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SUMMARY:ECR Symposium on the environments impact on health
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DESCRIPTION:An in-person event to connect researchers in the area of the 
 environments effect on health\n\nAbout this event\n\nHealth and well-bei
 ng are intimately linked to the state of the environment. At The Univers
 ity of Manchester\, we have lots of early career researchers working on 
 issues relating to the environment and its effect on health\, but they a
 re spread across faculties\, schools\, and departments with little inter
 action or collaboration. This\, combined with recent remote working has 
 led to a community that lacks connectivity which is why we are running t
 his symposium.\n\nThrough attending this event you will:\n\n- Develop a 
 deeper understanding of the range of research happening at The Universit
 y of Manchester in the area of ‘environment and health’\n- Build connect
 ions with fellow researchers working in complementary areas\n- Have the 
 opportunity to talk about and show your research to your peers\n\nThemes
 \n\nClimate change and health\n\nClimate change has far-reaching impacts
  with negative effects threatening to permeate all aspects of our lives 
 from where we live\, the air we breathe to the food we eat. This theme w
 ill explore the challenges and impacts our warming planet has on health 
 and wellbeing and discusses practical solutions.\n\nHealthier urban livi
 ng\n\nCities play a crucial role in the global economy and society. Howe
 ver\, there is an unequal distribution of benefits and inequalities with
 in these areas. This theme will look at the role of the urban environmen
 t on overall wellbeing and explore the policies for reducing inequalitie
 s in urban settings.\n\nThe exposome\n\nThe exposome is defined as the c
 omposite of every exposure to which an individual is subjected during th
 eir lifetime. This theme will look at the role of exposures such as nois
 e\, chemicals\, toxins\, water quality in different environments (e.g.\,
  indoor/outdoor) in the singular sense and how these can work in combina
 tion to effect health and wellbeing and find holistic solutions to healt
 hier living.\n\nThe event draws on the principles of “One Health” in tha
 t the health of people is intricately connected to the health of animals
  and our shared environment. It requires a collaborative\, multisectoral
 \, and transdisciplinary approach — working at the local\, regional\, na
 tional\, and global levels to achieve the best health outcomes for peopl
 e\, animals\, and plants in a shared environment.\n\nSpeakers (more to b
 e announced!)\n\nProfessor Stephen Holgate CBE - Clinical Professor of I
 mmunopharmacology at the University of Southampton\n\nStephen is a leadi
 ng expert on respiratory medicine and air pollution. He is a UK Research
  and Innovation Clean Air Champion and was the expert witness at the gro
 und-breaking and landmark case of Ella Adoo-Kissi-Debrah who was the fir
 st person in the UK\, and possibly in the world\, to have air pollution 
 listed as the cause of death on their death certificate. He will be disc
 ussing his career\; highlighting the progress made but drawing attention
  to the work still needed to be done. Read more about his fascinating ca
 reer here.\n\nCaroline Culshaw - Head of Research for Environment and He
 alth at NERC\n\nCaroline develops the research programmes to deliver NER
 C's Healthy Environment theme. She works at the interface of environment
  and human health on research funding for air quality\, antimicrobial re
 sistance\, chemical pollution\, climate change and health\, and connecti
 ng with nature for health and well-being. She will be talking on future 
 research initiatives and priorities in this area.\n\nWhat do we mean by 
 'Environment and Health'?\n\nWe use a broad description to define this a
 nd are interested in human\, aquatic\, and ecosystem health.\n\nA clean 
 environment is essential for health and well-being. At the same time\, t
 he local environment can also be a source of stressors - for example\, a
 ir pollution\, noise\, hazardous chemicals - that negatively affect heal
 th. Health is also adversely affected by climate change\, through heatwa
 ves\, floods\, and changes in the distribution of vector-borne diseases.
