Ben discusses air pollution on Voice of Islam Breakfast Show

Ben discussed the global causes and consequences of air pollution with other contributors on the Voice of Islam Breakfast Show this morning. Also discussed briefly were the ways of improving air quality globally. The breakfast show podcast can be found here: http://voiceofislam.co.uk/podcasts/breakfast-show-podcast-23-05-2017/ in due course.
 
 

UWE ClairCity Team heading to Hungary

The UWE ClairCity team is heading to Hungary en masse to attend ClairCity project meetings and our first Annual Conference in Szentendre just north of Budapest. Jo, Laura and Corra are running training events for the project partners on social media and how to run the Delphi process. Jim is chairing a special session with the External Advisory Board. While, Enda, Tim and Andy are all presenting at the Conference and running dedicated work packages sessions. More details of the conference can be found here http://www.claircity.eu/2017/02/28/claircity-conference-agenda-released/. It should be an exciting three days!!

Enda interviewed by DESMOG UK

Enda was interview by DESMOG UK who were investigating funding cuts on the local authorities and the impact it has had on their ability to fulfil their LAQM responsibilities. Article can be found here - https://www.desmog.uk/2017/05/19/local-authority-air-pollution-reporting-failures

Tim to speak at Institution of Civil Engineers 'Big Debate'

Tim has been invited to participate in the Institution of Civil Engineers Big Debate where panellists are invited to argue for and against a topic. This year it will take place on Monday 5^th June 2017 from 18:30 to 20:00 in the Thomas Telford Theatre of One Great George Street. (see the link here: https://www.ice.org.uk/events/the-big-debate-a-growing-city-is-a-polluting-city)

The topic is 'A growing city is a polluting city: Will London always have an air quality problem?'.

AQMRC contributes to NERC/ASDC Workshop

Enda was invited by the Association of Science and Discovery Centres and NERC to an 'ideas charette' for a new initiative called Our Planet Earth. Funded by NERC, ASDC in association with Eden Project, Natural History Museum and Dynamic Earth are developing an inspirational and exciting national hands-on environmental science programme celebrating the science of the natural environment, the latest research and the scientists who make it happen, through activities and experiments for families and the wider public delivered through the UK's science and discovery centres and science museums. The ideas charette brought together people from a variety of backgrounds to come up with new ideas and to address specific questions including NERC scientists, university researchers as well as public engagement professionals from ASDC, Dynamic Earth, Eden Project, Natural History Museum and others. 

Enda gave a presentation on AQMRC research such as the NERC funded CADTIME, EndotoxII and Biomold projects and utilising props like the Bristol AQMA Floor Map, Enda demonstrated the approaches that AQMRC have utilised to communicate and engage the public. Enda and AQMRC hope to continue supporting the initiative as it develops in the coming months to ensure that air pollution is part of this exciting initiative.