纳米安全研究小组是一个多学科研究小组，负责评估纳米材料对人类和环境的潜在影响，包括人类和环境毒理学以及微生物学。纳米技术涉及纳米级（1-100nm）材料和物体的开发和使用。为了使关注的大小范围更清晰，纳米材料的大小与构成细胞的分子（例如DNA和蛋白质）的大小相当。使用纳米技术生产的产品一直在开发，并且有可能带来许多好处。这些产品范围从电子产品和药品到食品添加剂和化妆品，应用范围从环境中污染部位的修复到耐污染和防臭的服装。
The Nanosafety Research Group is a multi-disciplinary research group that conducts work to assess the potential human and environmental effects of nanomaterials, encompassing human and environmental toxicology as well as microbiology. Nanotechnology involves the development and use of materials and objects at the nanoscale (1-100nm). To put the size range of interest into perspective, the size of nanomaterials is comparable to that of the molecules that make up cells, like DNA and proteins. Products generated using nanotechnology are being developed all the time and have the potential to offer many benefits. These products range from electronic gadgets and medicines to food additives and cosmetics, with applications ranging from the remediation of contaminated sites in the environment to stain and odour resistant clothing.