Resources

Jim Stewart Evans. Principal Environmental Public Health Scientist at Public Health England. “Characterising environmental hazards to health: outdoor and indoor exposures”

Dr. Maarten van Reeuwijk. Reader in the Fluid Mechanics section in the department of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Imperial College. “Understanding personal exposure in outdoor environments using large-eddy simulation”. 

“Models for natural ventilation: sash windows and cross-ventilation” organized by Breathing City

Dr. Megan Davies Wykes. Lecturer in the Department of Engineering at the University of Cambridge. “Models for natural ventilation: sash windows and cross-ventilation”

Prof. Nicola Carslaw. Professor in Indoor Air Chemistry Department of Environment and Geography at the University of York. “Indoor air pollution: should we be worried?”. 

Dr Jim McQuaid and Dr. Kirsty Pringle. School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds. “BiB Breathes: Measuring Children in Bradford’s Exposure to Air Pollution” [Jim McQuaid: BiB Breathes: Project design and the Bradford Clean Air Zone, Kirsty Pringle: BiB Breathes: Sensors, testing and school engagement].

Online event discussing the links between social research, air quality and the potential for the Science & Technology Facilities Council to support this. Speakers: Prof Steve Yearley, Prof Jennifer Gabrys, Prof Nigel Gilbert, STFC Panel.

Webinar introducing the Centre for Environmental Data (CEDA) and JASMIN, outlining their uses in air quality research and giving instructions on how to get started with these platforms.

Ben Barratt and Diana Varaden from Imperial College London present results from the Breathe London Wearables study, looking at children’s’ exposure and the impact of engagement on behaviour and understanding of air pollution.

Sani Dimitroulopoulou shares Public Health England’s latest work on air pollution and schools, including an extensive literature review relating to air quality in outdoor school environments and research mapping pm2.5 exposure and inequality. 

Prof Prashant Kumar from the University of Surrey’s Global Centre for Clean Air Research presents on: “Schools, Children and Air Pollution – a peak into GCARE’s work”, taking us through the Centre’s air quality work in relation to schools, including an assessment of the impact of green infrastructure.

“Involving young people in clean air research and decision making – lessons from three large-scale citizen engagement projects.” organised by TAPAS

Dr Laura Fogg-Rogers and Sophie Laggan from the University of the West of England present on: “Involving young people in clean air research and decision making – lessons from three large-scale citizen engagement projects.”

Matt Croucher, from engineering consultancy firm WSP, presents on   “Improving Air Quality in London’s Schools and Nurseries – The Mayor’s Air Quality Audit Programmes”

Doug Booker, CEO and Co-Founder of the National Air Quality Testing Services, presents on “Monitoring indoor air quality in 20 schools around the UK pre and post COVID.” 

Xavier Querol, Research Professor leading the EGAR group at IDAEA-CSIC, talks on: Indoor and Outdoor Pollution in Schools from Barcelona. 

Nathan Wood, CEO of Farmwood and Chair or the Building Engineering Services Association Wellbeing in Buildings Group, presents on: The BESA Safe Haven School Study. 

Mike Holland, Founder of Ecometrics Research and Consulting and Co-Lead of TAPAS Focus Area 3 talks on: Prioritising Actions. How might we decide which schools to target and with which measures?

Larissa Lockwood from Global Action Plan on the Clean Air for Schools Framework, Tom Bannan from University of Manchester on the impact of air purifiers on air quality in schools, and Martie van Tongeren from UCL on links between air pollution and cognitive function in primary school children.

Mike Bithell from University of Cambridge on Agent Based Modelling, its use representing activity in schools and its potential application to understanding and improving air quality.

Corinne Mandin,  President of the International Society for Indoor Air Quality, on: Indoor Air Quality in Schools, from knowledge to action (feedback from the French IAQ observatory).