Asbestos and Cancer: Is it worse than we thought?

A joint ARCA and ATaC webinar with Professor Daniel Murphy, University of Glasgow.

Date and time: Thursday 28 May 2026, 10.30am Live webinar, free to attend, registration required.

It is the question at the heart of Professor Daniel Murphy's research, and the title of the presentation he will deliver in this joint ARCA and ATaC webinar on Thursday 28 May.

Is it worse than we thought?

Professor Murphy holds a chair in lung cancer and mesothelioma at the University of Glasgow School of Cancer Sciences, and works across the CRUK Scotland Institute, the CRUK Scotland Cancer Centre, the MRC National Mouse Genetics Network and the BBSRC Bioengineering Therapeutics Hub. In this session, he will bring together epidemiological trends, Scottish population data, genomic evidence and experimental findings from his own laboratory, and invite the audience to consider whether the scale of asbestos-related disease in the UK has been very significantly understated.

Some of the findings are uncomfortable. Some will challenge assumptions that have shaped the way this industry has thought about fibre types, exposure risk and long-term harm for decades. All of them will be laid out in full on the day.

For ARCA and ATaC members, for duty holders, for surveyors, analysts, consultants and policy makers, this is a session that speaks directly to the purpose of the work we all do.

It is a genuinely eye-opening presentation and one of the most important webinars we have hosted. Places are limited. Register now to secure yours.

Register here