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This page keeps you updated on any major development throughout the course of the MARKOPOLO project.

• January 2026

  Newsletter Winter 2026

  We are pleased to share the latest issue of our newsletter! This edition provides a concise review of our first project year, highlights recent scientific publications and project news, and presents upcoming events featuring contributions from MARKOPOLO EU Project partners. Read the full newsletter here! We welcome your feedback and...

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• January 2026

  MARKOPOLO Ultrafine Particle Measurement Campaign

  Why is this important? Ultrafine particles (UFPs) are particles with a diameter of less than 0.1 micrometres and are often produced by combustion processes, for example in road traffic, forest fires or cooking. They are increasingly the focus of research on air quality and their impact on health. It has...

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• December 2025

  A Year in Review: MARKOPOLO in 2025

  As 2025 comes to an end, we look back at a productive and inspiring first project year. MARKOPOLO set the foundations for a strong scientific collaboration focused on understanding how noise and ultrafine particulate matter shape brain and cardiovascular health. The consortium made remarkable progress across research, networking, and collaboration....

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• December 2025

  29th ETH Nanoparticle Conference 2026

  31 May - 03 June 2026 | ETH Zürich, SwitzerlandSubmit your abstract until 16 January 2026! The Nanoparticles Conference brings together experts across several disciplines to discuss the full spectrum of nanoparticle research, from sources and atmospheric transformations to global distribution. The programme addresses mitigation technologies, regulatory developments, and impacts...

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• December 2025

  ICBEN Conference 2026

  International Commission on Biological Effects of Noise (ICBEN) conference organized by MARKOPOLO member Mette Sørensen 14 - 18 June 2026 Copenhagen This conference offers a unique opportunity to share the latest research, discuss emerging challenges and exploire how noise science can contribute to healthier environments and well-being. Whether your expertise...

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• December 2025

  Save the Date: SFFR-E Annual Meeting in June 2026 in Mainz

  The 2026 Society for Free Radical Research Europe (SFRR-E) conference hosted by SFRR-E will be held from June 3-5, 2026 in Mainz, Germany. The 2026 SFRR-E conference will bring together scientists from different disciplines and regions from Europe and abroad to enjoy and discuss topics of redox biology in the...

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• December 2025

  Bridging Science: Setting up a Noise Exposure System in the US

  Doctoral student Arijan Valar from University Medical Center Mainz is currently working at the laboratory of Federica del Monte at the Medical University of South Carolina, USA. His mission: to establish a complex noise exposure system for animal studies. Setting up the specialized noise exposure system is no small feat....

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• November 2025

  MARKOPOLO in action – air pollution data from the streets of Denmark

  A specially equipped car is currently collecting high-resolution data on air pollution from the streets of Denmark. Developed by researchers at Utrecht University, this electric vehicle is fitted with state-of-the-art sensors that monitor ultrafine particles, black carbon, nitrogen dioxide and more – all in real time.Mette Sørensen, Group Leader of...

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• November 2025

  New key publication on global UFP concentrations

  The study Global high-resolution ultrafine particle number concentrations through data fusion with machine learning by Pantelis Georgiades, Matthias Kohl, Mihalis A. Nicolaou, Theodoros Christoudias, Andrea Pozzer, Constantine Dovrolis and Jos Lelieveld (MARKOPOLO partners from The Cyprus Institute and the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry) presents an important scientific advancement in...

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• November 2025

  13 Nov 2025: HYGIEIA webinar

  On Thursday, 13 November 2025, our coordinator Andreas Daiber will be speaking at the webinar of the Joint Master in Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan (HYGIEIA: Health and Wellbeing across the Lifespan), organized by Universidade Lusófona - Centro Universitário Lisboa. The talk will cover emerging topics in the exposome...

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• October 2025

  ExpoHealthNet Cluster Meeting 2025

  Last week, our MARKOPOLO team had the pleasure of joining the very first ExpoHealthNet Cluster Meeting in Barcelona! We connected with our six EUFunded sister projects - EXPOSIM, ClimAIr Project, ENVESOME | Horizon Europe Project, ENACT Project HE, ExpoSignalz, and UPRISE - to exchange ideas, foster collaboration, and strengthen our...

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• July 2025

  First Newsletter out – Insights Summer 2025

  The first MARKOPOLO Insights newsletter is out!Discover how our EU-funded project is advancing research in the field of environmental health – from exposure biomarkers and real-time pollution monitoring tools to actionable policy recommendations.This first edition highlights key project updates, new scientific publications, highlights from recent conferences, and news from our...

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• July 2025

  Cluster Meeting: ExpoHealthNet Kick-off Event

  We are pleased to invite you to the ExpoHealthNet Kick-off Event, taking place on 25 September 2025 from 14:00 to 16:00 CEST in Barcelona and online. This event marks the launch of ExpoHealthNet, a new Horizon Europe cluster uniting 7 cutting-edge projects investigating the complex links between environmental stressors and...

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• May 2025

  Open PostDoc Position in Epidemiology

  Join the team of Mette Sørensen in the Work, Environment and Cancer group at the Danish Cancer Institute | Kræftens Bekæmpelse (Danish Cancer Society) in Copenhagen.🔗 Link to full description.About the position:The Work, Environment and Cancer research group is a dynamic team of researchers dedicated to studying the effects of...

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• April 2025

  Field Visit at RIVM, Bilthoven

  🚗🔬 Yesterday, MARKOPOLO coordinator Andreas Daiber had the pleasure of going on a Field Visit to the Netherlands, hosted by Scientific and Ethical Advisory Board (SEAB) member Flemming R. Cassee at the RIVM National Institute for Public Health and the Environment in Bilthoven, the Netherlands. 🌷 Andreas Daiber delivered a...

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• February 2025

  Kick-off Meeting in Mainz, February 2025

  From 18 - 19 February 2025 the MARKOPOLO consortium met in Mainz for the first general assembly & kick-off meeting! We couldn't be happier to have had the opportunity to meet in person at this crucial stage of the project. Together we brainstormed ideas and scientific plans to push forward...

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• January 2025

  Project start on 1st January 2025

  Our project kicks off today, and we're ready to tackle the scientific challenges ahead over the next 4 years! MARKOPOLO is dedicated to investigate the impact of trafficnoise and airpollution, especially fine and ultrafine particulate matter, on human health through an innovative translational approach. Stay tuned!

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