Sustainable alternatives to agriculturally intensive oils

Over 11 years, Professor Christopher Chuck and his team at the University of Bath have developed sustainable alternatives to oils and fats, such as palm oil. The process…

Harnessing tidal energy as a power source for vessels in port

A feasibility study looks at the potential of tidal energy as a power source for vessels in port, creating an alternative to traditional emissions-heavy fuel. Maritime renewable technology…

Energy storage innovation powers Highview scale-up

Highview Power is creating the largest energy storage facility of its kind, which will store surplus electricity from wind and solar farms. The two-stage Hunterston project is supporting…

Empowering research with high-quality comparative social data

The European Social Survey (ESS) is a world-leading research infrastructure headquartered at City St George’s, University of London. Since its launch in the early 2000’s, the ESS has…

AI-powered research and development for the energy sector

Materials Nexus and The University of Sheffield are collaborating to re-shape the magnet supply chain by producing magnets with a reduced rare-earth content. Currently, electric vehicle, wind-turbine and…

Patients’ voices help improve access to medical technologies

Patients have helped to formulate a set of grand challenges that could lead to a revolution in home care and treatments across the UK and beyond. Tay Health…

Environmental science is worth £3.3 billion to UK offshore wind

Public investment in environmental science has helped power the rise of the UK’s offshore wind energy sector, while protecting marine species and habitats. Offshore wind is an engine…

Improving access to water and real-time water quality data

UK and Indian researchers are developing sensor and treatment systems to supply communities with freshwater. Freshwater is under threat from: urbanisation agricultural runoff industrial waste climate-driven drought flooding…

Healthy environment, healthy people

Why it matters The quality of our environment is central to our health, wellbeing and ability to thrive. From the cleanliness of our air and water, to the…

5 Ways in Which the City Harms our Health and 5 Solutions to Stop it From Doing So

There are more than 135,000 scientific papers published on air pollution and health, according to PubMed, the largest data base of biomedical publications. The scientific evidence is clear:…