resources Research & academia

HEIs, research institutes and research and technology organisations with expertise in cleantech sectors

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    Place-based Climate Action Network

    P-CAN seeks to strengthen the links between national and international climate policy and local delivery through place-based climate action: initially through three city-level climate commissions, in Belfast, Edinburgh and Leeds. Led by LSE's Grantham Institute.

    UK
  • Waste & recycling

    Plastic Waste Innovation Hub

    Cross disciplinary group of UCL academic experts creating solutions to plastic waste. Funded UKRI, partners include: P&G, VOID, Recycling Technologies, British Plastics Federation, Veolia, FLO and Mace.

    UK
  • Clean transport

    RCA Intelligent Mobility Design Centre

    Research centre exploring the intersection of people, mobility and technology within a complex and changing urban and global environment.

    International
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    Royal Holloway

    Established research centres include the physics and chemistry of earth processes and global environmental change.

    International
  • Clean transport

    Harmony

    EU funded project to enable metropolitan area authorities to lead a sustainable transition to a low-carbon new mobility era.

    International
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    Alan Turing Institute

    National institute for data science and artificial intelligence, headquartered in Kings Cross and including a focus on tackling climate change and its impacts through the power of data science.

    British Library, 96 Euston Road, London
    UK
  • Air quality

    Health Protection Research Unit

    Undertakes quality research on the health effects associated with exposure to a range of environmental pollutants, including those in ambient and indoor settings.

    International
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    Association for Innovation, Research and Technology Organisations

    AIRTO supports members to network and engage collectively with government and policy makers in the UK’s R&D landscape on matters of mutual interest, including research policy, innovation strategy.

    c/o NPL
    UK
  • Energy efficient buildings

    iNumber (iNtelligent Urban Model for Built Environment Research)

    Collaborative India-UK project to research how best to reduce energy demand in urban areas.

    International
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    Big South London

    New programme delivered by six South London universities, bringing together the world-class knowledge, expertise for the benefit and economic recovery of South London based businesses and communities.

    London