The European Centre for Environment and Human Health
The European Centre for Environment and Human Health
Based at the University of Exeter’s Truro Campus in Cornwall, the European Centre for Environment and Human Health conducts world-class research into the complex connections between the environment and health.
As part of the University of Exeter Medical School, our research falls into two major areas:
- emerging threats to health and wellbeing posed by the environment, and
- the health and wellbeing benefits the natural environment can provide.
Our aim is to produce research that will contribute to the economy of the South West and impact policy at a national and international level.
Collaboration
We’re home to experts from diverse disciplines that include epidemiology, policy analysis, systematic reviews, health economics, psychology and microbiology. Our academics form a team that is encouraged to break from traditional silos; conceiving and undertaking projects that deliberately cross disciplinary boundaries. The Centre also shares laboratories with the Environment and Sustainability Institute at the University’s Penryn campus.
Placing business needs and expertise at the heart of our research is fundamental to our collaborative philosophy. Through joint studies, PhD projects, forums and interest groups, we are working with a range of organisations to ensure our research is informed by local issues and real world challenges.
Funding
The Centre was launched in May 2011 with support from the European Regional Development Fund and European Social Fund Convergence programme for Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.
In January 2013, the Centre secured a second phase of funding from the European Regional Development Fund. This crucial achievement marked our progress from a fledgling research centre to a fully functioning academic hub, and recognised the huge efforts and achievements of everyone involved in our formation.
