Updates

Since the election of the new UK Government, environmental issues have seen significant policy developments, so there are plenty of opportunities to engage.The IAQM and IES have created this briefing paper as an introductory reference on environmental policy relating to air quality and linked issues, including clean air and emissions. We hope the paper will ...

The IAQM Annual General Meeting (AGM) took place on the 25th November. The AGM provided an opportunity for IAQM Chair Chris Rush to reflect on the activities of the IAQM over the past year and discuss upcoming plans for the Institute moving forward. The results from the 2025 Committee election were announced, and we are delighted ...

The IAQM has published new guidance on Good practice on air quality monitoring for brownfield projects. This guidance was developed in collaboration with the Institution of Environmental Sciences's (IES) Land Condition Community. This guidance aims to improve collaboration between those working in the air quality and contaminated land disciplines, be they consultants, developers or regulators, and ...

Eve Brooks-Parkin was named the winner of the 2025 Ian McCrae Award at the Routes to Clean Air conference on the 20th 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 McCrae who ...

There are four upcoming vacancies on the IAQM Committee. To fill these positions, we are looking for members who want to contribute to the work and development of the Institute over the next few years.Why join the Committee?This is your chance to give something back to the air quality community and gain valuable committee experience, ...

The IAQM has published a new Position Statement outlining their position on the use of low-cost sensor systems for PM10, in the vicinity of demolition and construction sites. It is designed to sit alongside the use of the IAQM guidance on Air Quality Monitoring in the Vicinity of Demolition and Construction Sites (2018). The Position Statement ...