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  1. Smarter, greener energy solutions – Teesside University

    Researchers at Teesside University have developed smart tools that automatically adapt to changing energy demand and production. This work has led to more accurate predictions of energy need and a significant reduction in energy wastage. And, in collaboration with industry, Teesside University research has enabled wind energy to be integrated into the National Grid – […]

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  2. Driving digital inclusion – Oxford Brookes University

    Creative digital projects for young people A groundbreaking project is helping thousands of marginalised young people to find a sense of belonging by combining art with technology to express themselves. The project – called AGAST (Avant-Gardes and Speculative Technology) – is the brainchild of Dr Eric White with Professor Alex Goody and John Twycross from University College, […]

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  3. Using data to improve young people’s lives – Oxford Brookes University

    Dr Rozana Himaz’s expertise in development economics is improving young people’s education and health in some of the world’s poorest countries. Using large surveys and statistics, she provides the evidence needed for investment and action from key global organisations. Rozana’s long-term research into the value of education underpinned the World Bank’s decision to invest $100 […]

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  4. Making the workplace more equal – Oxford Brookes University

    A passionate commitment to putting equality at the centre of employment practice is the driver for research by Professor Simonetta Manfredi and her team. Simonetta, who is the founding director of the Centre for Diversity Policy Research and Practice, has harnessed the Centre’s broad-ranging research skills to improve standards of workplace equality, leading to major change […]

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  5. Using environmental DNA research to trace endangered or invasive species – University of Derby

    Reliable surveying techniques are essential to aid the protection of endangered species and chart the spread of invasive species. Using environmental DNA (eDNA), researchers at the University of Derby are transforming the way different species can be detected, monitored and quantified, opening up avenues for the conservation of rare species and for the effective management of […]

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  6. Enhancing health in care homes and communities during the pandemic – University of Hertfordshire

    The work of an expert team of researchers from the University of Hertfordshire has been used to fundamentally improve how care homes and the NHS work together. By the end of 2020, the national Framework for Enhanced Health in Care Homes had been rolled out nationally to cover around 11,300 care homes and 410,000 care […]

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  7. Monitoring air quality to protect public health – University of Hertfordshire

    The University’s Particle Instruments Research Group have worked with a number of businesses to translate their research into commercial devices to monitor air quality.    The team’s ground-breaking design for a low-cost Optical Particle Counter, was taken up by Essex-based company Alphasense. Since 2015, over 18,000 units have been integrated into air quality monitoring systems […]

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  8. Pesticide risk assessment: from Danish law to saving the bees – University of Hertfordshire

    What do Danish law makers, British beekeepers and international environmental campaigners have in common? They have all benefited from the Pesticide Properties Database (PPDB), one of the most comprehensive pesticide resources in the world, developed at the University of Hertfordshire. First launched in 2007, the database was developed by the Agriculture and Environment Research Unit […]

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  9. Dr. Sally Akehurst

    Dr. Sally Akehurst is Head of the School of Human Sciences at the University of Derby  Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. I am a sport and exercise scientist who specialises in sport and exercise psychology, a core element of sport and exercise […]

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  10. Dr. Emma Hayhurst

    Dr. Emma Hayhurst is Senior Lecturer in Molecular Biology at the School of Applied Sciences, University of South Wales.  Tell us a bit about your career in science and how you came to focus on your specialism. More by luck than judgement! Before uni I had no real idea of what I wanted to do […]

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