthma UK to answer questions from the public on air pollution. The public were invited to submit questions by email and twitter, and the panel provided answers which have been published on the website. The Q&A has been publicised by Sense About Science through its website and social media. The Q&A was a result of the last CAB meeting where Mudway presented. Emily Jesper, the Sense About Science representative on the panel, thought many of the insights were not well known, and organised the Q&A as a result. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://askforevidence.org/articles/air-pollution-qa |
| Description | Short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and emergency admissions in England: a time-stratified case-crossover study - Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE) Young; ISEE Young targets early career researchers, 18th & 19th February 2021 (presented on the 18th) including students (MSc, PhD), postdocs and assistant professors, to promote scientific communication and discussion in environmental epidemiology, to foster collaborations, and to exchange experiences and new ideas in the field of environmental epidemiology. Title: Short-term exposure to nitrogen dioxide and emergency admissions in England: a time-stratified case-crossover study. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Silwood Park Event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 75th Anniversary of Silwood Park - Environment & Sustainability event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Sowerby E-Health Symposium 2017 - contribution to discussion panel |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Contribution to Panel discussion: "From Predictive Modelling to Population Health: Applications of data sharing." Aim of the debate was to conference explore the benefits to patients of data sharing, from the view point of leading professionals who have been working to join up clinical data and information held by individual organisations across the NHS. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/centre-for-health-policy/our-work/e-health-and-analytics/sowerby-ehealth-s... |
| Description | Stephanie Wright, Speaker at Packed Lunch: Microplastic, Wellcome Collection 12th October 2016 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stephanie Wright, Research Associate King's College London, Speaker at Packed Lunch: Microplastic, Wellcome Collection 12th October 2016. Microplastics - tiny pieces of thrown-away plastic - have been found throughout the natural environment from the poles to the equator, from the ocean's surface to its bed, and even in the guts of fish on the shop floor. How do microplastics affect human health? Hear from environmental scientist Stephanie Wright about her plans to investigate the under-researched area of what microplastics mean for human health. Speaker: Stephanie Wright, environmental scientist, King's College London This FREE event. People told the hosts they had really enjoyed it. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | https://wellcomecollection.org/events/packed-lunch-microplastic |
| Description | Sunday Times Interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Interview on 'The air we breathe sucks toxic microplastics into our bodies' to The Sunday Times |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/media/images/non-standard-dimensions/BRA9489.PDF |
| Description | Talk: HDRUK Public Health theme meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk to HDRUK PH Theme on 1st February 2021. Presentation of "Davies, B., Parkes, B.L., Bennett, J. et al. Community factors and excess mortality in first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in England. Nat Commun 12, 3755 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-23935-x". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Talk: UKRI Clean Air Fund: Bringing together data to improve air quality for the health of the nation Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited talk given at workshop on air quality and health data. Title: illustrations of successful collaborations between data and health communities. 16th September 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The 13th Annual Progress 1000 Gala Evening Standard Awards |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Attending awards ceremony for highlighting 2019 Progress 1000 list |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | The Guardian: Revealed: microplastic pollution is raining down on city dwellers |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The health impacts of breathing or consuming the tiny plastic particles are unknown, and experts say urgent research is needed to assess the risks. Only four cities have been assessed to date but all had microplastic pollution in the air. Scientists believe every city will be contaminated, as sources of microplastic such as clothing and packaging are found everywhere. Recent research shows the whole planet appears to be contaminated with microplastic pollution. Scientists have found the particles everywhere they look, from Arctic snow and mountain soils, to many rivers and the deepest oceans. Other work indicates particles can be blown across the world. The level of microplastic discovered in the London air surprised scientists. "We found a high abundance of microplastics, much higher than what has previously been reported," said Stephanie Wrightfrom Kings College London, who led the research. "But any city around the world is going to be somewhat similar." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2019/dec/27/revealed-microplastic-pollution-is-raining-down-... |
| Description | The Leader podcast: London's high air pollution alert & ULEZ criticism - Evening Standard |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Frank Kelly is professor of community health and policy and Head of the Environmental Research Group at Imperial College London explains what the alert means and how concerned we should be for our air quality moving forward. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/comment/londons-high-air-pollution-alert-and-ulez-criticisms-b1055346.htm... |
| Description | The One Show - Health Risks caused by Pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof Frank Kelly talks to The One Show explaining health risks caused by pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://twitter.com/imperialcollege/status/1605231613284995072 |
