Showing news for 2025

How do we map ‘exposure’ to natural environments?

9 Dec 2025

Dr Jo Garrett explains an exciting new method to assess how neighbourhood nature might impact health.

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My academic advent calendar 2025: A paper a day…

1 Dec 2025

Prof Gesche Huebner shares her list of papers from Centre academics to read in the run up to the holidays.

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Climate change and gendered violence

25 Nov 2025

How do climate change and gender based-violence threaten health, wellbeing, and human rights?

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Building environment and health into national strategies

18 Nov 2025

We recently delivered an autumn school with the World Health Organisation to support international leaders.

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Webinar report on planning, health inequalities, and nature

6 Nov 2025

Over 350 participants joined us for a webinar exploring links between nature and health inequalities.

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Sensing Exeter’s air quality – a bird’s eye view

28 Oct 2025

Researchers held a creative air quality tour through Exeter – could children spot all the dodos?

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Supporting conversations around climate and disability

21 Oct 2025

A new guidance series aims to support respectful, inclusive conversations about disability and the climate crisis.

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“Cocktails” of drugs may promote antibiotic resistance

14 Oct 2025

Mixtures of common medications can end up in waterways, leading to antibiotic resistance in bacteria.

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Climate change and mental health – what about parents?

10 Oct 2025

To mark World Mental Health Day, Kat Runnalls explores the impacts of climate change on parents and carers.

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£11.5m project will use AI to transform global policymaking

24 Sep 2025

Centre academics are playing a leading role in a new initiative to transform government use of research evidence.

Silhouettes of people are seen in the dark through hanging points of light that mimic a data network. News

New funding confirmed for vital microbiology research

17 Sep 2025

Two leading UK charities have pledged £1.45 million to support The Centre for Microbiology and Planetary Health.

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A third of children don’t play outdoors after school

2 Sep 2025

Research has revealed a decline in children playing outside, with potential impacts on physical and mental health.

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