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Call for expressions of interest from HEIs/universities - Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (2020)
04/03/2020, JRC
The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission is calling for applications for its Collaborative Doctoral Partnership programme (CDP) by 3 May 2020. read more
Climate and health impacts of residential wood combustion in Finland
03/17/2020, Environment and Health, SYKE
According to the dissertation by Mikko Savolahti, a researcher at the Finnish Environment Institute, residential wood combustion causes 200 premature deaths in Finland each year. read more
Pesticides increase the risk of schistosomiasis, a tropical disease
03/02/2020, Environment and Health, UFZ
Schistosomiasis is a severe infectious disease caused by parasitic worms. As an intermediate host, freshwater snails play a central role in the life cycle of the parasite. In a read more
Helen Mirren adds her voice to campaign against devastating plant disease Xylella
02/13/2020, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, CEH
A new animation narrated by Dame Helen Mirren warns of the devastation caused by the plant disease Xylella fastidiosa, which has wiped out millions of olive trees in southern read more
Overweight from cosmetics
02/12/2020, Environment and Health, UFZ
Parabens are used as preservatives in cosmetics. If pregnant women use cosmetics containing parabens that remain on the skin for protracted periods, this may have consequences for read more
New emissions calculation system for all Finnish municipalities – an average emissions reduction of 15 per cent since 2005
02/11/2020, SYKE
Climate emissions have decreased in nearly all Finnish municipalities since 2005. The average decrease is 15 per cent. The reduction in municipal emissions has been driven by the read more
A new study identifies the most damaging invasive non-native species likely to arrive in the Antarctic Peninsula region
02/10/2020, Fragile Environments, CEH
The work by an international research team, led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) and the British Antarctic Survey (BAS), will inform measures to prevent and read more
Analysis outlines a new approach for assessing chemical risks
02/10/2020, Natural Hazards and Environmental Risks, CEH
Computer modelling and long-term ecological monitoring will be essential to assess the environmental risks of the rapidly growing number of chemicals across the world, according to read more