The CO Research Trust is celebrating another successful Research Conference, which this year took place at Sheffield Hallam University.
Delegates heard presentations from the four research groups that have recently been awarded a combined total of over £1.1 million in grants from the Trust, to help improve the understanding of CO exposure. These include;
Sheffield Hallam University
University Central London
Institute of Occupational Medicine
University Hospital Aintree
The Trust also announced the launch of a new CO Researchers Network, which is now open to members. Membership to the Network will provide access to the latest CO news and events. It will focus on knowledge sharing and transfer, promoting cross-sectoral and collaborative working.
The Network will also provide the opportunity to develop consortia for large research projects. Ultimately, it will create an umbrella to develop a broad and ambitious CO Research Strategy.
It’s free to join. The Trust is encouraging all researchers to sign up today.
www.carbonmonoxideresearch.org
The Conference also hosted the first Christopher Bielby CO Research Award, which was won by Joshua Durans of Sheffield Hallam University.
The award was launched to honour Chris's passion and commitment to safety and developing people.
The poster competition was specifically aimed at researchers and academics beginning their research careers, focusing on carbon monoxide research.
Before accepting his award from Ian McCluskey of IGEM (who co-sponsored the award) and Baroness Finlay, Joshua presented his PhD project to the delegates at the CO Research Trust Conference.
During the Conference the Trust were notified that CEO Adrian McConnell had been shortlisted for a Leadership Award at the forthcoming Gas Industry Awards 2023.
CEO Adrian McConnell said.
"It's been a transformational few years for the Trust, and we are now seeing tangible outputs in the work to improve the understanding of carbon monoxide.
I'm delighted to be nominated for the Leadership Award and look forward to the Awards ceremony on 13th July".
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About the CO Research Trust
The CO Research Trust is a registered charity which was established in 2005. The vision of the charity is a world where people are not exposed to carbon monoxide (CO).
For more information please contact;
Natalie Fleck
CO Research Trust