5-6 July 2023, University of Birmingham

The 2023 Clean Air Networks Conference was held at the University of Birmingham on the 5-6 July 2023. It both showcased the networks’ wide ranging activities and sought to identify, as a legacy for the UK Clean Air community, the next steps for both indoor and outdoor air quality research and policy. It was hosted by seven networks funded under the UK Clean Air Strategic Priority Fund, SAQN and the UKRI Clean Air Champions, and attracted over 200 delegates – from air quality researchers, to policy makers, industry partners and civic sector groups, working across the atmospheric, health, social and building science disciplines.

The full programme for the conference, including the presentation slides, can be found below:

And a report on the conference can be found below:

Programme

Day 1, Wednesday 5 July

10:00 Registration and refreshments
10:30 Conference Welcome
10:40 Martin Williams Memorial Lecture – Professor Roy Harrison, University of Birmingham
11:20 Session 1: Introduction to each network from network PIs
12:00 Break
12:30 Session 2: Lightning talks and marketplace discussion (Themes: Air quality and Net Zero, Measurements, Mechanisms and Modelling, Health and Inequalities, Involvement and Engagement)
13:30 Lunch (Optional air quality research supersite tours at 13:30 and 14:00)
14:30 Session 3: Longform talks with Q&A (Themes: Air quality and Net Zero, Measurements, Mechanisms and Modelling, Health and Inequalities, Involvement and Engagement)
15:30 Break
16:00 Feedback from each theme
17:00 Optional air quality research supersite tours at 17:00 and 17:30
18:30 SAQN Networking Event
19:30 Conference dinner

Day 2, Thursday 6 July

09:00 Refreshments and welcome
09:30 Paul Wilkinson Memorial Lecture – Anna Hansell, University of Leicester
10:15 Introduction to day 2
10:30 Session 1: Strategic direction of future research (Themes: Monitoring/Facilities, Exposure and Health Linkage, Behaviour)
11:30 Break
12:00 Session 2: Key messages for policy, industry and public stakeholders(Themes: Informing regulations, Environment and Net Zero, Solutions)
13:00 Lunch
14:00 Plenary: discussion on the value of networks and future steps
15:00 Conference close