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
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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.
Using high-resolution techniques to assess the potential health and climate impacts of biomass burning aerosol
Each month we welcome a guest blog post from our Scoping Studies, to find out more about the air quality issue they are researching and how STFC capabilities are being used. This month, Dr Sari Budisulistiorini shares the aims and background to her team's project. Wildfire events are occurring worldwide due to dry and warm … Continue reading Using high-resolution techniques to assess the potential health and climate impacts of biomass burning aerosol
SAQN Featured on ‘101 jobs that change the world’
UKRI have launched a campaign called ‘101 jobs that change the world’ focused on the people who work, often behind the scenes, to make research and innovation happen. This aims to publicise the many different and diverse roles and career paths in research and innovation that go beyond the traditional image of an academic, researcher … Continue reading SAQN Featured on ‘101 jobs that change the world’
PhD Studentship Opportunities: Air Quality, Agriculture & Climate Measures
Two PhD studentships are currently available at the Centre for Environment Policy, Imperial College London. To apply please send a CV with academic qualifications and 2 referees, plus why you think you would be a strong candidate, to Professor Helen ApSimon (h.apsimon@imperial.ac.uk) by 8 September. Selected candidates will be interviewed in the following week to … Continue reading PhD Studentship Opportunities: Air Quality, Agriculture & Climate Measures
Feature Scoping Study: Developing a compact, low-cost DELTA-Mi with flow sensing for low-time resolution measurement of atmospheric gases and aerosols
Tang Y.S1., Peters D2., McGurk C2., Ul-Haq I2. and Emekwuru, N3 1UKCEH, 2STFC-UKRI, 3Coventry University Each month we highlight one of our Scoping Studies, each funded through our Collaboration Building Workshops. This month we welcome a blog post from Dr Yuk Sim Tang and the team developing a next generation DELTA-Mi sensor that can be … Continue reading Feature Scoping Study: Developing a compact, low-cost DELTA-Mi with flow sensing for low-time resolution measurement of atmospheric gases and aerosols
Lessons learned from our Collaboration Building Workshops
Collaboration Building Workshop 2021 SAQN hosted a second Collaboration Building Workshop in 2021 (14 - 25 June), using the same format as the first workshop, but with improvements identified through the review process. Here we reflect on the impact these changes had on the process. Launch event We began the workshop with a brief ‘launch … Continue reading Lessons learned from our Collaboration Building Workshops
SAQN funds new research into air quality
SAQN has funded four new Scoping Studies through the innovative online Collaboration Building Workshop. The workshop was the second run by the network, and aimed to develop new interdisciplinary collaborations between air quality scientists and researchers at the Science and Technology Facilities Council (STFC). Participants came from a range of backgrounds, including particle physics, public … Continue reading SAQN funds new research into air quality
Feature Scoping Study: A UAV-ready sensor package for rapid deployment during volcanic crisis
Each month we highlight one of our Scoping Studies, each funded through our Collaboration Building Workshops. This month we welcome a blog post from Dr Dan Peters and the team using RAL Space's expertise in sensor development to expand our knowledge of air quality in volcanic plumes. Volcanic hazards are varied in nature, and among … Continue reading Feature Scoping Study: A UAV-ready sensor package for rapid deployment during volcanic crisis
Running a Funding Sandpit in a Digital Environment: A Case Study
Our next Collaboration Building Workshop takes place this month, and we've been reflecting on what we learned from the first workshop, which took place last November. Online events are likely to be more prevalent, even once lockdown restrictions are gone, so we have published a case study of our workshop. The paper outlines some of … Continue reading Running a Funding Sandpit in a Digital Environment: A Case Study