2025 UKHSA Annual Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research Review Meeting

Welcome

The UK Health Security Agency's (UKHSA) Annual Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research Review Meeting, held since the mid-1990s, has been the main national meeting of the UK’s experts in the field of air pollution and health research and policy makers. We are pleased to announce the launch of the 2025 UKHSA Annual Outdoor and Indoor Air Pollution Research Review Meeting, that will take place in Newcastle Upon Tyne on the 11th of November 2025.

The meeting is being organised by the Air Quality and Public Health team within the Environmental Hazards and Emergencies Department, UKHSA. The meeting will bring together academics, government scientists, policy makers, and others to present and discuss the latest research findings.

Following this event, UKHSA are holding a sister event ‘Air Quality and Public Health Stakeholder event’ on 12th November 2025. The stakeholder event offers researchers a valuable opportunity to network with national and local government and other stakeholders including health charities and industry partners. Please see further details on the Stakeholder event.

Who should attend:

The Research Review Meeting is aimed at academics and researchers at all levels, policy makers at both national and local level, directors of public health, and health charities.

Call for abstracts

Abstract submission is now open and will close on 7th September 2025. The Organising Committee encourages abstracts from a variety of disciplines including epidemiology, toxicology, behavioural science and exposure modelling, among others. Outdoor and indoor air pollution, and health research contributions on the following topics would be particularly appropriate for the 2025 meeting:

• Morbidity outcomes and biological mechanisms e.g., neurological, metabolic impacts, maternal outcome

•Methodological approaches to assessing exposure, identifying pollution sources, and risk assessment/quantification

• Inequalities in exposure and health e.g. variations by region, setting and socio-economic status.

• Evaluation of air quality strategies and policies e.g., clean air zones

• Adaption to a warming climate e.g., achieving net zero, decarbonization initiatives and associated co-benefits

• Emerging pollutants e.g., health effects of micro fibres/ plastics and nanomaterial

• Interaction between air pollution and other risk factors e.g., noise, smoking, diet, medicine, physical (in)activity

• Future of Artificial Intelligence (AI): Machine Learning for air pollution and health research e.g., its application in air quality monitoring and data analysis

• Rural air quality dynamics e.g., agricultural sources of air pollution, considerations in comparison to urban environments

• Horizon scanning of anticipated air quality challenges

• Interventional and behavioural studies to address the impact of air pollution

• Local initiatives in the Northeast Region including, effective communication to different audiences or economic evaluation.

Abstract submission guidelines:

Deadline: all abstracts must be submitted in the requested format by the 7th September 2025.

Format:

• Structure: Background, Objectives, Methods, Results, Conclusion.

• The abstract should be a maximum of 300 words, excluding title

• Do not include diagrams or references

Submission: Please submit abstracts using the online abstract submission form .

• Each author may submit no more than two abstracts

• Please indicate whether you would prefer an oral or poster presentation when submitting

Authors of accepted abstracts will be notified 4 weeks before the event via email by the Organising Committee. All accepted abstracts will be made available to delegates via the meeting website. All presenters are expected to register for a place at the meeting.

If you have any questions about the submission process, please contact the organising committee at [email protected].

Registration

Registration is now open.

Fee

There is a fee of £40 per delegate.

Due to rising costs, we’re no longer able to offer this event free of charge. We’ve introduced a small fee and have done everything possible to keep it as low as we can.

A secure link for payment will follow registration, this will be emailed prior to the event.

Programme

The meeting will involve oral and poster presentations and keynote speakers presenting the latest research and issues on the topic of indoor and outdoor air quality. The full programme will be available to view shortly.

The meeting will be hosted in Newcastle in person and will include morning and afternoon session (timings to be confirmed).

The programme and timings are subject to change.

Scientific Advisory Committee:

External

•Professor Anna Hansell- University of Leicester

• Professor Anil Namdeo - Northumbria University

• Professor Cath Noakes - University of Leeds

• Professor Jane Entwistle - Northumbria University

• Dr. Mark Miller - University of Edinburgh

• Shaun Brace - Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs

•Tracy Hilton - Middlesbrough Council

• Emma Tindall - Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council

UKHSA

• Becky Kennedy

• Rebecca Thorpe

• Dr. Karen Exley

• Dr. Stuart Aldridge

• Alison Gowers

• Dr. Christina Mitsakou

• Professor Sani Dimitroulopoulou

• Samuel Thompson

• Dr. Elena Zaballa

• Katie Barlow

• Dr. Emma Marczylo

• Dr. Simon Howard

• Paul Fisher

UKHSA Organising Committee:

• Becky Kennedy

• Rebecca Thorpe

• Dr. Karen Exley

• Dr. Stuart Aldridge

• Samuel Thompson

• Dr. Elena Zaballa

• Katie Barlow

• Christopher Heath

Contact: [email protected]

Info: We are looking forward to welcoming Professor Pia Hardelid, epidemiologist at UCL Great Ormond Street Institute of Child Health and lead of the Environmental Child Health Research Group, as a keynote speaker. Full programme coming soon.

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