| Description | The Papers (Web) BBC News |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly is quoted in a BBC news article that talks about the "Dementia threat soars in areas hit by pollution" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Probus Club of Teddington and Hampton Thames Motor Yacht Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at The Probus Club of Teddington and Hampton Thames Motor Yacht Cluband gave a talked titled "Air Pollution and Public Health: emerging hazards and improved understanding of risk" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | The Progress 1000: London's most influential people 2017 - Social Pillars: Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly was included in the "Social Pillars: Environment" section of The 2017 Progress 1000 list of "London's most influential people". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.standard.co.uk/news/the1000/the-progress-1000-londons-most-influential-people-2017-socia... |
| Description | The Times - Environmental Editor visits Frank Kelly to discuss Environmental Research Group's work |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof Frank Kelly talks about the work of the Environmental Research Group in their aim to tackle air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | The Times Contribution - Toxic air to blame for 60,000 cases of dementia |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly contributed to an article in The Times titled "Toxic air to blame for 60,000 cases of dementia". The article reports on the BMJ press release for the recent publication by colleagues at KCL, St George's and Imperial titled "Are noise and air pollution related to the incidence of dementia? A cohort study in London, England". A number of other newspapers also reported on the publication including the Guardian, Independent, Standard, Express, Newsweek and Daily Mail. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/media/toxic-air-blame-60000-cases-dementia |
| Description | The Whitehall & Industry Group - Collaborative approaches to tackling air pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Gave a talk titled "Collaborative approaches to tackling air pollution" to The Whitehall and Industry Group in Nov 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | The World Sustainable Development Summit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in the The World Sustainable Development Summit , and gave a talk titled "London's AIR pollution STORY: from pea soup smog's to an ultra low emission CITY" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | The built environment and child health - Presentation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Oral presentation at People and Planet on The built environment and child health in Lahti, Finland. 8-10 November 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | The road to clean air: how fighting pollution turned political |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for a three part series on air pollution in the Evening Standard. The second article is titled The road to clean air: how fighting pollution turned political. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | There's no escape - plastic is now in the air you breathe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Stool samples from eight individuals from eight different countries were collected in a 2018 pilot study by Germany's Federal Environment Agency and the Medical University of Vienna. The findings - the first of their kind in the world - were startling: all samples contained microplastics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://news.cgtn.com/news/2020-01-03/There-s-no-escape-plastic-is-now-in-the-air-you-breathe-MXbDbg... |
| Description | Thermal images reveal children are exposed to almost a THIRD more toxic car fumes than their parents while walking to school |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly comments on efforts to decrease air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/money/cars/article-5865185/Children-exposed-toxic-car-fume-parents.html |
| Description | Transcampus Dresden-London - The Green City event |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated in a Transcampus Green City event (Dresden-London) and gave a talk titled "London's Air Quality: still challenging in the 21st century" in May 2017. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| Description | Transportation, Air Quality and Health Symposium |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | This two-part workshop discusses transportation and health linkages beyond air quality. Part 1 of the workshop includes four presentations, and Part 2 involves a facilitated discussion and brainstorming of research needs in the broader transportation and health space. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | UK DRI 'Big Data & Dementia Research' Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Brainstorming and networking event with participants from many fields with aim of fostering cross-disciplinary collaboration |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
| Description | UK Study find Education HQ Australia - Car tyres affect primary student's lungs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly reports that the effect of car tyres on primary students's lungs will be irritating and cause reactions to lungs which over time would not be good for our health. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| URL | https://educationhq.com/news/car-tyres-affect-primary-students-lungs-uk-study-finds-60388/ |
| Description | UKHSA Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Science Strategy Workshop for Academic Partners |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UKRI Planetary Health Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Discussing Planetary Health research to date and identifying research priorities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UTSG 50th Annual Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Gave a presentation titled "Health impact of traffic emissions" at UCL 2018 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Under Poisoned Skies |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Prof Frank Kelly provides expert advice |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.com/mediacentre/proginfo/2022/39/under-poisoned-skies |
