NEWS & EVENTS

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

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.

20 May 2022 – Exposome-NL Conference 2022

20 May 2022 – Exposome-NL Conference 2022

The first Exposome-NL conference is coming up! Join us and get inspired by some great speakers who share the latest insights and future perspectives in the field of exposome research. Interact in one of the many break-out sessions and present your own research at the poster session.

Lifestyle Epidemiology Course

Lifestyle Epidemiology Course

If you work in academia, governmental institutions or industry and want to learn all about the epidemiology of lifestyle behaviours influencing obesity and non-communicable diseases, you can now sign up for the Epidm – Lifestyle Epidemiology course. In this three day course you will acquire up-to-date knowledge and skills on the measurement and analysis of dietary behaviour, sleep, physical activity and sedentary behaviour, and their relations with health outcomes.

2 November 2021 – Exposome MOOC

2 November 2021 – Exposome MOOC

On 2 November 2021 Utrecht University and the Dutch consortium Exposome-NL will start again with the Massive Online Open Course (MOOC) “The Exposome – cracking the science about what makes us sick.”