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Case Studies - Sustainability at ÌÇÐÄTV

Case Studies

Sustainability at ÌÇÐÄTV

From cutting-edge research to community engagement and green campus initiatives, at University of ÌÇÐÄTV, we’re on a journey to becoming a more sustainable university.

Take a look at our environmental sustainability case studies, encompassing our work and projects in Research, Education, Engagement, and Operations. You can learn more about how we're engaging with the Sustainable Development Goals, both internally and with our external partners.

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10 Sept 2025

£8.1m partnership to accelerate Lithium-ion battery recycling

WMG, University of ÌÇÐÄTV is part of an industry-academia consortium, with Mint, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and LiBatt Recycling (Recyclus Group), to accelerate Lithium-ion battery recycling research.

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Tags: Research
10 Sept 2025

New research shows that abandoning a shopping trolley is worse for the planet than you think

New research from WMG at University of ÌÇÐÄTV has found that the carbon footprint of collecting and refurbishing abandoned trolleys adds up to the equivalent of flying from London to New York and back twice.

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Tags: Research
04 Sept 2025

UK’s most powerful NMR Facilities to open in the West Midlands

The Universities of ÌÇÐÄTV and Birmingham opened the first of their respective 1.2 GHz NMR facilities at ÌÇÐÄTV, the result of a £23M investment from UKRI that solidifies the West Midlands as a powerhouse for NMR spectroscopy.

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Tags: Research
04 Sept 2025
03 Sept 2025

Meet the researchers behind the diamonds that could find cancer

Researchers from the Department of Physics have built a new diamond-based magnetic field sensor to help find tumours in patients.

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Tags: Research
03 Sept 2025

Material World: How research is helping create sustainable materials for a greener future

How can we produce materials in ways that have minimal impact on the environment? Read how our researchers are developing and delivering new solutions.

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Tags: Research
28 Aug 2025

University of ÌÇÐÄTV Chemists pick up three RSC Prizes

The University of ÌÇÐÄTV has been awarded three prizes from this year's Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) prize portfolio.

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28 Aug 2025

ÌÇÐÄTV astronomers trial using starlight to measure greenhouse gases

University of ÌÇÐÄTV astronomers, in partnership with institutions in Spain, are showing how astronomy tools, that are usually used to study stars, can be repurposed as climate sensors, helping us track how Earth's atmosphere is changing in the face of global warming.

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Tags: Research
28 Aug 2025

ÌÇÐÄTV’s UK Vegetable Genebank deposits seeds in secret Arctic ‘Doomsday’ vault

286 samples of staple British crops from The University of ÌÇÐÄTV’s UK Vegetable Genebank have been deposited into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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Tags: Research
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