| Description | Universities' Transport Study Group, 50th Annual Conference, UCL London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at Universities' Transport Study Group, 50th Annual Conference, UCL London and gave a talk titled "Traffic Pollution and Health" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Update of the Small Area Health Statistics Unit |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | The Small Area Health Statistics Unit has updated the unit's website to improve transparency of the research programme with members of the public. This has included adding detail of our governance through UKHSA via the UKHSA-SAHSU Liaison Committee and a detailed overview of all active research studies (including the research aims and the administrative datasets being used). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | http://www.imperial.ac.uk/school-public-health/epidemiology-and-biostatistics/small-area-health-stat... |
| Description | Using routinely collected data to investigate the impact of the environment on health; PPI Cafe event at NIHR Imperial BRC Research Open Day |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | SAHSU researchers ran a PPI café event to discuss the Unit's use of health data under Section 251 at the NIHR Imperial Biomedical Research Centre Open Day (2019). The event, "Using routinely collected data to investigate the impact of the environment on health" aimed to involve the public in SAHSU's remit and to obtain new input from the public perspectives into our work |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
| Description | WHO on waste and health in Bonn |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | WHO Europe held a workshop inviting experts in the area of waste and health to develop new direction and research ideas in this field. Daniela Fecht was invited to give a presentation on behalf of the Centre's Small Area Health Statistics Unit (SAHSU), presenting SAHSU's work related to landfill, bioaerosol, biocomposting and incinerator studies. The attendees consisted mostly of European Commission's policy team, WHO Europe policy team plus researchers. The outcome will be a WHO paper on health and waste. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2015 |
| URL | http://www.euro.who.int/en/health-topics/environment-and-health/pages/news/news/2015/11/who-expert-c... |
| Description | Webinar for MRC Funding Model |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Closed webinar with Dr Rob Buckle, and Patrick Chinnery, MRC Head office to discuss new funding model for MRC |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Westminster Commission for Road Air Quality Air Health Working Party |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Will be speaking about Cognitive decline, dementia and air pollution. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/158935/westminster-commission-for-road-air-quality-air-health-work... |
| Description | Westminster Senior Citizens Forum |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participated at Westminster Senior Citizens Forum and gave a talk titled "Air Quality and the Environment" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | What car should I buy? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly was interviewed for a ITV Tonight programme titled "What car should I buy?" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/hub/tonight/1a2803a1108 |
| Description | Why we should worry about plastic in the air |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly, Analytical and Environmental and Forensic Sciences, writes on the level of pollutants in plastics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5516257/PROFESSOR-FRANK-KELLY-worry-plastic-air.html |
| Description | Women and Children's Health workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Participate at the Women and Children's Health workshop and gave a talk titled "Air Pollution - the lung and beyond" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| Description | Wood burners add to air pollution |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Frank Kelly commented on the impact of wood burners on air pollution for the Times. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
| URL | https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/wood-burners-add-to-air-pollution-6ch8hlhr7 |
| Description | Workshop on Bayesian Analysis of Small Area Health Data using WinBUGS/GeoBUGS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | This three day specialist workshop will be led by researchers from the MRC-PHE Centre for Environment and Health was attended by members from PHE. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2016 |
| URL | http://environment-health.ac.uk/events/archive/2015-03 |
| Description | Wrote an article in The Guardian |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Professor Kelly wrote an article in the guardian explaining why the government's new strategy to tackle air pollution does not go far enough in recognising fewer vehicles, not just cleaner ones, are the answer. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2017/aug/04/london-should-lead-in-showing-electric-cars-will... |
| Description | x2 presentations by SAHSU staff at the 2017 PHE Applied Epidemiology Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Pippa Douglas from SAHSU team gave two presentations at the 2017 PHE Applied Epidemiology Conference at the end of March. One was on Incinerators, and the other on Bio aerosols - two projects which are currently ongoing and at the core of research sahsu is doing. These two presentations were a chance to showcase not only the type of work MRC PHE makes possible through continued funding, but a chance to communicate to academics and the general public the importance of such study in terms of the benefits it could have long-term. These two studies could effect national change and policy with regards to improving health of the population of the U.K. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
| URL | http://hieh.hpru.nihr.ac.uk/events/phe-applied-epidemiology-scientific-conference |