NEWS & EVENTS

We provide an overview of publications, events, video’s and Blogs to which EXPANSE researchers contributed. 

The Ethical Aspects of Exposome Research: A Systematic Review

The Ethical Aspects of Exposome Research: A Systematic Review

Exposome research has emerged as a cutting-edge field for investigating human health and disease using big-data techniques, smart sensors, and multi-omics technologies. However, despite its potential benefits, the ethical considerations surrounding exposome research have not been widely discussed in the literature.

A healthy environment encourages people to adopt healthier behaviours

A healthy environment encourages people to adopt healthier behaviours

Our living environment affects our health. The place we live, what we eat, how much we exercise, the kind of work we do and the people we interact with – all these environmental factors play a role. But how important are they in terms of our health and how are they all connected?

Air quality mapped in detail by Project Air View

Air quality mapped in detail by Project Air View

Google donated two Project Air View cars to Utrecht University a year ago. With these ‘Air View’ cars, the quality of air in cities can be mapped down to street level. Jules Kerckhoffs of Utrecht University coordinates these projects and is responsible for processing the data. He talks about his experiences.

Highlights from the Exposome-NL Conference 2022

Highlights from the Exposome-NL Conference 2022

The first Exposome-NL conference, titled ‘Exposome and Preventive Health: tackling complexity’, took place on Friday 20 May 2022 in Utrecht. With almost 200 participants, several outstanding talks by international exposome researchers, a poster session and a broad set of break-out sessions, we look back on a vibrant and inspiring day.

Second Edition EHEN Newsletter

Second Edition EHEN Newsletter

In the second issue of the European Human Exposome Network (EHEN) newsletter, we look at how the researchers from the nine EHEN projects are applying “external exposome” data to biological research fields such as metabolomics, epigenomics and transcriptomics, also known as the “internal exposome”.

Meet the Professor 2022

Meet the Professor 2022

On Wednesday March 23, more than 100 professors visited elementary schools in Utrecht. As is tradition, they all got on their bicycles in togas. This year, professor of epidemiology Roel Vermeulen had equipped all bicycles with a sniffer sensor that could measure the air quality on the route to the schools.