Innovation Case Studies Showcase
UUCN is proud of the various climate innovation projects being undertaken by universities around the UK. Find out more about them below. If you have a casestudy you would like to be included in the showcase, please get in touch at ukclimateuniversities@imperial.ac.uk
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The University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group
By sharing their knowledge and evidence-based resources and tools, The University of Derby’s Nature Connectedness Research Group (NCRG) have directly shaped the design and delivery of initiatives aimed at connecting people with nature, and empowered thousands of others to apply nature connection science in their own areas of work – across health, education, arts and culture, uniting the wellbeing of people and planet. View
Cracking the code of coral spawning
Tackling the current coral crisis. At the Coral Spawning Lab passion for coral biology and the know-how around high quality aquarium design are brought together to offer a unique tool to tackle the current coral crisis. Guided by science (developed over the past decade), they design and install bespoke aquaria aimed primarily for the spawning of Scleractinian corals. View
Derby Innovation Accelerator Project
Delivers support to local organisations in the Derby City Region by providing funded access to Workshops, Capital Grants, Angel Investors and Innovation Vouchers. View
Recycling PHA for Second life (RePHASe)
This work demonstrates the proof-of-concept of a lab-scale chemical depolymerisation process for, what could be, the next generation bioplastic. View
Net Zero Neighbourhoods: Brockmoor Energy & Environment Scheme
The West Midlands Combined Authority and Dudley Metropolitan Borough Council have funded a Net Zero Neighbourhood programme to trial decarbonisation strategies at the neighbourhood level. View
Zero Carbon Rugeley
Zero Carbon Rugeley aimed to design a Smart Local Energy System for the town of Rugeley, Staffordshire, the site of a former coal power station. View
Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT)
The Local Climate Adaptation Tool (LCAT) brings together complex climate models, health impact evidence, vulnerability data & adaptations to help local areas understand the health implications of climate change & what action is needed. View
London Met Lab: Environment Challenge
London Met Lab’s mission is to tackle the inequalities facing London, to improve people’s lives and to deliver social justice. View
Home Grown Cabin
The Home Grown Cabin demonstrates the regenerative, circular and scalable potential of locally sourced coppiced hardwood in construction. The building is designed as an educational demonstrator, promoting the potential of durable locally grown hardwood in the built environment by revealing its layers of construction. View
Home Grown House
The HomeGrownHouse research project explores new, value-added uses for coppiced sweet chestnut in buildings in the south-east of England. View
Tree planting for Education Declares
Students and staff from the School of Art, Architecture and Design and London Met Lab’s Empowering London module have so far planted 1700 trees at Mudchute City Farm through the Woodland Trust’s ‘Free Trees for Schools and Communities’ scheme. View
Rewild My Street
An award-winning urban-rewilding campaign, founded by Associate Professor of Sustainable Architecture Sian Moxon. View
Wild Ways
Combining the disciplines of design and behavioural sciences, this research will provide new insights for influencing rewilding behaviour in London’s gardens. View
Rewilding Islington
The London Metropolitan University is applying its design-research expertise in ‘urban rewilding’, developed through the Rewild My Street campaign, to live greening projects planned in the London borough of Islington. View
Zero Emission Cold Chain (ZECC)
Building the Road to Sustainable Cold-Chain Systems for Food Resilience. View
