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Congratulations to this year’s Ian McCrae Award winner Yi Zhang!

Yi Zhang was named the winner of the 2023 Ian McCrae Award at the Routes to Clean Air air quality conference on the 11th October. This annual award takes the form of an essay competition that is open to early careers members of the IAQM. It is presented in honour of the late Dr Ian ...

IAQM President’s Views – ULEZ expansion

Following the expansion of the Ultra Low Emission Zone (ULEZ) in London on the 29th August, IAQM President Claire Holman provides her views on ULEZ and how it may affect air quality. Read the articleThese IAQM President’s Views articles are designed to provide the opinions and analysis of the current IAQM President on topical issues affecting ...

Join our Early Careers Network Subcommittee

We are inviting applications from IAQM Associate or Full members in the early stages of their careers (approximately the first 10 years) to join the IAQM Early Careers Network (ECN) Subcommittee and help shape future activities, with two positions to fill. The IAQM ECN was established in 2017 to provide IAQM Early Career professionals with ...

Entries open for this year’s Ian McCrae Award essay competition

We are delighted to open entries for the 2023 Ian McCrae Award essay competition to professionals in our Early Careers Network. The IAQM acts as the voice of air quality in the UK, and this competition, judged by industry professionals, supports tomorrow’s leaders in their professional development.Dr Ian McCrae was a very well-respected and widely liked air ...

IAQM responds to EA’s EALs consultation

The Environment Agency closed its Review of Environmental Assessment Levels (EALs) for emissions to air: second phase consultation on the 20th June. The Environment Agency uses EALs to judge the acceptability of proposed emissions to air from industrial sites, and their relative contribution to the environment. EALs represent a pollutant concentration in ambient air at which ...