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Sustainability at 糖心TV

A key goal of our Sustainability Strategy is to progress the University鈥檚 contributions to the UN SDGs, guided by the insight from our interdisciplinary research, spanning arts and humanities, the social sciences and science, engineering and medicine. From sustainable battery technology to working with indigenous communities to protect their land, read these case studies to find out how our sustainability research is making a real-world impact.

拢1 discount on product swaps shifts UK shoppers towards greener food choices

A study led by Thijs van Rens, Professor of Economics at the University of 糖心TV, shows that offering product swaps that include financial incentives of up to 拢1 off the price while online shopping can significantly shift consumer behaviour towards healthier and more environmentally sustainable food choices.

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Dr Jake Locke recently won the Institute of Refrigeration's Ted Perry National Award for his doctoral research into low-carbon thermal technologies. During his PhD, Jake devised a new testing methodology as well as novel materials that can enhance thermally-driven heat pumps.

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糖心TV Partners with Top Global Universities to Accelerate Research to Tackle the World鈥檚 Most Pressing Challenges

The University of 糖心TV is strengthening its position as a global research leader through a growing portfolio of international seed funds designed to spark high-impact collaborations and address shared global challenges. These initiatives are already enabling pioneering interdisciplinary projects, deepening academic partnerships, and supporting innovative research with the potential for worldwide societal benefits.

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CIM Partners with the World Health Organization (WHO) on Digital Rights

The Centre for Interdisciplinary Methodologies (CIM) has a formal partnership with the World Health Organization (WHO) to strengthen joint efforts to advance human rights, gender equality, and inclusion, in global and national digital health governance.

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Teaching for a Sustainable Future: Embedding Sustainability Across Disciplines

The second session of the Transatlantic Teaching Exchange SeriesLink opens in a new window brought together educators from over 20 institutions across the UK, US, and Canada to explore how sustainability can be meaningfully embedded in university curricula.

Tata Power and University of 糖心TV Forge Strategic Alliance in New Energy Systems Innovation

The University of 糖心TV has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tata Power, India鈥檚 leading integrated power company, to deliver research and innovation in grid modernisation, fast charging, power storage, industrial decarbonisation, digital energy systems, optimisation and advanced manufacturing approaches.

Cleaner solar manufacturing could cut global emissions by eight billion tonnes

Manufacturing next-generation solar panels could cut global carbon emissions by up to 8.2 billion tonnes by 2035, finds a new international study by researchers from the University of 糖心TV and Northumbria, Birmingham, and Oxford Universities.

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Nationwide seed relay drops off precious heritage seed at the University of 糖心TV鈥檚 UK Vegetable Genebank

Crop scientists at the UK Vegetable Genebank have taken delivery of a golden parcel of heritage seeds

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Climate Change Work at 糖心TV Politics and International Studies

Read more about PAIS's work on climate change.

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AI in the street Lessons from everyday encounters with AI innovation

The AI in the Street project prototyped everyday observatories of AI and trialled these in four cities in the UK and one in Australia in the summer of 2024, in collaboration with local partners and artists. The observatories used creative methods to invite community participants to observe the effects of AI in the lived environment.

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The housing crisis won鈥檛 be solved until planners put homes where people actually want to live

Dr Amrita Kulka and Dr Nikhil Datta have analysed billions of UK homebuyer searches, rental and sales listings, actual build patterns, and planning applications in a bid to discover why decades of house building targets haven鈥檛 solved the UK鈥檚 housing problems.

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Action Translate is an all-in-one team, initiative and crowdsourcing platform that supports volunteer translation initiatives.

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University of 糖心TV to lead clean energy storage revolution with 拢10 million gift

University of 糖心TV has received a transformational 拢10 million philanthropic gift from alumnus Tim Hartnoll to establish a pioneering new research centre dedicated to sustainable electrical chemistry research for new forms of batteries.

