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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
Editorial Board Member, Aerobiologia
2025 → …
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 → …
AusPollen Aerobiology Standards Working Party Member, Australasian Society of Clinical Immunology and Allergy
2019 → …
Editorial Advisory Board Member, International Journal of Biometeorology
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DP24 (QUT led): Digitally-Integrated Smart Sensing of Diverse Airborne Grass Pollen Sources
Davies, J. M. (Chief Investigator), Beggs, P. (Primary Chief Investigator), Milford, M. (Chief Investigator) & Crouzy, B. (Partner Investigator)
31/10/24 → 30/10/27
Project: Research
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Epidemic Thunderstorm Asthma: Development of a Pilot Forecast Program
Beggs, P. (Primary Chief Investigator)
13/09/17 → …
Project: Research
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Satellite tracking of emerging health threats from grass pollen exposure
Beggs, P. (Primary Chief Investigator), Huete, A. (Chief Investigator), Davies, J. (Chief Investigator) & Thibaudon, M. (Chief Investigator)
18/04/17 → …
Project: Research
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Heat, health and crime: the cost of global warming
Beggs, P. (Chief Investigator), Graham, P. (Chief Investigator) & STEVENS, H. (Chief Investigator)
1/01/17 → …
Project: Research
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Biomolecular Discovery and Design Research Centre
Packer, N. (Primary Chief Investigator), Paulsen, I. (Chief Investigator), Nevalainen, H. (Chief Investigator), Haynes, P. (Chief Investigator), Molloy, M. (Chief Investigator), Atwell, B. (Chief Investigator), Barron, A. (Chief Investigator), Beggs, P. (Chief Investigator), Bergquist, P. L. (Chief Investigator), Brown, L. (Chief Investigator), Cornish, J. (Chief Investigator), Chung, R. (Chief Investigator), De Deene, Y. (Chief Investigator), Garcia-Bennett, A. (Chief Investigator), Gillings, M. (Chief Investigator), Goodchild, A. (Chief Investigator), Guillemin, G. (Chief Investigator), Hallinan, J. (Chief Investigator), Hose, G. (Chief Investigator), Jaschke, P. (Chief Investigator), Mabbutt, B. (Chief Investigator), Raftos, D. (Chief Investigator), Ranganathan, S. (Chief Investigator), Sofronov, G. (Chief Investigator), Sunna, A. (Chief Investigator), Tetu, S. (Chief Investigator), Andersen, M. (Chief Investigator), Willows, R. (Chief Investigator), Ahn, C. (Associate Investigator), Breen, E. (Associate Investigator), Campbell, M. (Associate Investigator), Care, A. (Associate Investigator), Cordina, N. (Associate Investigator), Curach, N. (Associate Investigator), Everest Dass, A. (Associate Investigator), Elbourne, L. (Associate Investigator), Goold, H. (Associate Investigator), Hassan, K. (Associate Investigator), Kautto, L. (Associate Investigator), Krisp, C. (Associate Investigator), Kroukamp, H. (Associate Investigator), Lee, A. (Associate Investigator), Lin, C.-H. (Associate Investigator), Mackie, A. (Associate Investigator), McKay, M. (Associate Investigator), McQuade, L. (Associate Investigator), Mirzaei, M. (Associate Investigator), Mohamedali, A. (Associate Investigator), Ostrowski, M. (Associate Investigator), Parker, L. (Associate Investigator), Pascovici, D. (Associate Investigator), Penesyan, A. (Associate Investigator), Shah, B. (Associate Investigator), Sun, A. (Associate Investigator), Thompson, E. (Associate Investigator) & Williams, T. (Associate Investigator)
1/01/17 → …
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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Demographic differences in Australia’s local government adaptation planning for health and climate change
Davis, B. P. F., Beggs, P. J. & Graham, P. L., 2025, In: Public Health Research and Practice. 35, 3, p. 1-7 7 p., PU24028.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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From crisis to opportunity: a united response to Trump's attacks on climate action
Romanello, M., Beggs, P. J., Cai, W., Hartinger, S., Mabhaudhi, T., Murray, K. A. & Rocklöv, J., 10 May 2025, In: The Lancet. 405, 10490, p. 1647-1650 4 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion › peer-review
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Hotter world speeds up ageing
Beggs, P. J., Sept 2025, In: Nature Climate Change. 15, 9, p. 925-926 2 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/opinion
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Meteorological analysis of an extreme pyroconvective wildfire at Dunalley‑Forcett, Australia
Čavlina Tomašević, I., Fox-Hughes, P., Cheung, K. K. W., Beggs, P. J., Vučetić, V., Marsden‑Smedley, J. & Telišman Prtenjak, M., May 2025, In: Natural Hazards. 121, 9, p. 10843-10875 33 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile50 Downloads (Pure)
Prizes
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2025 Frontiers Planet Prize United Kingdom National Champion
Romanello, M. (Recipient) & Beggs, P. (Recipient), 2025
Prize
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Press/Media
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Report Warns Climate Inaction Costs Millions of Lives
30/10/25
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Research
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Climate inaction costing millions of lives, new report warns
29/10/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Repeated heatwaves can age you as much as smoking or drinking
26/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Experiencing heatwaves may make you age faster
25/08/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
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Dust storms sweep across Australia as experts warn of growing climate extremes
27/05/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment
Impacts
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The perfect storm: climate change and asthma
Beggs, P. (Participant), Davies, J. M. (Participant), Huete, A. (Participant), Haberle, S. (Participant), Newbigin, E. J. (Participant), Thien, F. (Participant), Capon, A. (Participant), Ebert, E. (Participant), Ziska, L. H. (Participant) & Buters, J. (Participant)
Impact: Environment impacts, Health impacts, Policy impacts, Organisation impacts, Technology impacts