Promoting environmental health research

The Environmental Health Research Award

This is an annual award, sponsored by former President Tim Everett.

Course leaders of accredited MScs are invited to submit up to three of their students’ dissertations or projects which they think best meet the following criteria:

Overall excellence
Originality and innovation, whether in an educational or regulatory context*
Outcomes which are most likely to improve public health
The ability for it to be applied in different settings
The ability for it to be applied with limited resources

* From public or private sector viewpoints

We will publish entries on this page to stimulate interest in excellent research.

There will be one winner annually, who will receive a cash award of £1000.

The judges of the award are Tim Everett, Lindsay Shaw (Ulster University) and Graeme Mitchell (Liverpool John Moores University)

Research award winners and commendations

Winner:

Rufus Redsell - "Regulatory oversight and risk control measures in tattoo and piercing premises in London and England: Environmental Health perspectives" (University of the West of England)

Commendations:

Laura Rawlings - "Advancing Housing Standards: Assessing the Efficiency of Local Authorities in Addressing Damp and Mould in Residential Dwellings" - University of Derby
Jacob Smith - "Analysing Food Business Managers’ attitudes to a hypothetical change in food allergy law: 'Owen’s Law'" (University of Birmingham)

Other entrants:

Claire Bowyer - "A case study on the effect of the cost-of-living on peoples’ ability to afford interventions to prevent damp and mould arising in their properties" (University of Birmingham)
Kevin Burrell - "A comparison of diffusion tube–measured nitrogen dioxide concentrations at child and adult breathing heights in a pre-school setting" (University of Derby)
Matthew Davenport - "Asylum Seekers’ Lived Experiences of Asylum Accommodation in Cardiff: An Ecological Study" (University of the West of England)
Thérèse James - "Critically review conflicts between commercial interest and public health" (University of Derby)
Benjamin Lansdowne - "Food safety at UWE: an online survey assessing domestic food hygiene knowledge and practices among students at the University of the West Of England" (University of the West of England)
Wai-Chun Leung - "Environmental Inequality and Heavy Metal in Birmingham Canals: A Quantitative Analysis" (University of Birmingham)
Sylvester Nicholson  - "Assessing the Impact of Nitrogen Dioxide in Pool-in-Wharfedale Air Quality Management Area within Leeds Metropolitan District" (Leeds Beckett University)

Winner:

Tim Betts - “A critical evaluation of The Noise App.” (Derby University)

Commendations:

Amy Burns - “An evaluation of whether the perception and usage of Fast Fashion differs between Gen X and Gen Z.” (University of Birmingham)
Nathan Matthews - “The Landlord Doesn’t Care’: Student Housing and the Selly Oak Environment for Supporting Healthy Lives.” (University of Birmingham)
Sam Nordland - “A systematic review of the evidence on barriers and facilitators to accessing green space environments as sites for health amongst marginalised groups.” (University of the West of England)
Holli Reynolds - “The challenges of collaborative working, faced by service providers in ending homelessness for single persons with complex needs: A qualitative study." (University of the West of England)

Links to reading and research publications

Routledge Focus on Environmental Health book series
UK Environmental Health Research Network
Evidence, research and publication: a guide for environmental health professionals [pdf] by Rob Couch, Jill Stewart, Caroline Barratt, Surindar Dhesi and Alan Page
International Journal of Environmental Health Research
Environmental Health Insights
Journal of Environmental Health (National Environmental Health Association USA)
Environment & Health International (International Federation of Environmental Health)

JEHR archive

The Journal of Environmental Health Research was published by CIEH from 2002 - 2015.

Below is an archive of 21 issues in PDF format:

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