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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
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
November 11, 2025 at 1:20 AM
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...
November 4, 2025 at 9:44 PM
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
November 2, 2025 at 3:05 PM
🌿 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 🌱
October 28, 2025 at 7:32 PM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
🌿 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 🌱
October 14, 2025 at 11:51 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
🌱✨ 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
October 6, 2025 at 9:07 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
🌿 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
October 8, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
🪵 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
July 17, 2025 at 4:43 AM
*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
September 8, 2025 at 12:00 PM
🎉 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
September 3, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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
August 29, 2025 at 11:20 AM
August 24, 2025 at 7:59 PM
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
August 24, 2025 at 3:46 PM
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
July 30, 2025 at 12:37 PM
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
July 18, 2025 at 10:54 AM
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
July 17, 2025 at 1:09 PM
Pleasure to lead excellent workshop at SaoPaulo with my collaborators at USP and across Brazil!
July 3, 2025 at 9:31 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
Our lab's first review article written with @yadhusankar.bsky.social and @vijayalakshmi.bsky.social is out now in The Plant Journal! 🎉🌱

We discuss temporal regulation of (plant) development. When and how do plants control organ and cell identity progression?

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...
A space for time. Exploring temporal regulation of plant development across spatial scales
Developmental timing in plants is tightly regulated at the whole-organism scale, from germination to flowering. Less is known about when and how local transitions are temporally regulated. Not every ...
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 3, 2025 at 9:30 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐜𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐈𝐬𝐬𝐮𝐞!
🌱Plant engineering: advances, bottlenecks, and promise
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/toc/10.1...
Focused Reviews & Technical Advances
🌿Plant transformation tech
🧬Gene editing & synthetic biology
🔧Emerging engineering strategies
breakthroughs & challenges
🧵⬇️
Special Issue: Plant Engineering — Advances, Bottlenecks, and Promise: The Plant Journal
Click on the title to browse this issue
onlinelibrary.wiley.com
April 25, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
…on top of everything you’ve created just down the road! 👏🏽👏🏽🤩🫡
June 6, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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...
June 6, 2025 at 9:35 AM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
Yesterday, @profpkumar.bsky.social had the honour of attending All-Party Parliamentary Health Group at the Houses of Parliament, London. Thank you to the organisers for the kind invitation, we look forward to continued collaboration.
@gp4streets.bsky.social
@housesofparliament.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 9:30 AM
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It was inspiring to be surrounded by clean air legends working toward safe, sustainable, equitable learning environments.

@samhe.bsky.social 🙏🏻
@profpkumar.bsky.social
May 13, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Reposted by Professor Prashant Kumar
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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@profpkumar.bsky.social
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May 21, 2025 at 10:56 AM
*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...
June 5, 2025 at 4:10 PM