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Patrick Howlett shortlisted for MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2025
Fri, 28 Nov 2025
Dr Patrick Howlett was shortlisted for the MRC Max Perutz Science Writing Award 2025 for his article on why his area of research matters, titled "Silicosis and tuberculosis: half the world away".
BTS Winter Meeting 2025
Wed, 26 Nov 2025
The Lungs at Work team attended, presented and chaired at the most recent British Thoracic Society (BTS) Winter Meeting between 26-28 November 2025 in Westminster, London.
Our team presented the following abstracts:
Jo Feary speaks at All Party Parliamentary Party Group on artificial stone
Mon, 03 Nov 2025
Dr Johanna Feary recently spoke to MPs and peers at the All Party Parliamentary Party Group (APPG) on Occupational Safety & Health on Monday 3 November 2025, about the increasing number of patients in the UK diagnosed with silicosis caused by artificial/engineered stone.
Industry experts at the Westminster meeting including clinicians, polit ... Read more
Workplace Health 2025 conference
Wed, 08 Oct 2025
Professor Joanna Szram recently spoke at the Workplace Health 2025 conference held between 7-8th October 2025, in Warwick, UK.
Their talk on "current and developing issues in occupational asthma" focused on:
- Latest issues and sources of concern
- Diagnosis, prevention and management
- Occupational health im
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EPICOH 2025 conference
Sun, 05 Oct 2025
Dr Johanna Feary recently presented at the EPICOH 2025 conference held between 5-9th October 2025 in Utrecht, the Netherlands on artificial stone silicosis.
They did talks alongside leaders in the field from Australia and the UK (L-R: Malcolm Sim, Martie Van Tongeren, Johanna Feary, Ryan Hoy, Deborah ... Read more