  At a broader level\, climate change\, loss of biodiversity\, and land d
 egradation can also impact health and well-being.\n\nWe are interested i
 n these intersections and the effect they have on us and our environment
 s.\n\nExamples may include:\n\n- Air quality\n- Chemical safety\n- Clima
 te change\n- Ecosystem health and services\n- Housing and health\n- Nois
 e\n- Occupational health\n- Transport and health\n- Urban health\n- Wate
 r and sanitation\n- Social science and inequalities\n\nHow can you get i
 nvolved?\n\nEarly Career Researchers*\n\nThe organising committee welcom
 es posters from early career researchers on any topic related to the the
 mes outlined above. The organising committee will also consider posters 
 from ECRs who’s research fits more broadly with the theme of ‘The enviro
 nment's effect on health’ should space be available.\n\nSupervisors and 
 academics\n\nBy attending and supporting your ECRs participation and att
 endance you will be helping to develop a connected and interdisciplinary
  research community\n\n*An Early Career Researcher is an individual empl
 oyed in a non-permanent research position\, or someone holding a fellows
 hip or junior academic post who has less than 8 years of post-doctoral r
 esearch experience\n\nOrganising committee\n\nThe organising committee i
 s made up of researchers representing all three faculties\, with affilia
 tions to different schools\, departments or divisions\, and Research Ins
 titutes. Collectively\, we form a group of researchers with diverse acad
 emic backgrounds and research interests\, but with a common interest in 
 the topic of the Environment’s effect on Health and wellbeing. The event
  is being supported by Manchester Environmental Research Institute. MERI
  is a pan-university research institute that connects expertise from nat
 ural sciences\, health care\, agriculture\, water and energy to develop 
 solutions for complex environmental challenges. It is open to members fr
 om any part of the University at any staff grade.\n\nOrganising committe
 e:\n\n- Caitlin Henry\, Lecturer in Human Geography\, Department of Geog
 raphy\n- Emma Shuttleworth\, Lecturer in Physical Geography\, Department
  of Geography\n- Amanda Lea-Langton\, Lecturer in BioEnergy Engineering\
 , Department of Mechanical\, Aerospace and Civil Engineering\n- Paul Wil
 liams\, Senior Lecturer\, Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences
 \n- Cyrill Bussy\, Lecturer\, Division of Immunology\, Immunity to Infec
 tion and Respiratory Medicine\n- Martie van Tongeren\, Professor of Occu
 pational & Environmental Health\, Division of Population Health\, Health
  Services Research and Primary Care\n- Holly Shiels\, Professor of Integ
 rative Physiology\, Division of Cardiovascular Sciences\n- Emilie Brady\
 , Research Project Officer\, MERI\n\nWe are looking for ECRs who are int
 erested in sitting on the organising committee. This is a fabulous oppor
 tunity to have your say and shape the event into something that would re
 ally benefit ECRs. You can express your interest in the registration for
 m.\n\nRegistration\n\nThis event is open to staff at The University of M
 anchester working in the area of ‘Environment and Health. Please use you
 r university email address when registering\, any non-university address
 es will be un-registered.\n\nThe event is free to attend but as catering
  is being provided we ask you to ensure you can come before registering.
  If your plans change please update your registration status.\n\nPoster 
 submission guidance\n\nPoster presentation abstracts are invited on the 
 conference themes below using the online abstract submission system. You
 r submission should be in the form of text\, no more than 300 words long
 .\n\n- Climate change and health\n- Healthier urban living\n- The exposo
 me\n- Other – area that fits within the remit of environment and health 
 but doesn’t fit within the themes above\nAll abstracts will be reviewed 
 by the Organising Committee to ensure that the topic of the submission i
 s consistent with the scope of the topics covered at the meeting.\n\nOnc
 e the abstracts are accepted\, at least one of the authors must register
  for and present the poster at the conference. In addition to the confer
 ence\, posters will be uploaded onto an online event space NOTE: the con
 tent is not downloadable\, just available to be viewed.\n\nTimeline\n\nP
 oster abstract submission opens – 11th March 2022\nPoster abstract submi
 ssion closes – 11th April 2022\nOutcome – 25th April 2022\nPoster upload
  on event space (pdf) – 20th June\nPoster presentation at event – 28th J
 une\n
STATUS:TENTATIVE
TRANSP:TRANSPARENT
CLASS:PUBLIC
LOCATION:Roscoe Building\, Manchester
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