New breakthrough in wastewater monitoring.

by wedo | Feb 8, 2024 | BlueAdapt

Evaluating the risk of infectious viruses in Europe’s coastal waters. BlueAdapt’s team of researchers from Bangor University have optimised a method to evaluate the risk of infectious viruses in wastewater, providing a crucial tool for protecting public health. Read...

The Impact of Heat on Health Workers and Mothers In Mount Darwin, Zimbabwe

by wedo | Dec 7, 2023 | HIGH Horizons

During the scorching heat in Mt Darwin, Zimbabwe, groundbreaking research undertaken by CeSHHAR as part of the HIGH Horizons consortium is shedding light on the effects of extreme temperatures on pregnant and postpartum women, as well as the dedicated healthcare...

HIGH Horizons updates from the second annual consortium meeting

by wedo | Nov 17, 2023 | HIGH Horizons

“Our Second HIGH Horizons consortium meeting brought together 32 scientists, policy-makers and implementers, mainly from Europe and sub-Saharan Africa, to discuss the progress following one year of intense work on our project. We discussed the state of the...

Tracking pollution in the food chain

by wedo | Oct 27, 2023 | BlueAdapt

The Bay of Biscay is home to popular holiday resorts – and it’s the source of the regional Basque staple, squid. What are the effects of pollution and pathogens on the squid? And what could be the broader impacts of this? A team of researchers are currently studying...

Every year, approximately one million people die from vector-borne diseases, and climate change impacts are likely to worsen the situation

by wedo | Oct 6, 2023 | CLIMOS

Climate change is already having adverse effects on the transmission and spread of vector-borne diseases, and the severity of these impacts is expected to escalate. The CLIMOS project is playing an important role in mitigating and preventing the transmission and...