SAMHE (Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education)

It’s #CleanAirNight! Did you know that wood burning is the most polluting way to heat your home? Wood burning smoke produces fine particulate air pollution (PM2.5), which enters your bloodstream when inhaled and can cause heart & lung disease, as well as increase your risk of diabetes and dementia

Health impacts of indoor particulate matter What are the gaps, challenges, and opportunities for future health research studies in the UK? Join us for an interactive workshop.

What are the gaps, challenges, and opportunities for UK research on the #health impacts of indoor #ParticulateMatter?

Join researchers, policymakers and practitioners to explore these questions.

🗓️ Thur 5 February
⏰ 10–12
📍 Online

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CHILI inaugural seminar Join us for the launch of the CHILI seminar series, bringing together experts to explore children’s learning environments and health.

Join us for the launch of the CHILI Seminar Series where leading experts will explore how children’s learning environments shape health and wellbeing.

🗓️ Friday 23 January 2026
⏰ 13:00–14:30 GMT
📍 Online

👉 www.sei.org/events/chili...

#IndoorAir #HealthyBuildings #NetZero #SchoolAir

This is a great tool for estimating the impacts of air cleaners in nat vent UK schools. Unlike most air cleaner selection tools which just size on clean air delivery rate CHEPA also considers the energy aspects depending on local climate.

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Please share. Developed by @henryburridge.bsky.social, @sarahwestsei.bsky.social & team based on work by Henry, @cathnoakes.bsky.social et al.

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Preview of top of December 2025 SAMHE Newsletter, with the SAMHE logo, a divider consisting of gold stars and red berries on a green thread, and the text "Jingle Bells: SAMHE version. (Tune: Jingle Bells)"

Read our latest newsletter for:

⭐️ Jingle Bells - #SAMHE style!
⭐️ inspiration from The Glebe Primary School
⭐️ fun, no-prep activities for the last week of term
⭐️ tips for boosting pupils’ concentration

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🍎 #STEM #EduSky #AirQuality #HealthyAir #SciTeachUK #PrimaryScience #IAQ

SAMHE - Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education A research project giving UK school pupils and teachers access to data on their classroom air quality and the tools to understand it.

Read a lay summary of this paper, and other recent research on #IndoorAirQuality in schools, on the #SAMHE outputs page
👉 samhe.org.uk/resources/ou...

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📢 Introducing CHEPA: a free, easy-to-use tool for #schools and local authorities! Calculate how a #HEPAfilter would affect your classroom #AirQuality and energy use. 🍎

✔️ Easy-to-use
✔️ Evidence-based
✔️ Classroom-specific results

Try the #CHEPAcalculator today: www.coschools.org.uk/CHEPAcalcula...

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Preview of top of December 2025 SAMHE Newsletter, with the SAMHE logo, a divider consisting of gold stars and red berries on a green thread, and the text "Jingle Bells: SAMHE version. (Tune: Jingle Bells)"

Get the #SAMHE newsletter for updates, resources, inspiring stories and our scientific findings and recommendations on indoor #AirQuality in UK schools!

December issue out soon - join the mailing list today!
samhe.org.uk/FAQ#contact

🍎 #STEM #EduSky #EduSkyPrimary #HealthyAir #SciTeachUK

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Our newsletter is coming soon with a story from the Glebe Primary School in Stockton on Tees who worked with their #STEM Ambassador to explore #AirQuality, including experiments with balloons!🎈

How are you using #SAMHE?
Send us your story: buff.ly/4059UTY

#STEMTeaching #TeacherLife #SciTeachUK 🍎

SAMHE - Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education A research project giving UK school pupils and teachers access to data on their classroom air quality and the tools to understand it.

Great to see more #SAMHE findings reported.

Discover more recommendations for policy and practice in our 2-page brief 'Improving air quality in UK schools'. Read online or download as a pdf: samhe.org.uk/recommendati...

#HealthyAir #AirQuality 🍎

Great to see more #SAMHE findings reported.

Outdoor air is the biggest driver of particles in #ClassroomAir. Closing windows doesn't always help but air filters can.

Discover more recommendations for policy and practice in our 2-page brief: samhe.org.uk/recommendati...

#HealthyAir #AirQuality 🍎

SAMHE - Schools' Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education A research project giving UK school pupils and teachers access to data on their classroom air quality and the tools to understand it.

Read our 2-page recommendations brief 'Improving air quality in UK schools' online or download as a pdf: samhe.org.uk/recommendati...

#AirQuality #HealthyAir #ClassroomAir

Great to see more #SAMHE findings reported.

