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European Centre for Environment & Human Health

@ecehh.org
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A transdisciplinary centre conducting cutting edge research into the complex links between climate, environment, and health. Part of the University of Exeter Medical School and based in Cornwall, UK. www.ecehh.org

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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 03/09/2026
"Our international ambitions were clear from the start...Europe was literally in the name of our centre" Tim Taylor explains how, over the last 15 years, our research has become increasingly international. www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-g...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 30/06/2026
The Health and Environment Public Engagement network plays a fundamental role in our research. Prof Ruth Garside explains how this "diverse, good-humoured group of citizens, full of curiosity and sharp ideas" have challenged our assumptions and honed our approaches. www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-p...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 16/06/2026
"Once you’re a part of the European Centre for Environment & Human Health, you remain a part of it". Our anniversary blog series continues as Dr Aimee Murray looks back on being one of our first PhD students and encountering a new word: ‘transdisciplinarity’. www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-p...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 09/06/2026
"Supporting multisectoral and interdisciplinary ambition requires the vision to build an understanding of the interconnection of environment AND health at the highest level". Prof Conny Guell explores how we have spread the word about our research across the world. www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-s...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 27/05/2026
"When it comes to human health, there is no authority more influential on a global scale than the World Health Organisation." Prof Ben Wheeler charts our route to becoming a WHO Collaborating Centre and impacting environment and health policy at the highest level. www.ecehh.org/news/journey...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 12/05/2026
Our MSc in Environment and Human Health has seen 14 intakes of students, over a hundred graduates, and navigated its way through both a pandemic and a campus relocation. Dr Lewis Elliott reflects on how the programme has changed and hears from our fantastic alumni: www.ecehh.org/news/evolvin...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 30/04/2026
The Centre's microbiology group started small – consisting of just 3 people in 2011. Prof Will Gaze charts the team's growth, their "life-or-death arms race against pathogens", and the outsized impact their research has had on policy. ecehh.org/news/15yrs-tackling-antimicrobial-resistance
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 22/04/2026
"It’s perfect for a five-minute break: just long enough to slot in a few pieces and reset your brain." In this week's instalment of our anniversary blog series, Dr Jo Garrett explores the enduring (and sometimes infuriating) tradition of the Centre jigsaw. www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-p...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 07/04/2026
Where better to start our anniversary blog series, than by hearing from the people who founded the Centre back in 2011. Professors Mike Depledge CBE, Emma Bland, and Lora Fleming Hon CBE give us the inside scoop on how they got the Centre off the ground: www.ecehh.org/news/15yrs-f...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 24/03/2026
This year marks the Centre’s 15th anniversary, and we’re launching a special series of blogs to reflect our amazing, twisting, turning journey. Our introductory post is now live and there will be more to come – 15, to be precise! www.ecehh.org/news/anniver...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 21/05/2025
Tomorrow we launch our latest collaboration with the World Health Organisation (@who.int), a report focused on nature-based solutions: interventions "inspired by nature that can lead to multiple benefits for both people and the planet." Sign up to the live webinar here: who.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 17/04/2025
On 22nd May, International Day for Biological Diversity, we'll be launching the latest report from our WHO Collaborating Centre on Natural Environments and Health providing an introduction to #NatureBasedSolutions and Health Sign up for the launch webinar (10-12 CEST) here: lnkd.in/eq8wUHjh
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 08/04/2025
We recently spent an amazing away day at Potager Gardens in Cornwall - a day of creative discussions with brilliant people in a beautiful space. Thank you to all who came and to Potager for being wonderful hosts!
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 07/04/2025
ECEHH researcher Dr Chloe Asker has launched a new podcast! 📢 In this series, Chloe will explore creative and arts-based approaches to research, impact, and dissemination. 🎧 Listen to the introduction to the creative researcher podcast here: lnkd.in/ezYJFSCT
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 17/03/2025
How do we manage heat in people's homes under a changing climate? @drconzatti.bsky.social and colleagues examine four tools in their new study published in the journal Sustainability, exploring how to "strengthen the resilience of low-cost housing in vulnerable regions." doi.org/10.3390/su17...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 27/02/2025
"Global heating is likely to worsen overall health and widen ethnic inequalities in health..." New research led by University of Glasgow and co-authored by Centre professor Ben Wheeler examines inequalities in people's exposure to future extreme heat in England: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 30/01/2025
How did Professor Tim Taylor and colleagues win a £9m bid for their new Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions? Experience, ambition, and an exciting array of partners... Read more at bit.ly/40RXbqh
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European Centre for Environment & Human Health @ecehh.org · 12/12/2024
How might spending time in nature impact different dimensions of wellbeing? Dr Craig McDougall and coauthors have taken a deep dive into data from 16,000 people across 18 countries to find out... doi.org/10.1016/j.je...
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