Building on the success of last year's conference, this event will present an update on a range of relevant topics providing a broad and up-to-date survey of the measurement, regulatory and scientific issues affecting air quality. The conference will be held in collaboration with DEFRA鈥檚 Air Quality Expert Group (AQEG), with a number of presentations focused on the group鈥檚 recently published reports, and in conjunction with the UK Clean Air Programme.
Conference programme
10:00 Welcome and registrations (with tea, coffee & biscuits)
10:30 Introduction to the meeting
Session 1 The work of DEFRA's Air Quality Expert Group (Chair: Alastair Lewis)
10:35 Eiko Nemitz (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology), UK atmospheric ammonia sources, trends and impact
10:55 Sarah Moller (University of York, NCAS), Exploring the future role of ammonia in UK industry, energy and transport systems
11:15 Sean Beevers (Imperial College London), Will the air pollution health and economic co-benefits of UK Net Zero policy help justify future action?
11:35 Chris Dore (Aether Ltd), Uncertainties and emerging sources of air pollution
11:55 Open Discussion
12:20 Exhibitors flash talks
12:40 Lunch
Session 2 (Chair: Gary Fuller)
14:00 Roy Harrison (University of Birmingham), Ultrafine Particles: The New Frontier in Air Pollution
14:15 Nat Easton (University of Southampton), Chemical Composition and Toxicology of Ultrafine Shipping PM
14:30 Keynote:
Rosie McEachan (Bradford Institute for Health Research), Pollution, place, people and鈥� politics: Lessons learnt from 15 years of evidence and action to reduce pollution in Bradford
15:00 Poster Session and coffee
Session 3 (Chair: Valerio Ferracci)
15:30 Ruth Doherty (University of Edinburgh), Implications of Climate Change for achieving WHO Air Quality guidelines across Europe: Key processes and uncertainties
15:45 Yvonne Brown (Transport for London), Assessing the Air Quality Impact of the London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
16:00 Maria Val Martin (University of Sheffield), Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires and Prescribed Burns in the UK Uplands
16:15 Keynote:
Eloise Marais (University College London), Inequitable exposures and health burdens of air pollution from the major oil and gas lifecycle stages in the United States
16:45 Concluding Remarks
16:50 Close
Abstract submission
Instructions on abstract submission can be found in the abstract template in the 鈥淒ownloads鈥� section. Please submit your abstract by the deadline (20 Oct 2025). Abstracts will undergo review by the Organising Committee: some will be offered a slot for an oral presentation, while the others will be invited to present a poster. Abstract authors will be notified of the decision by Mon 3rd November.
Registration fees
Student rate: 拢45 (early bird), 拢60 (full rate)
Standard rate: 拢85 (early bird), 拢100 (full rate)
Bursaries
Early career researchers who are part of the UKRI Clean Air Programme may apply to the Baverstock Bursary for help with the cost of their registration and attendance. For more information, please visit https://www.ukcleanair.org/2023/02/28/funding-opportunity/.
Conference programme
10:00 Welcome and registrations (with tea, coffee & biscuits)
10:30 Introduction to the meeting
Session 1 The work of DEFRA's Air Quality Expert Group (Chair: Alastair Lewis)
10:35 Eiko Nemitz (UK Centre for Ecology and Hydrology), UK atmospheric ammonia sources, trends and impact
10:55 Sarah Moller (University of York, NCAS), Exploring the future role of ammonia in UK industry, energy and transport systems
11:15 Sean Beevers (Imperial College London), Will the air pollution health and economic co-benefits of UK Net Zero policy help justify future action?
11:35 Chris Dore (Aether Ltd), Uncertainties and emerging sources of air pollution
11:55 Open Discussion
12:20 Exhibitors flash talks
12:40 Lunch
Session 2 (Chair: Gary Fuller)
14:00 Roy Harrison (University of Birmingham), Ultrafine Particles: The New Frontier in Air Pollution
14:15 Nat Easton (University of Southampton), Chemical Composition and Toxicology of Ultrafine Shipping PM
14:30 Keynote:
Rosie McEachan (Bradford Institute for Health Research), Pollution, place, people and鈥� politics: Lessons learnt from 15 years of evidence and action to reduce pollution in Bradford
15:00 Poster Session and coffee
Session 3 (Chair: Valerio Ferracci)
15:30 Ruth Doherty (University of Edinburgh), Implications of Climate Change for achieving WHO Air Quality guidelines across Europe: Key processes and uncertainties
15:45 Yvonne Brown (Transport for London), Assessing the Air Quality Impact of the London-wide Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ)
16:00 Maria Val Martin (University of Sheffield), Air Quality Impacts of Wildfires and Prescribed Burns in the UK Uplands
16:15 Keynote:
Eloise Marais (University College London), Inequitable exposures and health burdens of air pollution from the major oil and gas lifecycle stages in the United States
16:45 Concluding Remarks
16:50 Close
Abstract submission
Instructions on abstract submission can be found in the abstract template in the 鈥淒ownloads鈥� section. Please submit your abstract by the deadline (20 Oct 2025). Abstracts will undergo review by the Organising Committee: some will be offered a slot for an oral presentation, while the others will be invited to present a poster. Abstract authors will be notified of the decision by Mon 3rd November.
Registration fees
Student rate: 拢45 (early bird), 拢60 (full rate)
Standard rate: 拢85 (early bird), 拢100 (full rate)
Bursaries
Early career researchers who are part of the UKRI Clean Air Programme may apply to the Baverstock Bursary for help with the cost of their registration and attendance. For more information, please visit https://www.ukcleanair.org/2023/02/28/funding-opportunity/.
