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Dr Nicole Cowell
@geographynicole.bsky.social
Researching solutions to address urban air pollution and create healthier cities💭
Views my own.
📍Currently found at Imperial College London and World Economic Forum🇬🇧🇨🇭

Previously Birmingham Urban Observatory, WM-Air, University of Birmingham 🐂
🚨Coming up next week- please register if you're interested! 🚨
🚨Webinar alert- From Data to Dialogue: Engaging Communities for Air Quality Research and Action🌎
🔗https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XplQIl1sQOW280bu4P94gw#/registration
📆 28th May, 12pm GMT
📣@kaylloquial.bsky.social
from Imperial College London and Raghu Saxena from Earthwatch India
May 20, 2025 at 4:05 PM
🚨Webinar alert- From Data to Dialogue: Engaging Communities for Air Quality Research and Action🌎
🔗https://york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_XplQIl1sQOW280bu4P94gw#/registration
📆 28th May, 12pm GMT
📣@kaylloquial.bsky.social
from Imperial College London and Raghu Saxena from Earthwatch India
April 8, 2025 at 9:55 AM
Are you heading to #EGU25? Make sure to come and say hi! 👋 I'll be presenting our work on systems thinking approaches for urban air pollution in session AS4.10 on Monday morning.

Reach out if you'd like to connect and chat all things #AirQuality!
meetingorganizer.copernicus.org/EGU25/sessio...
April 4, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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🌍 Exciting Webinar Alert! 🌍
Join us for the 1st in the webinar series by #AllinWayra
💡Topic: "Sensor Integration in Air Quality Monitoring: The Role of WMO in the Global Scenario"
📅 Date: 3 April 2025
⏰ Time: 13:00–14:00 (UTC)
york-ac-uk.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#AirPollution #Sensors
February 12, 2025 at 12:52 PM
🏙️💨 🛜 Are low-cost sensor networks ready to support urban digital twins?

Our research shows how IoT low-cost sensors are transforming air quality monitoring but without better data management their full potential can’t be realised. 🌍📊

#AirQuality #DigitalTwins

www.frontiersin.org/journals/sus...
Frontiers | Moving from monitoring to real-time interventions for air quality: are low-cost sensor networks ready to support urban digital twins?
www.frontiersin.org
January 15, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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View the C40 1.5°C Climate Action Plans to support cities to deliver rapid, transformative climate action here: www.c40.org/what-we-do/r...
1.5°C Climate Action Plans - C40 Cities
C40’s Climate Action Planning programme supports cities to implement climate action plans in line with the 1.5°C target of the Paris Agreement.
www.c40.org
January 10, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Now that everyone has their annual temperature data out, here is a quick summary across groups.

In addition to record warmth in every dataset, it's the first year where most estimates are at least 1.5 °C (2.7 °F) warmer than the 1850-1900 baseline.

berkeleyearth.org/global-tempe...

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January 10, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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Explore our research on how the UK public been affected by extreme heat and what they think about the risks it poses by Dr @neiljennings.bsky.social, Dr @paulinepaterson.bsky.social, Dr Clair Barnes, Professor @lwhitmarsh.bsky.social and Dr Candice Howarth @granthamlse.bsky.social: ow.ly/F4iv50UE9pp
Record-breaking heat putting UK public health at risk | Imperial News | Imperial College London
One in five people in the UK have suffered ill health as a result of extreme heat in the past five years, new Imperial research has revealed.
ow.ly
January 10, 2025 at 11:19 AM
An exciting event for the air quality and sci-com community! (online and in-person for my fellow Londoners) www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk/events/briti...
Communicating Air Quality: Physical, Digital, and Theoretical Advances
This conference will bring together experts from the fields of sociology, science technology and society, public health, air pollution science, data science (visualisation), and data art to uncover ho...
www.thebritishacademy.ac.uk
December 19, 2024 at 1:42 PM
Delighted to have returned to my alma mater today to present at the Research for Greener Surgeries Conference. We presented our work on #AirQuality monitoring in collaboration with our local NHS trust. @unibirmingham.bsky.social @drbartington.bsky.social @wmnetzero.bsky.social
December 17, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Every Monday should start with a paper acceptance email. It makes them much more tolerable. 🙌
two men in suits and ties are waving their hands in a room
ALT: two men in suits and ties are waving their hands in a room
media.tenor.com
December 16, 2024 at 9:50 AM
📣I'm delighted to share our latest report "Clean Air Actions in Cities". The report, written with the GFC on Clean Air from the World Economic Forum, is designed to guide city leaders on actions for #AirPollution focusing on key pollution sources.

