On 5-6 July over 200 air quality researchers, policy makers, industry partners and civic sector groups who work across the atmospheric, health, social and building science disciplines met at the University of Birmingham. Dr Helen Freeman, Network Manager for the Future Urban Ventilation Network, gave us an outline of this groundbreaking conference... The 2023 Clean Air … Continue reading Clean Air Networks Conference, 2023
SAQN Toxicology Tours of Harwell Campus
On the 14th and 15th of June 2023, members of the STFC Air Quality Network gathered at the Harwell Science and Innovation Campus in Oxfordshire for a Toxicology Tour, showcasing the applications of some of the STFC facilities to this field. Toxicology was identified early on as an area of need in air quality research … Continue reading SAQN Toxicology Tours of Harwell Campus
Air Quality Funding Opportunities and STFC Access
To support our network members in accessing STFC facilities, we have collated a list of useful links (including upcoming access application dates), as well as a round up of current or forthcoming funding calls. ISIS Muon and Neutron Source Information on accessing beam time including upcoming application deadlinesFacility Development Studentship GrantNeutron training courseScience highlights and … Continue reading Air Quality Funding Opportunities and STFC Access
SAQN Travel Grant Report: Harriet Jones
Travel Grant recipient Harriet Jones SAQN offers Travel Grants for activity that will enable network members to build collaborations, make new connections, take advantage of STFC capabilities and assist them in proposal development. Harriet Jones was awarded a grant to deliver a paper at an international conference about her work with STFC Scientific Computing Department … Continue reading SAQN Travel Grant Report: Harriet Jones
Access Call to OCTOPUS and ULTRA Now Open
Applications for access to the Octopus and Ultra facilities of the Central Laser Facility (CLF) in the Research Complex at Harwell are now open. These facilities offer exceptional research capabilities into biological samples, as detailed in our 'Introduction to CLF' training session. Successful applications from academics gain free access to conduct experiments at the facility, … Continue reading Access Call to OCTOPUS and ULTRA Now Open
Featured Scoping Study: Heterogeneous Reactivity of Persistent Organic Particles
Each month we welcome a guest blog post from one of our funded Scoping Studies. This month we're pleased to hear from Dr Jamie Kelly, whose study of Persistent Organic Particles will make use of both the Central Laser Facility and the ISIS Muon and Neutron Source. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) are potent chemicals that … Continue reading Featured Scoping Study: Heterogeneous Reactivity of Persistent Organic Particles
Guest Blog: UK ammonia emissions determined with satellite observations and the GEOS-Chem model
We're pleased to welcome a guest blog post from Dr Eloise Marais, University College London, regarding her latest research on ammonia emissions. UK agricultural emissions of ammonia negatively impact human and ecosystem health by forming fine particles (PM2.5) and offsetting the natural nitrogen balance of aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. There are few direct policies regulating … Continue reading Guest Blog: UK ammonia emissions determined with satellite observations and the GEOS-Chem model
Featured Scoping Study: Impacts of inhaled particles on the brain – To explore the “lung-brain-axis”
Air Quality and Health is an important area of research, and one we emphasised in our latest Collaboration Building Workshop. In this month's blog post, Dr Chang Guo from Public Health England shares how STFC's Central Laser Facility and the ISIS Neutron and Muon source can shed light on the journey of polluting particles through … Continue reading Featured Scoping Study: Impacts of inhaled particles on the brain – To explore the “lung-brain-axis”
International Collaboration without the Pollution
One of the few benefits of the Covid-19 pandemic has been the shift in culture around meetings. Many of us have seen the advantages of meeting virtually, being cheaper, convenient and representing a huge cut in carbon footprint and air pollution emissions. Developing new collaborations with international colleagues in a virtual space is more challenging, … Continue reading International Collaboration without the Pollution
Air Quality and Emissions Conference features SAQN members
AQE is a focused meeting for Air Quality and Emission Monitoring professionals who are looking for the latest product solutions, technical advice, methods and applications to measure, test and analyse Air Quality and Emissions. The conference programme features many faces from the SAQN, including Professor Rod Jones, Professor Rob Kinnersley, Dr David Green and the network's Principal Investigator, Dr Sarah Moller.