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City development engaging people together to draft the plan.
GAP presented key perspectives on sustainability for new government white paper (15.10.2024)
At the open meeting for the upcoming government white paper on sustainability efforts, held on 16th September 2024 in Bergen, Professor Ane Johannessen presented key insights on integrating sustainable solutions into urban planning and public health.
Picture showing global warming. Air pollution from the vehicles.
GAP research group contributes to University of Bergen’s Climate Health Initiative (15.10.2024)
Professor Ane Johannessen, the head of the Greenness, Air Pollution, and health (GAP) research group, is partner in the Climate Health Initiative (CHI) at the University of Bergen (UiB).
Panel discussion on Hot Topic at ERS: Overcoming the challenges of increasing urbanization for respiratory health
ERS 2024 Hot Topic: Urbanization and Respiratory Health (15.10.2024)
The Greenness, Air Pollution, and Health (GAP) research group helped organised a significant hot topic session at the European Respiratory Society Congress (ERS) 2024 in Vienna, emphasizing the transformative potential of urban environments for respiratory health.
Two researchers stand in front of their respective poster presentations at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) congress 2024.
Life-GAP project results at ERS Congress 2024 (15.10.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala, from the Life-GAP project presented their research at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Vienna, Austria, in September 2024.
Group photo of various research groups gathered outside the meeting room at the NH Danube City hotel in Vienna on September 7, 2024.
Collaborative insights at multi-project meeting in Vienna (15.10.2024)
Research groups from across Europe met in Vienna, Austria, to enhance collaboration on key respiratory health projects.
Researchers from the Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) study consortium at Aarhus University on April 16, 2024. They are standing inside a campus building, in front of a large window with a view of green trees and a blue sky.
Annual Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) meeting in Aarhus (15.10.2024)
The Aarhus RHINE study centre in Denmark hosted this year's Annual Respiratory Health in Northern Europe (RHINE) meeting on 15-16 April 2024.
Photo from the ERS Congress 2023 in Milan showing two people standing in front of a poster. On the left is Professor Ane Johannessen, and on the right is PhD student Robin Mzati Sinsamala.
GAP research group members presented their results at ERS Congress 2023 (14.10.2024)
In September 2023, the Greenness, Air Pollution and health (GAP) research group presented their latest research at the European Respiratory Society (ERS) Congress in Milan, Italy, focusing on the environmental exposure to air pollution and greenness on health outcomes.
Two PhD students participating in a summer epidemiology course in Florence. On the left, a person smiles wearing a green dress; on the right, another smiles dressed in a black t-shirt and pants. They are posing in front of the campus garden.
Life-GAP project PhD students participated in renowned European Education Programme in Epidemiology (14.10.2024)
PhD students Shanshan Xu and Robin Mzati Sinsamala, from the Life-GAP project, have participated in the 35th annual European Education Programme in Epidemiology (EEPE), held from 19 June to 14 July, 2023.