Outdoor air is the biggest driver of particles in the classroom. Closing windows doesn't always help but air filters can.

Discover more recommendations for policy and practice (link in comments).

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#ClassroomAir 🍎

📢 JOB ALERT

We are recruiting for a part time #PublicEngagement Coordinator at SEI York.

Join the Action for Quality Aquatic environments project and support citizen scientists in Yorkshire as they monitor water quality in the region's rivers and lakes:

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Top section of SAMHE newsletter June 2025 with a Clean Air Day banner.

It's #CleanAirDay! Read our June newsletter📰 to:
⭐️ discover what we’re offering next for schools
⭐️ get tips for creating your school’s #ClimateAction plan
⭐️ find out what we’ve learned about particulate matter in #ClassroomAir

Read it now: buff.ly/ZjztSOB
🍎 #SAMHE #EduSky #AirQuality #PM2_5 #IAQ

YouTube video by UNISON Improving Air Quality in Schools: what can we do? Part 2

Improving Air Quality in Schools: what can we do?
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📽️Part 2: www.youtube.com/watch?v=kA5N... @unisontheunion.bsky.social @samhe.bsky.social Dr Henry Burridge @henryburridge.bsky.social & Matthew Clark
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Get the #SAMHE newsletter for updates, resources, inspiring stories and our scientific findings and recommendations on indoor #AirQuality in UK schools!

Next issue due out soon, so join the mailing list today!
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Have you used #SAMHE? Send us your stories to inspire other schools! 😃

We're compiling our next newsletter and we'd love to share how your school uses SAMHE, what activity has most enthused your class/club, if you open windows more now...

Please submit here: buff.ly/4059UTY

#STEM #AirQuality 🍎

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This #WorldHealthDay let's make #HealthySchools! 🍎

Discover easy ways to improve #AirQuality in your classroom
👉 samhe.org.uk/resources/ve...

and use the activities in our free resource pack to teach pupils about #IndoorAirQuality and practice key #STEM skills
👉 samhe.org.uk/get-involved

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Teachers, help pupils understand and tackle climate change while contributing to a sustainable future for our planet.

Climate CPD (3 hours remote)
3rd July
3 hours online
Secondary booking: www.stem.org.uk/cpd/540012/e...
Primary booking: www.stem.org.uk/cpd/541668/e...

🍎 #STEM #ClimateEducation

📢📅 DATE CHANGE!

This Teacher Climate CPD (3 hours remote) will now take place on 3 July.

Secondary booking: www.stem.org.uk/cpd/540012/e...
Primary booking: www.stem.org.uk/cpd/541668/e...

🍎 #STEM #STEMforAll #ClimateEducation

SAMHE+HSVP We’re working with Hertfordshire County Council to use SAMHE to evaluate the impact on air quality of installing HEPA filters in schools.

Not going to #UKHSA? See the poster on this page! And learn more about our work with Hertfordshire County Council. 🍎
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UKHSA 2025 conference: air pollution and healthcare Sarah West will share insights from her work investigating indoor air quality in homes and schools as part of this UK Health Security Agency Conference panel.

Attending #UKHSA2025 next week?

Look out for @hertscc.bsky.social's poster on our joint work evaluating the use of #AirFilters in primary schools and @sarahwestsei.bsky.social contributing to a panel on ‘Air pollution and healthcare: equipping professionals for action’.

www.sei.org/events/ukhsa...

Teachers, help pupils understand and tackle climate change while contributing to a sustainable future for our planet.

SAMHE + STEM Learning Climate CPD
3rd April
online
Secondary CPD booking link: lnkd.in/eY2CTTXR
Primary CPD booking link: lnkd.in/eUagMjwr

#STEM #STEMforAll #ClimateEducation

UKHSA 2025 conference: panel on air pollution and healthcare Sarah West will share insights from her work investigating indoor air quality in homes and schools as part of this UK Health Security Agency Conference panel.

📢 Are you a #healthcare professional? Discover the latest research and resources on #AirPollution.

@sarahwestsei.bsky.social will share insights from on indoor #AirQuality in homes and schools as part of a panel at #UKHSA25.

📆 25 -26 March
📍 Manchester, UK

www.sei.org/events/ukhsa...

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Read our February newsletter 📰 for:
⭐️ fun, free ways to celebrate #BritishScienceWeek
⭐️ an #IndoorAirQuality poster competition
⭐️ inspiring stories from #schools improving #ClassroomAir
⭐️ the chance to help #codesign a new tool for schools

Read it now: bit.ly/4bxwOKl

🍎 #SAMHE #EduSky #AQ #IAQ