Dr. Dannielle Green is Associate Professor at the Faculty of Science and Engineering, Anglia Ruskin University Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. I am a marine ecologist and an expert in plastic pollution research. During my PhD in Dublin, Ireland, I lived by […]
Professor Sarah Barman is Professor of Computer Vision at the School of Computer Science and Mathematics, Kingston University. Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. My research specialism is medical image analysis and my interest in this developed by chance. I was in the […]
Asma joined the University Alliance team as Programme Administrator within the Doctoral Training Alliance, in November 2021. Previously to joining our team, Asma volunteered for an NGO as a Deputy Coordinator, which involved organizing seminars, workshops and fundraising events, and has also worked at Goodmayes Hospital as a Payroll Administrator. Asma has a BSc Honours […]
Within the University of Greenwich’s Aquatic Biotechnology and Biology Research Group, which is concerned with the sustainable use of water resources under changing climatic conditions, Supattra’s doctoral thesis is looking at how the anaerobic digestion of seaweed can enhance biogas production. Supattra presented her research during 2020 at the 2nd International Conference for Energy and […]
Asha from Sri Lanka, who is a DTA3/Cofund Energy doctoral researcher at University of Central Lancashire, is addressing the challenges of using renewable energy within society. The expansion of renewable energy is hindered by various social, business management and engineering issues. Asha’s project therefore aims to design and validate energy trading models that can be […]
After completing his undergraduate degree at the University of Southern Denmark and Masters at University of Iceland, Badi joined Teesside University in 2019 as part of the first cohort of Horizon2020 co-funded DTA3/Cofund doctoral fellows to undertake a PhD within the School of Computing, Engineering and Digital Technologies. In an attempt to improve energy development […]
Oxford Brookes’ low carbon building research holds world-leading expertise in the field of carbon mapping, building performance evaluation, low-carbon retrofitting and climate change adaptation of buildings and neighbourhoods. Other related areas of expertise include urban energy modelling using Geographical Information Systems (GIS), smart energy communities and design of low-energy buildings in diverse climates. The group is […]
How do you convince someone to put a cricket in their mouth? It sounds like a strange research topic, but it’s a question that two Oxford Brookes University academics have been researching for over a year and is increasingly relevant as we browse the supermarket aisles. The subject of edible insects hit the headlines when […]
The University of Hertfordshire’s Centre for Astrophysics Research was been awarded £200,000 in funding from the Science and Technology Facilities Council to develop and bring to market its ClearSky technology in partnership with Agrimetrics, who operate a Data Marketplace for the Agri-food sector. ClearSky uses advanced technology to see through cloud cover and predict visible and infrared […]
Many communities in developing countries suffer from poor energy grid infrastructure, but technologies developed by the University of Hertfordshire are offering an affordable, locally-based solution. The University’s Project Daedalus – Reaching the Sun with Solar Coins and Smart Solar Panels – is exploiting cutting-edge ICT, Internet of Things (IoT), cryptography and fintech to deliver technology […]
