• Rosemary Korda, Sue Trevenar and Martyn Kirk finalised the ACT Asbestos Health Study reports for ACT Health and conducted a media conference on the findings.
• Martyn Kirk and Rosemary Korda attended an ACT Asbestos Response Taskforce steering committee and Politicians interest group for Asbestos Related Diseases at Parliament House where they presented findings of the ACT Asbestos Health Study.
• Robyn Lucas, Rosemary Korda and Martyn Kirk participated in an ANU Public Forum releasing the results of the ACT Asbestos Health Study.
• Martyn Kirk attended a Community Reference Group meeting in Williamtown, NSW regarding the Per- and poly-fluorinated alkyl substances (PFAS) health study.
• Martyn Kirk organised a workshop with collaborators from University of Queensland to discuss health related effects of PFAS compounds.
• Robyn Lucas was an invited attendee at a special preview of the new Al Gore climate change movie, An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power and a plenary at the Ecocity Summit in Melbourne.
• Robyn Lucas was an invited “visiting expert” to the South African Medical Research Council in Johannesburg, discussion collaborative projects in UV and health, and climate change and health. She gave a presentation on climate change to staff at SAMRC.
• Robyn Lucas has been accepted as an expert reviewer for the IPCC Special Report on Global Warming of 1.5ºC.

Papers accepted/published:

• Langer-Gould AM, Wu J, Lucas RM, Smith JB, Gonzales EG, Amezcua L, Haraszti S, Chen LH, Quach H, James J, Barcellos LF, Xiang A. Epstein-Barr virus, Cytomegalovirus, and Multiple Sclerosis Susceptibility: a Multi-Ethnic Study. Neurology (accepted 30 June 2017)
• Lucas RM. The yin and yang of sun exposure: achieving a balance for good health. Household and Personal Care Today (accepted 1 July 2017)
• Lucas RM. Maximising the benefits and minimizing the dangers of sun exposure  SOFW Journal (accepted 1 July 2017)
• Lucas RM, Gies P, Neale RA Stratospheric Ozone. In: Nriagu JO (ed.) Encyclopedia of Environmental Health, volume 5, 2017 (accepted 1 July 2017).

Presentations

• Lucas RM. Three questions about climate change. South African Medical Research 25 July 2017

Students

• Kathryn Bowen has a new PhD student based at the University of Melbourne looking and human health co-benefits and climate change mitigation policy in Australia Europe and China.