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Home | theairweshare Making the invisible visible, by engaging with the issue of air quality through artistic interventions

🌍✨ The Air We Share is running a free exhibition on air, climate & community through arts at the Galway Arts Centre, 47 Dominick St. Open to all until 28 Sept! Funded by @creativeirl. @uniofgalway.bsky.social @galwaycitycouncil.bsky.social
More: 🔗 theairweshare.ie
#Galway #TheAirWeShare #ClimateArt

Announcing “Emission Verification for Nitrous Oxide (N₂O)” at @uniofgalway.bsky.social , funded by @epaireland.bsky.social and led by CCAPS. This project will strengthen N₂O emissions monitoring in Ireland.
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#ClimateAction #GHG

📢 The Air We Share press release is out!
Opening @GalwayArts Sat 16 Aug, 2–5 PM.
Art + science + community on air & climate change!
📷 theairweshare.ie #TheAirWeShare #GalwayArts #ClimateAction
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🤝 Meet SciCo with Dr. @lizcoleman.bsky.social !
📅 Mon 22 Sept, 10am | River Room @uniofgalway.bsky.social
Discover how this Athens-based nonprofit brings science to life for 400k+ people & explore new #STEM/#STEAM collaborations.
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🌟Key aerosol sources across Europe Highlighted in this collaborative research presented at @icnaa2025.bsky.social by our own Dr. Vignesh! @uniofgalway.bsky.social @ryaninstitute.bsky.social @epaireland.bsky.social @horizoneu.bsky.social @lsce-ipsl.bsky.social @ovadnevaite.bsky.social #AirQuality

Great insights on Ship Emission Profiles at Dublin Port and Decadal trends & source attribution of Aerosols at Mace Head from our own Dr. Kirsten Fossum & Dr. Vaios @ @icnaa2025.bsky.social @ryaninstitute.bsky.social @epaireland.bsky.social @ucc.ie @uniofgalway.bsky.social @ovadnevaite.bsky.social

Gender gap in STEM subjects and the effect at third level A studio has highlighted the stark gender gap in STEM subjects at Leaving Cert level.   Just over 43% of female Leaving Cert students studied another STEM subject outside of biology, such as agricult...

🎓👩‍🔬 Our very own Dr @lizcoleman.bsky.social of @ryaninstitute.bsky.social @uniofgalway.bsky.social talks to @newstalkfm.bsky.social Moncrieff about the STEM gender gap at Leaving Cert & its impact at 3rd level.
Listen here: 🔗 goloudplayer.com/episodes/gen...
#STEM #GenderGap #Ireland

It’s still warm, but as heating season approaches, remember: burning solid fuels at home is the main culprit of urban air pollution. #heat #solidfuels #airquality #aerosource
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🌟 @uniofgalway.bsky.social , Creative Ireland, Galway City Council & partners celebrated #WestsideArtsFestival (July 8–12), using art to tackle climate change via “The Air We Share” workshops on air pollution & climate. #TheAirWeShare #ArtForChange @lizcoleman.bsky.social @ovadnevaite.bsky.social

€6.5m of PEACEPLUS funding awarded to improve air quality across the island of Ireland

Exciting! 🎉
The €6.5M #PEACEAir project, led by ERNACT & funded by #PEACEPLUS, is set to combat cross-border air pollution across Ireland & Northern Ireland over 3.5 yrs. Healthier communities ahead!
#CleanAir #AirQualityMatters #CrossBorderCollaboration
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In the middle of hosting two amazing field campaigns! **COAST-VOC** (www.helsinki.fi/en/researchg...) and **CARES**: (nerccares.wordpress.com)
Science in action at the land-sea-atmosphere interface! 🌿 @ovadnevaite.bsky.social
#COASTVOC #CARES #ClimateScience #AtmosChem

Funded by @group.bnpparibas.

@maceheadccaps.bsky.social

Spent the month of May on the beautiful Irish west coast quantifying BVOC-emissions from marine algae and seagrass. Fruitful collaboration between @helsinki.fi, @uniofgalway.bsky.social, @coastclim.bsky.social.

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Report: Creating a 5-second AI video is like running a microwave for an hour That's a long time in the microwave.

So…about AI’s energy use…

“…to create a five-second video, a newer AI model uses ‘about 3.4 million joules, more than 700 times the energy required to generate a high-quality image’. That's the equivalent of running a microwave for over an hour.”

YouTube video by Global Weirding with Katharine Hayhoe What happens in the Arctic doesn't really matter, right?

