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Professor Prashant Kumar
@profpkumar.bsky.social

Chair Air Quality & Health; Founding Director #GCARE @AirPollSurrey
@GuildfordLL @reclaim_network & Co-Director Surrey's @SurreySustain; Trustee @ZeroGuildford

Environmental science 56%
Geography 15%

Household air pollution has long been overlooked in environmental health policy. But our homes are often the most significant sites of exposure to harmful pollutants.

Explore: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

#AirPollution #IndoorAir #PublicHealth #EnvironmentalHealth #Science #Policy

The phrase "charity begins at home" holds a powerful truth for the #climatecrisis. Meaningful change often starts with the small, deliberate actions we take in our own spaces.

Read our latest @gp4streets.bsky.social project

📖 News www.surrey.ac.uk/news/simple-...

📄 Link doi.org/10.1016/j.ho...

Interested in indoor air quality and indoor greening, I invite you all to become a member of @greenin.bsky.social network. Here is a link to join for free: www.greenin.uk/join-greenin
Become a member today — GREENIN
Members will receive regular updates, be invited to participate in events and funding calls, access project outputs, and connect with others working across indoor environment, public health, building ...
www.greenin.uk

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🌿 Join us for the launch of the GREENIN Micro Network Plus!

A new community working towards greener, healthier indoor environments.

📅 Wed 22 Oct | 🕐 13:00–14:30 GMT
💻 Online event – register here:
events.teams.microsoft.com/event/5f0603...

Let’s shape the future of sustainable indoor spaces 🌱

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🌿 Want to learn more about the GREENIN Micro Network Plus?

🎥 Check @profpkumar.bsky.social introducing the network and its vision for greener, healthier indoor environments.

A launch webinar is coming soon — with details on funding & how to get involved! 🌱
👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=YadY...
Webinar #40 - Guildford Flood Alleviation Scheme & Introduction to GREENIN Network Plus
YouTube video by GCARE: Global Centre for Clean Air Research
www.youtube.com

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🌱✨ We’re live! ✨🌱

The GREENIN Network Plus is officially up and running 🚀
Follow us here to stay updated as we grow a community for sustainability, innovation & positive impact.

💻 Our website is coming soon — stay tuned!

#GREENIN #NetworkPlus #Sustainability #Innovation

*Job Opportunity - Network Project Officer - @surreylib.bsky.social *

We have an excellent job opportunity to work with our Global Centre for Clean Air Research & our collaborators.

Please share: jobs.surrey.ac.uk/Vacancy.aspx... @gp4streets.bsky.social @guildfordcathedral.bsky.social
Job Vacancy at the University of Surrey: Network Project Officer
We are seeking an enthusiastic and self-motivated Project Officer to lead the delivery of our newly awarded GREENIN Micro Network Plus project. In this pivotal role, you will be instrumental in expand...
jobs.surrey.ac.uk

🎉 Great news! Our paper on #UrbanGreening for #UrbanOverheating is still the most-downloaded article for #TheInnovationJournal, attracted #133citations. So proud of our #RECLAIMNetworkPlus team!

Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.xi...

#UrbanHeat #ClimateChange #GCARE #CleanAir4All @gp4streets.bsky.social

Thank you, #NewStartMag, for sharing my interview piece on #urbangreening: newstartmag.co.uk/articles/how...

We will soon be launching #GREENINMicroNetworkPlus on #IndoorGreening. We invite you to join us in this collaborative effort to make our cities #greener, #healthier, #climate-resilient.
How best to green the streets
Green spaces have a positive impact on our health and well-being. As Professor Prashant Kumar of the Institute for Sustainability explains, maximising those benefits is a science… As a nerdy child, I ...
newstartmag.co.uk

Hot off the Press

"Where there is smoke, there is fire: long-and mid-range biomass burning role on São Paulo's state air quality"

Read our collaborative work: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

#AirQuality #Wildfire #Brazil #ClimateChange #GCARE #CleanAir4All #GreenCitiesProject
Redirecting
doi.org

Burning solid fuels, whether for necessity or leisure, increases exposure to harmful pollutants, regardless of stove or fuel type. With rising energy costs, many rely on fires to stay warm, but even 'eco' stoves can worsen IAQ.

doi.org/10.1038/s415...

airqualitynews.com/health/new-s...
Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes
doi.org

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Today (May 20) is World Bee Day, a moment to appreciate these small marvels.

