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UK Youth for Nature pesticides webinar with Professor Michael Eddleston

Join world-renowned toxicologist Michael Eddleston as we discuss the impact of pesticides on health, and their regulation in the UK with him. Please note - the time has been changed from 18:30 to 18:00.

Nov 19, 2024

Hannah Mulvany

Wildlife Biologist/Communications Specialist, Song & Dance Communications

UK Youth for Nature pesticides webinar with Professor Michael Eddleston

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This Thursday at 18:00, UK Youth for Nature are running a FREE webinar where we will be hosting An Interview with Professor Michael Eddleston, an expert in the impacts of pesticides on health as well as their regulation. Register for free here.

Michael Eddleston is a Professor of Clinical Toxicology at the University of Edinburgh, an Honorary Consultant at the Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, and Clinical Lead for the UK's National Poisons Information Service. His medical journey began at Cambridge and Oxford, with a PhD at Scripps Research Institute. Fascinated by self-poisoning, he spent a year in Sri Lanka during medical school, conducting a clinical trial and co-authoring the Oxford Handbook of Tropical Medicine. Later, as a Wellcome Trust fellow, he returned to Sri Lanka before completing specialist training in Edinburgh. Now, he leads research to prevent poisoning deaths worldwide and treat patients in Edinburgh’s toxicology ward.

In an era where pesticides are more controversial than ever, talking with one of the world's foremost experts on their impacts is an event not to be missed! Tickets are free and can be booked here.

UK Youth for Nature is the leading UK youth movement calling for urgent action on the nature crisis. This webinar is run by and aimed at young people, but everyone is very welcome to attend.

Hannah Mulvany

Wildlife Biologist/Communications Specialist, Song & Dance Communications

I started my conservation career as a researcher/author for the Arkive online natural world encyclopedia, before managing the Wildscreen Exchange project which gives 350+ organisations across the world access to free photographs and videos for their communications. From working on this project, I developed a keen interest in conservation communications and began researching impact and technique.

I also ran the public section of the Wildscreen Festival, Witness the Wild, which is an event programme that includes a travelling bicycle-powered wildlife film cinema, the world's largest recycled and recyclable photography exhibition, and a nature-themed street art gallery. Since then, I have been running my own conservation communications business, Song and Dance Communications, but split my time 50/50 between this and field work, which mostly centres around ecosystem restoration and short-term contracts in the ecotourism industry. I also produce a seldom updated blog, which I hope to spend more time on at some point in the not-too-distant future!