Melting Arctic ice isn’t just bad for polar bears; it’s bad for us, too.

A warmer Arctic and changing circulation patterns affect coastlines, crops, and climate patterns around the world.

Air, water and sugars: physics and chemistry around us! From invisible particles floating in the air to air forced through liquids...the physics at the core of it all will be the focus of this evening. Join us a…

🍻🌫️ Join us in Galway for two pint-sized talks on what’s in our air—from ocean microbes to climate change!
🗓️ May 19 & 21
🎟️ More info:
pintofscience.ie/event/atoms-...
pintofscience.ie/event/planet...
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Primary school air pollution assemblies — Mums for Lungs We have written two primary school air pollution assemblies, one for Key Stage 1 (age 5 to 7) and one for Key Stage 2 (age 7 to 11), to help inform the next generation about the impacts of air…

We've updated our #PrimarySchool assemblies on our website, if you're interested in easy presentations for children about #AirPollution and how we can protect ourselves. You can find the Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2 slides and accompanying notes at the link. Feedback welcome 🙏 .

Setting up nearly complete for #EpicAir and #SolidAir! Now the fun begins…🤠

Reminder:
It's happening today!
Today at 5pm! at the G10 Hardiman Building, University of Galway.
Welcome all. #TheAirWeShare #Spéirscéalta #MaceHead #TAWS.

Enhancing Differentiation of Oxygenated Organic Aerosol: A Machine Learning Approach to Distinguish Local and Transboundary Pollution Accurate source apportionment of particulate matter (PM), especially of organic aerosol (OA), is crucial for targeted mitigation efforts. Positive Matrix Factorization (PMF) is powerful in source attr...

We combined machine learning with rolling PMF to quantitatively separate local vs. transboundary sources of oxygenated organic aerosol (OOA) in Dublin -- a meaningful step toward smarter air quality policy!
Read more:
doi.org/10.1021/acse...
#MachineLearning #OOA #UrbanAirQuality

Interested in global monitoring networks?

ICNAA2025 will have a dedicated special session on "Global observations of aerosols, clouds and trace gases: longterm monitoring networks and research infrastructure".

Tick the box during abstract submission ☑️

Submission Submission

📢 ‼️ Deadline extended ‼️ 📢

Abstract submission deadline has been extended to Monday, March 31st!

Still some time to work on your abstract! But if you already have it ready, just submit it now 😉

icnaa2025.univie.ac.at/submission/

Widespread breaches of smoky coal regulations uncovered in Dublin ‘Results raise serious concerns about effectiveness of regulations and integrity of solid fuel supply chain’

Widespread breaches of smoky coal regulations uncovered in Dublin

Big news from MaceHead! A new automatic flask sampler was installed as part of #NUBICOS, making it a European ‘supersite’ for greenhouse gas monitoring and radiocarbons.

🚀 Our very own Dr. Liz Coleman speaking at the Spéirscéalta / Stories of the Air launch in Carna! 🎉 A project blending science, folklore & culture, exploring the air through stories.
📸 Grateful to all who joined!
#Spéirscéalta #StoriesOfTheAir #Galway #Connemara #TheAirWeShare #EPIC-AIR

Amazing discussions at The Air We Share Networking Event at Westside Resource Center!
🎨 Inspiring artist talks
🔬 Insightful air quality and climate research by Dr. Liz Coleman & David Nganga
💡 Engaging World Café workshop
Big thanks to all who joined! 🌍💙 #TAWS #EPIC-AIR #AirQuality #TheAirWeShare

Our favourite conference on aerosols and aerosol-cloud-climate interactions is approaching! It is not too large but not too small either, perfect for real networking. Consider submitting your abstract by the 15th March.
@icnaa2025.bsky.social @aerosolcloud.bsky.social
icnaa2025.univie.ac.at/home/

About our agency NOAA is an agency that enriches life through science. Our reach goes from the surface of the sun to the depths of the ocean floor as we work to keep the public informed of the changing environment aro...

“Why do I need NOAA? I’ve got a weather app.”

Is equivalent to asking

“Why do I need farms? I can go to the supermarket.”

www.noaa.gov/about-our-ag...

Air pollution causing 1,100 cases a year of main form of lung cancer in UK Exclusive: Health experts and cancer charities say findings should serve as wake-up call to ministers

Growing evidence on lung cancer and #airpollution and reasons for the strongest action possible.

@andrewgregory.com for @theguardian.com

www.theguardian.com/society/2025...