I am poking around iNaturalist to see the species people are finding in my city - www.inaturalist.org/observations.... Which species are keeping your landscape alive?

Thank you Sam @rowlands999.bsky.social for sharing our work!
🪵 Wood burning at home worsens air quality

A new study found that even 'eco' stoves can raise harmful ultrafine particles indoors. Open fireplaces and wood briquettes were worst for air pollution.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #AirPollution 🧪
Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes
www.nature.com

Read our latest research:
Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes

Available here: doi.org/10.1038/s415...

@gp4streets.bsky.social
Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes
doi.org

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🪵 Wood burning at home worsens air quality

A new study found that even 'eco' stoves can raise harmful ultrafine particles indoors. Open fireplaces and wood briquettes were worst for air pollution.

🔗 www.nature.com/articles/s41...

#SciComm #AirPollution 🧪
Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes - Scientific Reports
Scientific Reports - Particulate matter exposure from different heating stoves and fuels in UK homes
www.nature.com

Pleasure to lead excellent workshop at SaoPaulo with my collaborators at USP and across Brazil!

thank you @natpearson.bsky.social - greatly appreciate your kind words and appreciation to keep doing my best! Lets now push the indoor air quality and schools agenda together!

thank you @claireeheaney.bsky.social! Lets keep pushing science together!

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…on top of everything you’ve created just down the road! 👏🏽👏🏽🤩🫡

Pleased to reach 30,000 citations: a milestone achieved without a single blockbuster paper adding thousands of citations, but through consistent, collective effort.

Huge thanks to all my incredible team members & collaborators. Let’s keep pushing science! scholar.google.co.uk/citations?us...

*Hot-Off the Press*

Low-cost sensors (#LCS) show promise for urban NO₂ monitoring but require validation against reference methods. Improved #LCS can aid #policymakers in pollution tracking.

#AirQuality #NO2 #EnvironmentalScience #GCARE @gp4streets.bsky.social

Link: doi.org/10.1016/j.en...

One of my recent articles published in Frontiers in Sustainable Cities just reached a new impact milestone.

Here is the link if you would like to read our research: www.frontiersin.org/article/1595...
Frontiers | Urban greening for climate resilient and sustainable cities: grand challenges and opportunities
Please see the attached manuscript.
www.frontiersin.org

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Hello, butterflies! 🌱

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Purple prairie flexing 💪 🌱
I swear every day it just flexes harder with more color hahaaa

What a great opportunity to speak at a pub for ‘Pint of Science’ - I have been doing this for some time & enjoy this more than delivering keynotes in big conferences!

#Science4People @pintofscience.uk #GuildfordLivingLab @gp4streets.bsky.social @standupforscience.bsky.social

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PAI Director Dr Andrew Rogoyski spoke on AI at
@pintofscience.uk in Guildford 20 May, and PAI Fellow Professor @profpkumar.bsky.social spoke on innovations in clean air research🍺🧪A great evening! Informative and fun :-) #Pint2025 @uniofsurrey.bsky.social

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Read this interesting paper just published on:
🌿 Improving classroom air quality and ventilation with IoT-driven acoustic and visual CO2 feedback system🌍

📖 You can access the final version here: doi.org/10.1016/j.sc...

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@lizneeley.bsky.social it’s an excellent tool anf sounds that you found interesting pattern.
Today (May 20) is World Bee Day, a moment to appreciate these small marvels.

I am poking around iNaturalist to see the species people are finding in my city - www.inaturalist.org/observations.... Which species are keeping your landscape alive?