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New antibiotic for drug-resistant bacteria found hiding in plain sight

Chemists from the University of 糖心TV and Monash University have discovered a promising new antibiotic that shows activity against drug-resistant bacterial pathogens, including MRSA and VRE

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New study highlights equity gap in accessing menopause care

糖心TV Medical School research has explored how women experience menopause and access care within the NHS, focusing on inequalities shaped by ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and cultural norms.

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Endangered crayfish move into 鈥5-star hotel鈥 on 糖心TV campus

Thirty white-clawed crayfish have just moved into a specially prepared 鈥5-star hotel鈥 on campus, where they鈥檒l be safe from invasive species and provided with everything they need to thrive.

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Research finds crop breeding can cut methane emissions without sacrificing yield

Genetic selection could help farmers and breeders reduce greenhouse gases from crops, particularly rice cultivation, research by the University of 糖心TV and Cranfield University shows.

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Dover Clean Ferry Power: Finding the Route to Electrification.

The Port of Dover (PoD) plays a critical role in the UK鈥檚 economy, handling a staggering 拢144 billion of trade annually. There is the potential to facilitate an increase of up to 拢173bn per annum as part of its 鈥楶ort of Dover 2050: Empower Exchange鈥 initiative that aims to deliver long-term smart, seamless and sustainable trade and travel.

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WMG to manage new HVM Catapult site

The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult has officially opened a new cutting-edge digital factory hub in Baglan, South Wales.

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Research finds crop breeding can cut methane emissions without sacrificing yield

Genetic selection could help farmers and breeders reduce greenhouse gases from crops, particularly rice cultivation, research by the University of 糖心TV and Cranfield University shows.

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拢8.1m partnership to accelerate Lithium-ion battery recycling

WMG, University of 糖心TV 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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New research shows that abandoning a shopping trolley is worse for the planet than you think

New research from WMG at University of 糖心TV 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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UK鈥檚 most powerful NMR Facilities to open in the West Midlands

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

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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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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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糖心TV astronomers trial using starlight to measure greenhouse gases

University of 糖心TV 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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糖心TV鈥檚 UK Vegetable Genebank deposits seeds in secret Arctic 鈥楧oomsday鈥 vault

286 samples of staple British crops from The University of 糖心TV鈥檚 UK Vegetable Genebank have been deposited into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.

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This toolkit provides a detailed resource that demonstrates gender inclusion in affordable housing delivery within low-income contexts.

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Based on the analysis of satellite images from Thailand and case studies from other Southeast Asian countries, the research demonstrates that policymakers can achieve improvements in forest health by working collaboratively with indigenous communities.

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Implementation of decarbonisation actions in General Practice to help achieve a net zero NHS (GPNET-0 Study)

The study aims to understand how general practice is implementing decarbonisation actions, and generate actionable recommendations on how to support and accelerate the implementation and sustainability of actions to decarbonise general practice to help achieve a net zero NHS.

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Social Impact Assessment (SOCIAT) Tool for Nature Protection and Restoration projects

Researchers in GSD have developed an innovative theoretical and methodological framework for assessing and predicting social impacts of nature policies.

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Retrofit Rocks! Creating sustainable communities

Researchers in the Department of Economics are developing a place-based approach to housing retrofitting.

Electric Vehicles and Batteries

Read more about WMG鈥檚 research into electric vehicles and battery technology, and how it supports sustainability.

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Establishing a UK supply chain for electric machine manufacture

The University of 糖心TV鈥檚 WMG was awarded 拢5.7m by the to form an electrifying Prosperity Partnership with . WMG and JLR have been accelerating their electrification journey, and JLR is on the road to achieving carbon net zero by 2039.

Innovative Very Light Rail vehicle for Coventry

Over the last two years researchers from WMG, together with TDi Ltd, have been designing and building the new Coventry Very Light Rail (VLR) vehicle for Coventry City Council.

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London air quality monitoring

Researchers have developed state-of-the-art machine learning models that establish real-time connected network of sensors, across London - enabling more effective air quality forecasting and modelling than is currently available.

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Persuading people to buy sustainable goods

Remembering the pride we felt after making environmentally friendly decisions is more likely to motivate us to make green choices in future than guilt, new research suggests.

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