www.weforum.org/publications...
December 10, 2024 at 2:52 PM
🚨New blog alert🚨
The team from Air Aware explore the opportunity for sport to promote environmental health and awareness for the World Economic Forum Agenda blog series.

www.weforum.org/stories/2024...
Can sport empower us to be more sustainable?
Sport inspires action toward sustainability. At the same time data can optimize performance and sustainability and address harmful air quality impacts.
www.weforum.org
December 10, 2024 at 12:58 PM
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Our faculty is offering 8 fully-funded PhD studentships to support Black British researchers across a range of research areas, including Geography. The deadline for applications is 28 February 2025.
Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter
www.exeter.ac.uk
December 10, 2024 at 11:03 AM
Sharing one of my favourite reads of the year (thanks to colleagues for sharing it with me). "Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?"
www.nature.com/articles/d41...
Science could solve some of the world’s biggest problems. Why aren’t governments using it?
A Nature global survey finds that most specialists are unhappy with systems to provide science advice to policymakers.
www.nature.com
December 5, 2024 at 3:16 PM
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🌱 We're now on Bluesky! Follow us for updates on our work and research

Don't miss PhD student Marta Koch's blog on her experience as a UK Youth Delegate at #COP29, She explores how tech innovation is shaping climate action and progress towards the UN SDGs

blogs.imperial.ac.uk/centre-for-e...
COP29: Global Progress Towards Accelerating Sustainable Development & Climate Action with Technological Innovation - Centre for Environmental Policy
Marta Koch, PhD Candidate at the Centre for Environmental Policy (CEP), reflects on her experience as a UK Youth Delegate at COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan, exploring how technological innovation is shapin...
blogs.imperial.ac.uk
December 4, 2024 at 12:13 PM
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New research points to the health benefits and cost savings from #netzero.

Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, saving billions of $.

My latest piece for @guardian.com

www.theguardian.com/environment/...
How climate policies reduce air pollution saving lives and money
Early deaths from air pollution in US could be reduced by between 4,000 and 15,000 a year by 2035, study shows
www.theguardian.com
November 29, 2024 at 8:34 AM
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Short answer: Yes

"Using a car for over 50% of out-of-home activities lowers life satisfaction."

doi.org/10.1016/j.tb...
November 22, 2024 at 3:40 PM
Allow me to reintroduce myself 👋 Post doc split between @imperialcollegeldn.bsky.social and World Economic Forum. Into all things air pollution, healthy cities, systems thinking and low-cost sensors 💭🏙️ First gen grad🎓 Lover of house plants, live music and London 🪴🇬🇧💂
November 23, 2024 at 5:36 PM
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#CSTEP researcher @subu.bsky.social discusses the various causes of rising #AirPollution in #Delhi in this article by Bangalore Mirror, which also mentions our latest report, ‘Bengaluru 2030: EV Charging Demand and Infrastructure’
bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com/bangalore/co...
For a breath of fresh air
Nonetheless, researchers and air quality experts say, Bengalureans need not fret over witnessing the seemingly apocalyptic scenario that New Delhi is enduring. From favourable meteorology to sparsely ...
bangaloremirror.indiatimes.com
November 23, 2024 at 7:34 AM
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Exciting new #PhD project, led by the amazing Cat Scott. => Exploring the changing patterns in biogenic volatile organic compounds (#BVOCs) yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/exp... Also with Steve Arnold and Paul Seakins woking at @universityofleeds.bsky.social Gair Wood plantation
November 23, 2024 at 12:12 PM