Join us for a public round table under the Breath IN Project and the University of Nicosia Environmental Health Research Centre (EHRC).

Air quality affects health across daily life: outdoors in our neighbourhoods and cities, and indoors in our homes, schools, and workplaces. Pollutants from vehicle emissions, industry, fires, heating, and agriculture all contribute to outdoor air quality and find their way into indoor spaces. Indoors, air quality is further affected by cooking, furnishings, cleaning products, pesticides, and mould. In Cyprus, outdoor air is also uniquely impacted by high concentrations of dust, with real consequences for population health and quality of life.

This round table brings together expertise in policy, air quality services, and public health to discuss the health impacts of air pollution, how to interpret air quality data, and practical steps to reduce exposure.

The event will take place in person at the University of Nicosia and online via Zoom, on Tuesday, 17 March 2026, 6:00–7:30 pm EET.

Moderator

Prof. Edna Yamasaki Patrikiou– Director EHRC, Department of Health, University of Nicosia

Speakers

• Dr Cristina Andrade – Natural Hazards Research Center, Instituto Politecnico de Tomar, coordinator BreathIN project
• Dr Chrysanthos Savvides – Head of Air Quality Service, Department of Labour Inspection, Ministry of Labour and Social Insurance
• MP Charalampos Theopemtou – Member of Parliament, Chair of the Environment Committee, Cyprus Green Party – Citizens Cooperation
• Dr Souzana Achilleos – Assistant Professor of Environmental Health and the Programme Coordinator of the Master of Public Health (MPH) at the University of Nicosia Medical School.

Breath IN

Breath IN towards a better and sustainable indoor air quality environment
Funded by the European Union

The Breath IN Project – towards a better and sustainable indoor air quality environment – is a consortium of four Higher Education Institutions from three European Countries. The promoter is the Polytechnic Institute of Tomar (Instituto Politécnico de Tomar, IPT) from Portugal. The co-promotors are the Polytechnic Institute of Leiria (IPLeiria, Portugal), University of Nicosia (UNIC, Cyprus), and the Democritus University of Thrace (DUTH, Greece). The duration of this project is 36 months pointing out to a maximum lump sum of 400 000 EUR. This project was submitted to the Erasmus+ KA220 action program, and has began on September 1st, 2023.