Radio Signals and Health

Overview

The effect of radio transmissions on health has been studied extensively, leading to international standards for network antennas and exposure limits for workers and the public. Despite the ever-growing body of scientific knowledge, many people continue to be concerned about electromagnetic fields (EMFs) and their impact on health.

This three-week course looks at the state of the science, standards for mobile technologies, regulatory compliance and public awareness and education.

Course Objectives

Understand public concerns and the accumulated knowledge about the health effects of EMFs.
Learn about internationally accepted safety requirements for radio transmissions.
Learn how to respond to public safety concerns and increase awareness of the science.

Course Enrolment Criteria

This course is open to:

Regulators
Policymakers
Representatives from academia and international organisations working on regulatory or policy issues

We cannot accept applications from individuals working in the private sector or those not involved in policy or regulation.

Course Completion Certificates

All of our courses are certified by the United Kingdom Telecoms Academy (UKTA) and can be used as evidence of professional development.

To qualify for a course completion certificate, you must view all the course sessions and answer correctly all the quiz questions you will find as you progress through the sessions. You will also need to fill out the course survey.

You do not have to complete a final project to earn a course completion certificate but we strongly encourage you to create one. Putting together a final project will give you an opportunity to reflect on the principles covered during the course and help you discover how they could be applied to your own country. If you submit a final project the course trainer will provide you with valuable feedback that you may find useful in your day-to-day work.

Course Structure and Study Time

The course consists of six sessions and you will gain access to all of them on the course start date. You will have the opportunity to ask questions about the content of the course during one live Ask the Expert session as well as on the course forum.

It should not take you more than two to three hours of study time per week to complete the course in four weeks. You will have, however, seven weeks to complete it. If after seven weeks you have not completed the course, you will have to start it again next time it is offered.

If you decide to submit a final project, it will probably take you four to six hours to put it together. You will have seven weeks to submit your final project.

If you have any special needs regarding this training course, please us let us know via our contact form so we can get in touch to discuss how your needs can be met.

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Duration: 3 weeks

Start date: 2 September 2024

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Trainer

Jack Rowley

Senior Director, Research and Sustainability, GSMA

Jack leads radiofrequency safety and environmental activities within the GSMA’s Public Policy department. He has more than 30 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and is the author of over 100 publications on mobile communications safety. He holds an Electronics Engineering degree with a First Class Honours from the University of Limerick (Ireland) and a PhD from the RMIT University (Australia). Jack is also a member of the Bioelectromagnetics Society and a senior member of the IEEE.

Moderator

Arden Farrow

Advocacy Project Coordinator at GSMA

Arden works within the GSMA on External Affairs Advocacy portfolio, assisting with projects on biodiversity monitoring and international relations. Arden recently graduated with a BA in Social Anthropology and Spanish from the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) with an exchange year at the University of Tokyo, where she worked with an NGO coordinating peacebuilding projects and grants.

Throughout university, she set up and ran a student wellbeing scheme with a national bereavement charity which she continues to volunteer for and will expand across UK universities. She’s also musical and plays lead guitar in a few bands.