10 November 2022
The African Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Cooling and Cold-chain (ACES) is working with a major global cold-chain provider.
10 November 2022
Whatever happens in COP27, we need unilateral action now to reduce the use of fossil fuels and limit the severity of future climate change.
09 November 2022
A new report from has outlined a plan to make the Midlands the UK’s first Smart Energy Region, helping tackle both the cost-of-living crisis and climate change.
27 October 2022
The next two decades will be critical in producing energy from nuclear fusion with the UK leading the way.
18 October 2022
An Expression of Interest has been submitted to the Government for a series of Investment Zones that will “unlock growth” in East Birmingham & North Solihull.
04 October 2022
We're taking the next steps toward delivering sustainable, resilient cold-chains to distribute food and medicines effectively in Africa, India and beyond.
04 October 2022
The University of Birmingham welcomes the announcement from the BEIS that West Burton will host the UKAEA’s pioneering prototype fusion power station.
03 October 2022
A new partnership between leading British Universities and the Met Office will help to offset the increasing impacts of extreme weather and climate change.
22 September 2022
A ‘digital twin’ to comprehensively model and test pathways to clean energy and net zero emissions in East Birmingham is being planned in a new partnership.
22 September 2022
We need a new approach to governing the UK economy - encouraging new forms of decarbonised growth that enhance exports whilst reducing dependence on imports.
06 September 2022
Rare Earth materials used in high performance magnets for electronic devices will be recycled in a new facility.
02 September 2022
Forests perform a delicate dance - balancing extraction of carbon dioxide from the air with existential threats from droughts, wildfires and ecosystem shifts.
30 August 2022
Experts leading research into sustainable cooling have received a multi-million pound boost for their work in Africa.
17 August 2022
Holidaying must be decarbonised, but this requires innovations in current planning regulations and practices.
05 August 2022
The Climate Innovation Platform (CIP) has welcomed its second cohort of 14 SME’s focused on driving energy technology innovation.
29 July 2022
This month, the Government launched the UK’s first-ever critical minerals strategy, aiming to improve the security of supply of critical minerals.
11 July 2022
Net zero goals for heating need to be owned and delivered by regional and local governments, with East Birmingham serving as one of three testbeds for the UK.
30 June 2022
We know that we must keep global temperature increase to below 1.5⁰C to avoid the worst impacts of climate change.
27 June 2022
An initiative designed to put the Midlands at the forefront of hydrogen innovation has formally launched.
17 June 2022
On Monday 14 June, Professor Uekotter discussed the environmental impact of war in an impromptu radio interview on SRF, the Swiss national radio company.
19 May 2022
The project aims to design, build, commission, and operate the world’s largest and most efficient ammonia to hydrogen conversion unit of its kind.
18 May 2022
On 12 May 2022, Professor Frank Uekotter appeared on BBC World Service’s The Food Chain podcast in an episode entitled ‘The Problem with Wheat.’
26 April 2022
University leaders are calling for practical solutions to key global challenges ahead of the Forum for Global Challenges on the 3-5 May.
22 April 2022
The University of Birmingham is one of fifteen universities supporting a campaign to bring the UK’s first fusion power plant to Nottinghamshire.
14 April 2022
Thirteen cleantech businesses recently celebrated their graduation from the Climate Innovation Platform’s 'Low Carbon Energy Solutions, Innovator Challenge’.
05 April 2022
A research project aimed at bringing a truly circular economy one step closer, has received a £1.2 million research grant from EPSRC.
05 April 2022
The programme, which is the first of its kind to be launched in the UK, has been designed by academics who are world-leading in their field
29 March 2022
Professor Sir Chris Whitty, Chief Medical Officer for England visits Tyseley Energy Park.
23 March 2022
Researchers from the Birmingham Centre for Energy Storage are supporting three EPSRC grants to develop and integrate energy storage technologies at grid scale.
15 March 2022
Tools that can produce accurate models of indoor air quality are to be designed in a project led by the University of Birmingham.
07 March 2022
Ordinary potted house plants can potentially make a significant contribution to reducing air pollution in homes and offices, according to new research.
02 March 2022
University of Birmingham experts are joining the Government of Telangana State to create a 'hot spot' for sustainable cooling innovation in India.
24 February 2022
The BSc Accountancy and Finance degree is incorporating climate change into the programme, which is believed to be the first of its kind in the world.
22 February 2022
A new application round launched for the second Low Carbon Energy Solutions Innovator Challenge.
21 January 2022
Common air pollutants from both urban and rural environments may be reducing the pollinating abilities of insects by preventing them sniffing out the crops and wildflowers that depend on them, new research has shown.