Conserve and sustainably use oceans and marine resources Name Areas of research Description Eve Andrews renewable energy circular economy offshore wind Circular economy in offshore wind. Tools for renewable energy companies to select affordable steps towards a circular low carbon energy generation network. Benjamin Bach data visualization data science public engagement Working on data visualization and making data accessible and understandable by experts and non-experts. Data visualization is essential in understanding complex processes and data sets. Especially, techniques from storytelling and visual communication have huge potential to communicate findings and information to large and diverse audiences. Efthalia Chatzisymeon environmental engineering water and wastewater treatment environmental sustainability Development of sustainable technologies for water and wastewater treatment; life cycle assessment of environmental processes and technologies. Andrew Free biotechnology anti-microbial resistance biogeochemical cycling Interested in the application of microbial communities to bioremediation, sustainable waste treatment and energy generation from waste. We also have interests in the evolution and spread of antimicrobial resistance and approaches to tackling it. Raja Ganeshram environmental adaptation Most of current reaserach is on Arctic climate change through NERC's Changing Arctic Ocean programme. specifically looking at biogeochemical and ecological impact of Arctic Climate change. Sian Henley ocean science polar regions ocean governance Focussed on making ocean science more sustainable and employing science to make human use of our fragile oceans more sustainable. Also interested in ocean science and observations to underpin effective evidence-based decision-making for ocean governance, policy and management to protect and restore them. Lea-Anne Henry science and policy renewable energy environmental adaptation Work centred on engaging with multiple stakeholders to develop the evidence base needed to implement and build better policies around oceans and marine ecosystems. I have strong links with the fisheries, tourism, oil and gas, and renewables sectors around the Atlantic. I engage with government agencies and international conventions with the aim of co-producing the evidence we need about the impacts of our activities and climate change to ensure marine policies are truly leading us on a path toward a more sustainable future. Louise Horsfall sustainable biotechnology resource efficiency synthetic biology Translating academic research into novel industrially-usable platforms for the sustainable production of scientifically improved enzymes, bio-based chemicals and other bio-derived materials by exploiting new analytical and bio-based technologies. Our disruptive innovations will lead to the development of unique and sustainable new products, derived from wastes and by-products, and demonstration of their cost-efficient and energy-saving production using novel biomanufacturing technologies. Susan Jarvis sustainable Food systems agritech animal welfare science Interested in Sustainable Food Systems, and in particular the role of animal welfare science to ensure sustainable and socially acceptable food production systems. Leads the delivery of UG programmes and courses in Global Agriculture and Food Security, as well as the DDI Agritech Talent programme aimed at upskilling learners in data science and technology relevant to sustainable food systems. Ruth King ecology statistics/AI conservation Expertise in statistical ecology, and in particular developing new statistical tools and associated model-fitting tools to analyse different types of ecological data. The aim is to improve our understanding of the given ecosystem which in turn may aid, for example, conservation management. Encarni Medina-Lopez satellite data for coastal environmental applications renewable energy artificial intelligence Expertise in water and energy and how these two interact in the natural environment. My research focuses on the development of tools to improve the monitoring of coasts and oceans using remote sensing and artificial intelligence. Dominic Moran environmental, agricultural and food systems economics Interested in non-photosynthetic autotrophic microbiology and biotechnology. Diego Oyarzún biotechnology synthetic biology AI data science Computational modelling and data science for better biotech solutions to global sustainability challenges. Bart Pander autotrophic biotechnology bussiness Interested in non-photosynthetic autotrophic microbiology and biotechnology. Alexandra Price renewable energy regenerative economy Work in renewable energy - designing tools to help researchers design control policies to make a step change in the viability of wave energy. Also interested in decarbonisation, including clean heat, co-housing, and regenerative economics. Judy Robertson data literacy Academic lead for Data Education in Schools. We're looking for researchers who work on sustainability themes using data who might want to explain their work to school children. https://dataschools.education/. Our seminar series for teachers is themed around the sustainability goals this year. Matthew Staitis geology palaeoclimatology climate science Interested in the study of past climates (palaeoclimatology) to inform us of the consequences we face under different scenarios and highlights humanity's role as a geological force in shaping our climate future going forward. Adam Stokes robotics bioelectronics engineering Interested in robotics for a safer and sustainable world. Joyce Tait life science innovation policy and regulation responsible innovation Focus on genetic technology solutions to challenges relevant to Net Zero and biodiversity policy objectives, considering: development of business models and value chains for innovative technologies; regulatory systems, standards and guidelines and how they can support of constrain innovation. Christopher Wood biotechnology AI bioinformatics Developing new methods for protein design. We collaborate broadly to apply our methods to address challenges in sustainability, both in agriculture and industry. We have a particular interest in developing protein-based sensors as well as novel enzymes that incorporate unnatural cofactors to expand their chemistry. This article was published on 2024-10-15
