Health and wellbeing

Reducing food waste in the public sector

Project / Public meals are vital in Sweden's welfare system, but 20% is wasted. We test solutions to cut food waste in schools and hospitals.

Supporting action and planning to reduce short-lived climate pollutants in Bogotá

Project / The project works with the Bogotá Environmental Agency to develop diverse pathways for air quality management.

Co-designing an air quality web app with school pupils and staff: the SAMHE Web App

Journal article / The SAMHE Web App was co-designed with schools to ensure maximum acceptance and engagement by teachers and pupils, as this is critical to the project's success.

Pan-African capacity building on inclusive climate resilient planning for active mobility

Project / The University of York SEI Centre implements customized capacity-building programs on active mobility in African transport structures on the HVT project.

UK schools help monitor classroom air quality in massive citizen science project

Perspective / "Scientists, teachers and pupils are working together to evaluate air quality in UK classrooms" writes Sarah West in Air Quality News Magazine.

New report calls for more research and regulation on UK indoor air quality

Feature / SEI York Centre Director Sarah West was interviewed for a recent briefing for the UK parliament.

Choking on indoor air pollutants? We should all care for cleaner air

Perspective / Improving indoor air quality remains a global issue that requires collective action.

Asthma symptoms, spirometry and air pollution exposure in schoolchildren in an informal settlement and an affluent area of Nairobi, Kenya

Journal article / Adopting citizen science methods, researchers used questionnaires and breathing tests to investigate the impact of air pollution on Nairobian schoolchildren.

A toolbox for designing sustainable and high-quality living environment in Estonia

Project / SEI Tallinn, together with partners, created a toolbox for designing sustainable and high-quality living environment in Estonia.