It’s been three long years, but it’s finally back in person – the European Respiratory Society Congress (ERS), taking place this September. Offering people from across the world the chance to come together to discuss and plan new research ideas that could transform the way lung diseases are diagnosed and treated in the future

Recently, Asthma + Lung UK launched our new Innovator’s Network with the first in our new series of events for innovators, researchers and healthcare professionals. Naomi from our Research team tells us about this first event, what the key takeaways were and our hopes for the network.

Krisnah Poinasamy, Head of Research and Innovation Advocacy at Asthma and Lung UK, shares two joint A+LUK publications and discusses their potential implications for respiratory research and innovation.

Sarah Woolnough, our CEO, sets out what we know about the autumn COVID booster so far, the changes we want to see and what we’ll be doing about it in the coming months.

Our Head of Devolved Nations, Joseph, takes us through the new Clean Air Bill and changes recently made in Wales that show progress towards clean air.

Paul has asthma and often struggles with symptoms when the seasons change. Here he talks about how he began cycling to help control his breathing and ended up climbing to Everest base camp!

This month, we are busting the myth around breathlessness during physical activity being bad for your lungs.

If you're heading off to a festival this summer don't forget to pack your asthma inhalers as well as your wellies! You can’t always avoid asthma triggers like cigarette smoke and changing weather at festivals, but your asthma doesn’t have to stop you from having fun.

Our supporter Becky Wood shared this moving poem that her dad Nigel wrote just days before he passed away from IPF in 2021.

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Jess from our Health advice team goes through the top 4 targets for all our health advice. She explains how we make sure our supporters are at the heart of everything we do and part of our fight to help everyone with a lung condition live well and breathe freely.

Dave struggled to play football when he was a child – now he cycles 100 miles a week. In this blog, he tells us his story about how he found exercise that works for his lung condition.

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The fantastic pupils at Commonswood Primary School have been learning all about clean air this year and how important it is for safe breathing and keeping our lungs healthy. In this blog, Natasha from our Community Fundraising team explains how the school have been getting involved with our work.

In our in-house GP Dr Andy’s latest blog, he shares tips on keeping up doing the things that keep you well, even when you’re not in your normal routine.

In our in-house GP Dr Andy’s latest blog, he shares tips on keeping up doing the things that keep you well, even when you’re not in your normal routine.

Senior Policy Officer Jon Foster writes about the government’s Smokefree 2030 ambition and what is needed to make this a reality. He also speaks to Liz, who is working towards a smoke-free life.

At the Royal Brompton and Harefield Trust, consultant chest physician Dr William Man and his team have taken a difficult lung test and made it as simple as breathing in and out. He’s discovered a ground-breaking new way of using sound waves to measure how well the lungs are working in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF).

Professor Clare Murray and her team at the University of Manchester have made a potentially life-changing discovery for people with asthma, in the ‘silent zone’ of the lungs. It could be the key to finding new ways to diagnose and treat asthma – and save lives.

On 14th June, we’ll be launching our new campaign in Glasgow calling for cleaner air. Glasgow has the worst air quality in Scotland – so we want to support residents to campaign for more action to tackle air pollution and protect people’s lungs across the city.