Air Quality Management Resource Centre news

• UK industry set to miss 2050 net zero without urgent action

  23/09/2021 The majority of UK industry sectors will miss 2050 Net Zero targets unless there are significant further steps taken by the Government, including acceleration of consumer education and behaviour change. This is according to the Journey to Net Zero report, undertaken by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and commissioned by insurer Zurich UK.

• UWE Bristol researchers to investigate extent of microplastic crisis

  24/05/2021

  Researchers from UWE Bristol’s Air Quality Management Resource Centre have been awarded funding for an innovative new project looking at the presence of airborne microplastics in people’s homes.

• Drastic drop in NO2 near schools in lockdown shows what is achievable

  03/12/2020 Levels of Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2) fell by just over 40 per cent on main roads in the vicinity of schools in England during the first month of UK's initial lockdown in early 2020, according to a study carried out at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol). It highlighted how more people working from home or walking to school can reduce levels of the toxic pollutant, which proves particularly dangerous for children whose lungs are developing.

• Window-mounted sensors in homes to collect data for pioneering traffic study

  21/01/2020

  Residents will fit sensor devices to windows in their homes to collect traffic data for a new citizen-led transport study covering five European cities.

• Travel to shopping and leisure activities causes more air pollution than commuting – research finds

  18/12/2019

  Data analysis work conducted at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) reveals that Bristol car travel to shopping and leisure activities contributes more air pollution than through commuting and business travel. It has also found that men contribute more road emissions than women.

• Poor produce fewer traffic emissions than rich but are most affected – study finds

  14/10/2019

  A study analysing vehicle emissions in relation to different parts of society in England and Wales has found that more affluent households emit the highest levels of traffic-related pollutants but the poor are most exposed to this form of pollution. The findings from this research, carried out by the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol)'s Air Quality Management Resource Centre, are set out in an academic paper.
  

• Giant diesel sculpture reveals what city dwellers breathe in

  07/06/2018

  A sculpture designed to make air pollution visible to the public will be on display as part of a UWE Bristol public engagement project.

  Artist Luke Jerram's Inhale sculpture depicts a diesel soot particle three million times its actual size. The 3m-high artwork commissioned by the University will make its first public appearance at the Festival of Nature in Bristol on the weekend of June 9-10.

• Air quality research inspires art at new exhibition

  10/05/2018

  An innovative new art and science exhibition in Bristol includes work inspired by air quality research carried out at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).

• ClairCity game to help determine Bristol's future

  13/04/2018

  A new game has been launched, and it's all about Bristol. The ClairCity Skylines game from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) and Bristol City Council, enables people in the city to shape how they want their city to look in the future. By making decisions in the ClairCity Skylines game, players also provide data that can help authorities solve real world problems, such as air pollution, in the city.

• Honorary Fellowship of the Society for the Environment awarded to Professor James Longhurst CEnv

  07/12/2017

  Professor James Longhurst, Assistant Vice Chancellor for Environment and Sustainability and a Chartered Environmentalist from the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol), has joined an exclusive group of environmental professionals and advocates as an Honorary Fellow of the Society for the Environment (HonFSE).

• Older cars in urban areas less to blame for harmful emissions

  16/11/2017

  Research for the RAC Foundation has added weight to the argument that scrapping the oldest cars owned by people living in towns and cities would have negligible effect on air quality.

• UWE Bristol supports first National Clean Air Day

  15/06/2017

  The University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) is backing the first ever UK National Clean Air Day - aimed at raising awareness of the invisible killer of air pollution and encouraging people to take action to reduce emissions.

• Expert available to comment on the government's consultation on a clean air plan

  05/05/2017

  Researchers from the internationally renowned Air Quality Management Resource Centre (AQMRC) that is based at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are available for media commentary in respect of the government's Air Quality Management plan that is expected to be released on Friday 5 May 2017.

• New approach to tackle air pollution

  03/05/2017

  Citizens across the Bristol region are being invited to give their views on the future of work, travel, and leisure in our city.

  Researchers from the ClairCity project (Citizen-led Air Pollution Reduction in Cities) at the University of the West of England, Bristol (UWE Bristol) are working with Bristol City Council to find out what citizens want from their future city. By working together, it's hoped the joint community approach will help to tackle the causes of air pollution.

• Impact of road transport on air quality not given sufficient priority in UK transport planning

  30/08/2016

  UK transport planning is not sufficiently taking into account the environmental impacts of transport choices according to researchers from the Centre for Transport and Society and Air Quality Management Resource Centre at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol).

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