Centre for Net Positive Health and Climate Solutions

Building Interdisciplinarity from the Ground Up: Early Lessons from the Net Positive Centre - Net Positive Centre How do you create truly interdisciplinary research on climate change and health? The Net Positive Centre team shares insights from our first year in Environmental Scientist magazine.  Why Interdiscipl...

Tackling climate and health means breaking down silos. Read more about what we've learnt in Environmental Scientist👇 netpositivecentre.com/news/buildin...

We're Hiring: Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Environmental Epidemiology

Apply by 19 January 2026

jobs.exeter.ac.uk/hrpr_webrecr...

It’s Health Day atCOP30 Brazil — and the message couldn’t be clearer: climate action is health action.
Today, we’re sharing more voices from the Net Positive Centre's community.
#COP30 #NetPositive #HealthDay #ClimateHealth #FutureThinking

The conversation continues.

Day 2 and more members of our community step up to the virtual #COP30 podium to share what matters most now — and what needs to happen next.

#NetPositive #COP30 #FutureThinking

🌍If you had the podium at COP30, what would you say?
We asked our Net Positive Centre community — and their messages are bold, hopeful, and urgent. Follow along as we share their voices in the lead-throughout.

🌍 We’re hiring — help shape the future of health and climate!@UKHSA is recruiting for a role focused on Economics, Health, and Climate Change.
Check it out by clicking: www.civilservicejobs.service.gov.uk/csr/jobs.cgi....

Energy Efficiency, Indoor Environme | University of Exeter The University of Exeter’s Department of Public Health and Sport Sciences is inviting applications for a PhD studentship funded by the UKRI through the ESRC SWDTP and associated with the Centre for Ne...

PhD opportunity ! Study how home energy efficiency affects health. Fully funded (tuition + £20,780/year stipend), starts Oct 2025. Ideal for quantitative thinkers in economics, epidemiology, or policy.

Apply 👉 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

#PhD #PublicHealth #Climate

The Net Positive Away Day :Exploring Climate and Health YouTube video by Net Positive Centre

This summer, we hosted our first Net Positive Away Day — bringing together people working across climate, health, and environment. 🌍💚

We’ve made a short film capturing the ideas + energy that emerged..

🎥 Watch here : youtu.be/toH7g-SHhis

Horticulture for food security: Soc | University of Exeter Funded PhD opportunity to explore sustainable solutions to improve the UK’s food security and public health related to horticulture and fruits and vegetables, as part of the new Centre for Net Positiv...

🌱 PhD Opportunity:🌍
Explore sustainable, systems-based solutions to improve UK food security & public health through fruits & veg. 🍎🥦
✅ 4 yrs funding (Home students)
📅 Start: 2025/26
🗓️ Apply by: 8 Sept 2025
🔗 www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Welcoming future changemakers to the Net Positive Centre! A-level students Diana and Delara Mahmoudzade have joined us for a 2-week placement exploring the intersections of climate, health & medicine. Their curiosity & ideas are shaping #NetPositive solutions of the future !

'It's a 35°C furnace': What makes new-build homes unbearable in summer Britain's new-builds are designed to retain heat - and as the UK climate warms they are leaving millions suffering in sweltering conditions. Vicky Spratt investigates

A thought provoking article. We need to better understand how we can build and manage our homes and communities to ensure that health is at the heart of decision making. This is an area we are exploring through our work to ensure #netpositive benefits.

inews.co.uk/news/its-35c...

Extreme weather and indoor environm | University of Exeter Climate change leads to more extreme weather in the UK and triggers public health responses.

Join Us !
🌪️🌡️🌧️ A new fully funded PhD (Ref: 5569) supported by @exeter.ac.uk and @metoffice.gov.uk is uncovering just that—exploring how heatwaves, storms, and more shape life indoors, especially for those in social housing.
👉 Apply now: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin...

Met Office: Extreme weather the UK's new normal The UK has a notably different climate compared with just a few decades ago, the Met Office says.

Record breaking weather and more extreme events mean we're all increasingly forced to cope with the effects of a climate change. This is why we need to focus on working with partners including @metoffice.gov.uk to ensure our actions have positive health outcomes.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An individual sits on a bench overlooking a hilly landscape covered in trees and shrubs. Their back is to the camera. It is a clear day with sunlight bathing the scene in a golden glow

🦎 Good news! A landscape beloved by lizards and literary greats is to become the latest National Nature Reserve.

#WealdenHeathsNNR in Surrey, home of the Devil’s Punch Bowl, is to become a new national reserve, the 9th National Nature Reserve in the King’s Series.

Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Social Science) at University of Exeter An opportunity for an academic position as a Postdoctoral Research Fellow (Social Science) is available, as advertised on jobs.ac.uk. Apply now and explore other academic job openings.

📢🌍 Excited to announce that we are advertising for a Social Science Research Fellow post.
Closing date 8th July 🌍📢

This full-time post is available immediately for three years and will be based at Exeter’s Streatham campus. Hybrid working is welcome.
www.jobs.ac.uk/job/DNN846/p...

Award details | Funding and scholarships for students | University of Exeter

📣 🚨Applications for a PhD Studentship in Cultural Histories of Eco-Ableism are now OPEN! 🚨📣

Open to UK and EU/International applicants. Full details here: www.exeter.ac.uk/study/fundin... Deadline September 8th.

Studentship based on Streatham campus.

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Home - Net Positive Centre At the Net Positive Centre, we focus on what’s possible — turning the climate challenge into an opportunity to support healthier lives and to improve the environment. Climate change is an urgent healt...

📢 The Net Positive Centre website is live! 🌍Focused on advancing climate-health research & real-world solutions — from urban design to food systems.Funded by @UKRI_News led by a partnership @exeter.ac.uk @ukhsa.bsky.social @nationaltrust.org.uk @forestresearchuk.bsky.social
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Coming Soon 📣our website launch of the Net Positive Centre for Health and Climate Solutions, a @UKRI_News initiative dedicated to exploring and addressing the critical link between climate change and public health🌍 #HealthAndClimate #NetPositive #ClimateSolutions #ComingSoon