Diagnosing our cities City-regions, much like the human body, are a complex coming together of systems and interdependencies, but we have failed to properly read cities.
Understanding heritage Understanding the role of heritage in the intricate relationship between people and places.
Cleaning up the skies The University of Birmingham is playing a vital role in providing the air-quality data and science to inform policy makers and protect the public health of citizens in the world's cities.
Interdisciplinary air science Air pollution has multiple causes, from architecture and engineering to social policy, environmental law and history. Dr Lauren Andres argues for an interdisciplinary mindset for researchers to tackle it.
Urban air pollution Researchers are looking at new ways of approaching health, social and economic problems associated with air pollution in the cities of India and other similarly polluted regions across the Global South.
Securing rare earths Our most important technologies depend on raw materials that are not evenly distributed around the world. Elements are at risk of supply disruptions, leaving import-dependent countries like the UK vulnerable.
Brake Dust and Brown Carbon From the busy highways of Britain to the icy waters of the Antarctic, environmental scientists at the University of Birmingham are exploring the impact of airborne particles on our planet's atmosphere.