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20th May 2025

BBC Podcast: Should I worry about Microplastics?

Dr Stephanie Wright, Senior Lecturer in Environmental Toxicology and heads the Microplastics team in the Environmental Research Group, talks to BBC Radio 4 on the dangers of Microplastics and where they are found.

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4th July 2025

Clean Air Day - Watch our Scientists on The London Underground

What do Air Pollution Scientists get up to on the London Underground? The Environmental Research Group marks Clean Air Day this year by taking a late night behind the scenes capture of science in The London Underground. Watch our video.

AWAIR 

Senior Air Quality Analyst, Andrew Grieve talks about the AWAIR Project device design initiative, and his plans to highlight out-door air quality and it's hazards by installing AWAIR displays across the neighbourhoods. Rosamund Kiss-Debrah, Honorary Practice Fellow at Imperial visited the first installation site. Watch our video.

Cleaning London's dirty air 

Dr Mike Hedges, Research Associate in the Aerosol Science team started his journey from taxi driver to PhD, which in turn grew his awareness and desire of the need to tackle and reduce air pollution. Mike first became conscious of the how toxic London's air was when he was a taxi driver and linked this to his children's asthma attacks. He decided that he wanted to help clean London's dirty air. Through his involvement in his trade union, he represented London's taxi drivers in discussions with London's then Mayor, Ken Livingstone and subsequent Mayors, helping to transform London's taxis away from diesel to the iconic electric taxis that are in London today.  Watch our video.