Our actions

The overall objective of the Union is to promote radioecology worldwide, in all its dimensions, from research activities to expert advice and operational management. An overarching role of the Union is to perpetuate a “think tank” capacity on radioecology issues through the maintenance of an efficient network of scientists and professionals.

THE UNION'S RECENT ACTIONS

EVENTS

The IUR organizes, co-organizes, and sponsors events to promote radioecology, bring together the radioecology community and facilitate exchanges and research. IUR workshops have impactful outcomes for understanding radiological risk and managing and advancing radiological protection.

2027
Melbourne, Australia
ICRER 2027
2026
September
Fukushima, Japan

Workshop on Waste and legacy issues surrounding the development of SMRs

2025
17-18 Nov.
Ottawa, Canada

Conexus International workshop 2025: "Advances in Radiation Biology, Radioecology, Epidemiology, and Low-Dose Radiation Risk Modeling and Communication"
https://www.iur-uir.org/en/events/id-138-conexus-international-workshop-2025

2025
30 March
2 April
Yerevan, Armenia

NATO workshop: "Low Dose Radiation Risks: Present Research & Future Perspectives"
https://www.iur-uir.org/en/events/id-135-nato-workshop-low-dose-radiation-risks

2024
24-29 Nov.
Marseille, France

ICRER 2024 - 6th International Conference on Radioecology & Environmental Radioactivity
https://www.iur-uir.org/en/events/id-129-icrer-2024-6th-international-conference-on-radioecology-environmental-radioactivity

2024
6 Sept.
Melbourne, Australia

IUR Regional Workshop at SPERA 2024 Conference: "Environmental radioactivity in the Asia-Pacific environment"
https://www.iur-uir.org/en/events/id-132-iur-regional-workshop-at-spera-2024-conference

2023
6-8 Sept.
Dublin, Ireland

IUR Symposium BEAR: "Beyond Ecosystem Approaches in Radioecology"
https://www.iur-uir.org/en/events/id-128-symposium-beyond-ecosystem-approaches-in-radioecology

AWARDS

Two different categories of awards have been created to recognize the quality of research and communications in radioecology. They are awarded during International Conferences.

IUR Vernadsky Award
2024

Prof. Dr. Valery Kashparov
Ukraine

IUR Young investigator Awards
2024 

- Donovan Anderson
Institute of Radiation Emergency Medicine
Hirosaki University, Japan
- Nona Movsisyan
Center for Ecological-Noosphere Studies
Yerevan, Armenia

PUBLICATIONS

IUR Board members also publish Articles, Consensus position, Reports, Newsletters and occasionally, electronic letters for relevant scientific events.

Carmel Mothersill and Colin Seymour (Department of Biology, McMaster University)
In Mutation Research - Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis - Volumes 876–877, April–May 2022, 503451

Carmel E. Mothersill, Deborah H. Oughton, Paul N. Schofield, Michael Abend, Christelle Adam-Guillermin, Kentaro Ariyoshi, Nicholas A. Beresford, Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, Jason Cohen, Yuri Dubrova, Stanislav A. Geras’kin, Tanya Helena Hevrøy, Kathryn A. Higley, Nele Horemans, Awadhesh N. Jha, Lawrence A. Kapustka, Juliann G. Kiang, Balázs G. Madas, Gibin Powathil, Elena I. Sarapultseva, Colin B. Seymour, Nguyen T. K. Vo, Michael D. Wood
In International Journal of Radiation Biology - Volume 98, 2022 - Issue 6: Environmental Radiobiology

Olin E. Rhodes Jr, Francois Bréchignac, Clare Bradshaw, Thomas G. Hinton, Carmel Mothersill, John A. Arnone, Doug P. Aubrey, Lawrence W. Barnthouse, James C. Beasley, Andrea Bonisoli-Alquati, Lindsay R. Boring, Albert L. Bryan, Krista A. Capps, Bernard Clément, Austin Coleman, Caitlin Condon, Fanny Coutelot, Timothy DeVol, Guha Dharmarajan, Dean Fletcher, Wes Flynn, Garth Gladfelder, Travis C. Glenn, Susan Hendricks, Ken Ishida, Tim Jannik, Larry Kapustka, Ulrik Kautsky, Robert Kennamer,Wendy Kuhne, Stacey Lance, Gennadiy Laptyev, Cara Love, Lisa Manglass, Nicole Martinez, Teresa Mathews, Arthur McKee, William McShea, Steve Mihok, Gary Mills, Ben Parrott, Brian Powell, Evgeny Pryakhin, Ann Rypstra, David Scott, John Seaman, Colin Seymour, Maryna Shkvyria, Amelia Ward, David White, Michael D. Wood, Jess K. Zimmerman
In Science of The Total Environment -
Volume 740, 20 October 2020, 140031

TASK GROUPS (brain storming)

TRAINING COURSES

IUR WEBSITE

The website supports the stream of information exchanges and enables wider distribution among the IUR members and the scientific community worldwide - in addition to Networking

IUR promotes the dissemination of recent scientific achievements facilitated by an affiliation of the Journal of Environmental Radioactivity.

IUR promotes wide partnership through co-signing Memoranda of Understanding with relevant networks and international organizations:

  • International Association for Radiation Research (IARR)
  • Society of Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry (SETAC)
  • New & Renewable Energy Authority (NREA)
  • European Radioecology Alliance (ERA)
  • SPERA
  • NCore
  • IAEA

 

Professionals / Scientists