A cross-disciplinary network to tackle animal to human infections

Germany’s recent E.coli outbreak killed around 50 people and made another 4000 ill. Like many headline-grabbing infections and diseases of recent years – from Swine Flu to variant CJD and the Ebola virus – E.coli bacteria are ‘zoonotic’. In other words, they are transmitted from animals to humans through direct contact or via contaminated food or water. So can more be done to keep us safe from such threats?

Integrated research and decision-making for the land

Our land provides us with a range of services and natural assets. Integrated approaches to understanding and managing land use aim to produce a balanced consideration of the assets and services that the land provides.

Ken O'Callaghan says 'A large amount of research is being carried out on land use. The challenge now facing research and decision-making communities is how to move the broad layer of research and evidence findings into decision processes.'

LWEC Directorate's Ken O'Callaghan sets out his agenda for turning knowledge into action.

The strengthening research impact agenda, and partnerships such as Living With Environmental Change, challenge us to find new ways of turning knowledge into action.

Guidelines and a resources bank to grow from LWEC's good practice sharing event.