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Biography
Paul is an Environmental Health Scientist. His research interests include impacts of climate change on human health, with a particular focus on allergens and allergic diseases. It is for this research that he won the 2009 Eureka Prize for Medical Research. Paul is Director of the Lancet Countdown Oceania Regional Centre, which won the 2023 Public Health Association of Australia (PHAA) Tony McMichael Public Health Ecology and Environment Award. Paul was also a contributing author of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC's) Fourth Assessment Report published in 2007, the same year the IPCC won the Nobel Peace Prize. Paul is a Past President of the International Society of Biometeorology (having served as President from 2008-2011).
Research interests
Paul is an environmental health scientist and climate scientist with expertise and interest in the interactions between the atmospheric environment and living organisms, including humans. His research has two major areas of focus, one being health and climate change and the other being the field of aerobiology, which explores airborne particles such as pollen and fungal spores, the role of weather and climate in their temporal and spatial variability, and their impacts on human health.
Research student supervision
Paul has supervised to completion 30 Higher Degree Research candidates (17 PhD). He welcomes expressions of interest in applying for the Master of Research or PhD programs from those with an outstanding academic background. These can be in any area of Paul's research expertise, including:
climate change and human health
aerobiology
Teaching
External positions
President, International Association for Aerobiology
2024 → 2026
Environmental Health Expert Advisory Group (EHEAG) Member, Australian Institute of Health and Welfare
2023 → …
Fellow of the Royal Meteorological Society (FRMetS), Royal Meteorological Society
2023 → …
Editorial Board Member, Air Quality, Atmosphere & Health
2020 → …
Lancet Countdown Board Member
2020 → 2024
AusPollen Aerobiology Standards Working Party Member, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
2019 → …
Vice President, International Association for Aerobiology
2018 → 2024
Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Biometeorology
Past President, International Society of Biometeorology
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Satellite tracking of emerging health threats from grass pollen exposure
Beggs, P., Huete, A., Davies, J. & Thibaudon, M.
18/04/17 → …
Project: Research
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Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre
Packer, N., Paulsen, I., Nevalainen, H., Haynes, P., Molloy, M., Atwell, B., Barron, A., Beggs, P., Bergquist, P. L., Brown, L., Cornish, J., Chung, R., De Deene, Y., Garcia-Bennett, A., Gillings, M., Goodchild, A., Guillemin, G., Hallinan, J., Hose, G., Jaschke, P., Mabbutt, B., Raftos, D., Ranganathan, S., Sofronov, G., Sunna, A., Tetu, S., Andersen, M., Willows, R., Ahn, C., Breen, E., Campbell, M., Care, A., Cordina, N., Curach, N., Everest Dass, A., Elbourne, L., Goold, H., Hassan, K., Kautto, L., Krisp, C., Kroukamp, H., Lee, A., Lin, C., Mackie, A., McKay, M., McQuade, L., Mirzaei, M., Mohamedali, A., Ostrowski, M., Parker, L., Pascovici, D., Penesyan, A., Shah, B., Sun, A., Thompson, E. & Williams, T.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Heat, health and crime: the cost of global warming
Beggs, P., Graham, P. & STEVENS, H.
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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UTS led: Climate impacts on grass phenology, biodiversity and pollen exposure
Huete, A. R., Davies, J., Beggs, P. & Miura, T.
11/03/21 → 10/03/24
Project: Research
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Aerobiology matters: why people in the community access pollen information and how they use it
Medek, D. E., Katelaris, C. H., Milic, A., Beggs, P. J., Lampugnani, E. R., Vicendese, D., Erbas, B. & Davies, J. M., Jan 2025, In: Clinical and Translational Allergy. 15, 1, p. 1-4 14 p., e70031.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The 2024 small island developing states report of the Lancet Countdown on health and climate change
Gordon-Strachan, G. M., Parker, S. Y., Harewood, H. C., Méndez-Lázaro, P. A., Saketa, S. T., Parchment, K. F., Walawender, M., Abdulkadri, A. O., Beggs, P. J., Buss, D. F., Chodak, R. J., Dasgupta, S., De Santis, O., Guthrie-Dixon, N. G., Hassan, S., Kennard, H., Maharaj, S. B., Marshall, K. G., McFarlane, S. R., McKenzie, K. S., & 15 others, Jan 2025, In: The Lancet Global Health. 13, 1, p. e146-e166 21 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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A global survey addressing sustainability of pollen monitoring
Dwarakanath, D., Milic, A., Beggs, P. J., Wraith, D. & Davies, J. M., Dec 2024, In: World Allergy Organization Journal. 17, 12, p. 1-15 15 p., 100997.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Associations between violent crime inside and outside, air temperature, urban heat island magnitude and urban green space
Stevens, H. R., Graham, P. L., Beggs, P. J. & Ossola, A., Apr 2024, In: International Journal of Biometeorology. 68, 4, p. 661-673 13 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Australia and New Zealand
Keatley, M. R., Beggs, P. J., Chambers, L. E., Darbyshire, R., Huete, A., Parker, A. K. & Sullivan, J., 2024, Phenology: an integrative environmental science. Schwartz, M. D. (ed.). 3rd ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, Springer Nature, p. 33-63 31 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
Prizes
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Macquarie University Research Awards: Excellence in Research in Sustainability
Beggs, Paul (Recipient), 2010
Prize
Press/Media
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EXPERT REACTION: WMO confirms 2024 as warmest year on record at about 1.55°C above pre-industrial level
13/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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From gastro to allergies, climate change is a 'threat to human health'
11/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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‘Urgent and sustainable’ action needed to safeguard health, according to new report on health and climate change
25/03/24
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Australia progressing on energy transformation but more action needed: new report
25/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities
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'Thunderstorm Asthma' Could Strike More Often With Climate Change
5/03/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
Impacts
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The perfect storm: climate change and asthma
Paul Beggs (Participant), Janet M. Davies (Participant), Alfredo Huete (Participant), Simon Haberle (Participant), Edward J. Newbigin (Participant), Francis Thien (Participant), Anthony Capon (Participant), Elizabeth Ebert (Participant), Lewis H. Ziska (Participant) & Jeroen Buters (Participant)
Impact: Environment impacts, Health impacts, Policy impacts, Organisation impacts, Technology impacts