Within UPRISE, scientific discovery is only one part of the project’s mission. Ensuring that research findings reach the right audiences and contribute to meaningful change is just as important.
This is where Yordas Group, a leading international provider of scientific, regulatory, and sustainability services, plays a key role.
Based in Germany and several other countries, Yordas brings extensive experience in environmental and human health, working across sectors such as chemicals, nanomaterials, consumer goods, and energy. The organisation is actively involved in national and international research projects, where it supports the translation of scientific knowledge into practical applications.
As part of the ExpoHealthNet cluster, UPRISE contributes to a wider European effort to better understand how environmental exposures affect human health. Yordas’ work within UPRISE helps ensure that this knowledge can move beyond research settings and support dialogue, policy, and prevention.
Driving communication, policy, and engagement
In UPRISE, Yordas leads several core activities that help bridge the gap between research and real-world impact. These include:
- Policy advocacy
- Training and capacity building
- Dissemination and communication
By leading these areas, Yordas ensures that the knowledge generated within UPRISE is not only scientifically robust, but also accessible, understandable, and useful for decision-makers, healthcare professionals, and the wider public.
This role is closely aligned with the goals of ExpoHealthNet, where collaboration across projects helps strengthen the science-policy interface and supports the translation of environmental health research into action.
Why this work matters
Air pollution today is more than what we can see. It includes ultrafine particles and micro- and nanoplastics — tiny pollutants that are invisible to the naked eye yet may have significant impacts on human health.
This perspective reflects a core goal of UPRISE: to make invisible risks visible and ensure that knowledge leads to better protection — especially for mothers and babies.
Connecting science, policy, and society
One of Yordas’ key strengths is its ability to connect different audiences. By engaging with authorities, industry, healthcare professionals, researchers, and the public, Yordas helps ensure that UPRISE findings are understood and can inform:
- public health recommendations
- environmental regulations
- industry practices
- everyday awareness and decision-making
Training activities and stakeholder engagement also create space for dialogue, allowing knowledge to flow both ways — from research to society, and from real-world needs back into research.
This exchange is essential for ensuring that environmental health research remains relevant, responsive, and useful beyond the scientific community.
Building impact beyond the project
Through its work in dissemination, policy, and exploitation, Yordas helps ensure that UPRISE’s impact goes beyond the lifetime of the project. By supporting uptake of research findings and strengthening the science-policy interface, the team contributes to long-term improvements in environmental health.
Together with its partners, Yordas plays an essential role in ensuring that UPRISE not only advances scientific understanding but also helps create healthier environments for future generations.
Through ExpoHealthNet, UPRISE is part of a broader collaborative effort to connect evidence, policy, and public health action across Europe.