Anna Hansell: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Academic
- Role
- professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester
- Quoted on
- Children's health, Respiratory (asthma/COPD), Mental health
- Tracked press citations
- 5 (4 with a linkable article)
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“The improved lung function in children was "likely to have lifelong benefits for their health"”
What Anna Hansell has said
“The good news is that air pollution fell faster in London than in Luton as a result of ULEZ, and the reduction in air pollution was associated with catch-up growth in lung function in the children in London. The bad news is that air pollution levels were still above World Health Organization guidelines by the end of the study and that higher air pollution levels were associated with lower measured lung function in both London and Luton.”
professor in environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 10 Sept 2026 · Children’s lung development improved since ULEZ introduction, study finds ↗
“the improved lung function was "likely to have lifelong benefits for their health"”
University of Leicester · Respiratory (asthma/COPD) · 8 Sept 2026 · London’s ULEZ linked to healthier lung growth in children ↗
“noise was "more likely to be a general stressor" rather than a specific environmental risk factor for Parkinson's disease, and the nature of the study design "doesn't 'prove' causation"”
professor of environmental epidemiology at the University of Leicester · Mental health · 27 Aug 2026 · Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noise ↗
Where Anna Hansell has been quoted
- Cleaner air may help children's lungs grow, study suggestsbbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Children’s lung development improved since ULEZ introduction, study findspulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- London’s ULEZ linked to healthier lung growth in childrenpositive.news · 8 Sept 2026
- Risk of Parkinson’s disease may increase with prolonged exposure to road traffic noisetheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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