Projects (51)

Project X Phase 2 Dec 15, 2017 - Nov 30, 2019

Systems Thinking for Positive Peace Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
This project will build partnerships between the Hull-based team and university researchers, government end users and
NGOs in Angola, Cambodia, Colombia, Iraq, Nepal and Thailand. These countries are at different stages of peace-building following... Read More about Systems Thinking for Positive Peace.

Project X:Better Government Projects: Improving the Delivery of Major Projects Dec 6, 2018 - Dec 5, 2021
This research project is a collaboration between academia, industry and the non-ministerial department responsible for the oversight and effective delivery of major projects and programmes in government, the Infrastructure and Projects Authority (IPA... Read More about Project X:Better Government Projects: Improving the Delivery of Major Projects.

Understanding Boundary Judgment Dilemmas in Global Food Security Projects Aug 1, 2018 - Dec 31, 2024
Not only are food systems highly complex in themselves (with massive interconnectedness and multiple stakeholder perspectives), but food security and resilience issues also interact with other economic, social and environmental concerns. Making bound... Read More about Understanding Boundary Judgment Dilemmas in Global Food Security Projects.

Evolving a Circular Plastics Economy Jan 1, 2019 - Dec 31, 2020
Project website: http://circularplastics.hull.ac.uk/

Benefits Realization Management in Actual Practice Feb 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2019

GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India. Feb 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The objective of this project is to recruit a research assistant to undertake a study involving water
sampling and analysis to obtain water quality data on emerging contaminants in ground and drinking
water samples, using locations in Chandigarh as... Read More about GCRF 2019 PPF15: Source Identification and Monitoring of Emerging Contaminants in Ground and Drinking Waters in India..

THYME: Sustainable feedstocks for the production of pharmaceutical products (SUSTAIN) Jul 15, 2019 - Jan 14, 2021

STFC Food Network+ Extension Jan 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2023
STFC Food Network+ (SFN 1.0 hereafter) brought together STFC researchers and facilities with research and industry in the agri-food sector (>700 members with >80 non-academia). The network has built an interdisciplinary community including NERC, ESRC... Read More about STFC Food Network+ Extension.

Active Withernsea Oct 1, 2019 - Mar 31, 2025
The overall objective of this collaboration between the Key Personnel at the University and the Sponsor is to bring systems thinking and methods into a community setting for knowledge transfer to the community of soft systems and other methodologies.... Read More about Active Withernsea.

Visiting Professorship in Systems Thinking for Sustainability in Linaeus University, Sweden Sep 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2024

Tracking of temperature sensitive products and identifying the possible causes of product deterioration during shipment for a better digital cold chain management May 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2021
Building upon previous studies done by the team in the past (Prof Bartholdi and Dr Mac- Cawley, Prof Goedhals-Gerber). The aims of the project are to i) digitally map and track the global cold supply chains of selected products from farms to retail s... Read More about Tracking of temperature sensitive products and identifying the possible causes of product deterioration during shipment for a better digital cold chain management.

ECPE PPF: A Decision Support System for tracking, reporting and visualising plastic waste Dec 1, 2019 - Sep 30, 2020

RSSB - Rapid Evaluation and Planning Analysis Infrastructure for Railways (REPAIR) Mar 25, 2020 - Mar 31, 2022
Planning and scheduling of trains are very complex tasks due to their highly specialised and combinatorial nature. In the UK, the required information for planning and scheduling is very fragmented. Controllers must deal with a large number of short-... Read More about RSSB - Rapid Evaluation and Planning Analysis Infrastructure for Railways (REPAIR).

QR GCRF 2019 RF: Improving efficiency and reducing waste in Indonesian beef supply chain Feb 28, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
Indonesia with its population of 267 million people ranked fourth within the list of most populated countries in the world. Although known as a country of archipelago accounting for more than 13,600 islands, 60% of its population resides in the islan... Read More about QR GCRF 2019 RF: Improving efficiency and reducing waste in Indonesian beef supply chain.

QR - SPF How to Build Systems Thinking Capabilities In The Civil Service & Improve Inter-Ministry and Stakeholder Collaborations Jan 15, 2020 - Mar 31, 2020
Two senior civil servants have invited Gerald Midgley to the Cabinet Office on 7 January to talk with them about the recently-announced Machinery of Government (MOG) Review. They have a mandate to improve the ability of government to deal with ‘wicke... Read More about QR - SPF How to Build Systems Thinking Capabilities In The Civil Service & Improve Inter-Ministry and Stakeholder Collaborations.

QR-GCRF 20.21.PPF11 - Assessment of the Potential of Geothermal Energy to Enhance Economic Development, Health and Well-being in Malawi Jan 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2021
Malawi is one of the poorest countries in the world with a reliance on a low productivity agriculture sector. A critical limitation on economic development is the lack of access to reliable sources of heat and electrical power. This project will unde... Read More about QR-GCRF 20.21.PPF11 - Assessment of the Potential of Geothermal Energy to Enhance Economic Development, Health and Well-being in Malawi.

Lessons from the HUTH COVID Response Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 15, 2025

Thinking beyond the can': Mainstreaming UK beans in healthy meals (BeanMeals) Apr 5, 2022 - Nov 30, 2024
A key challenge for the UK food system is how to move towards healthier diets with lower environmental impact while also enhancing local and national enterprise. However, moderating consumption of foods that are high in fats, sugar and salt (HFSS) re... Read More about Thinking beyond the can': Mainstreaming UK beans in healthy meals (BeanMeals).

Carbon mapping of an e-commerce purchase May 1, 2021 - Apr 30, 2022
There is increased interest in the e-commerce parcel industry to reduce carbon-based energy consumption as well as the greenhouse gas emissions associated with the purchase. However, there has been a general lack of holistic frameworks that integrate... Read More about Carbon mapping of an e-commerce purchase.