All Projects (76)

Citizen Inquiry: Barriers, Challenges and Enablers for public engagement Feb 1, 2020 - May 31, 2020
This project will work with science researchers in two high profile areas of the University of Hull (the Plastics Collaboratory and the EEI) and with various stakeholder groups across the region, to explore the barriers and challenges that inhibit e... Read More about Citizen Inquiry: Barriers, Challenges and Enablers for public engagement.

Accelerated Supergene Processes in Repository Engineering Mar 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2024
EPSRC responsive mode led by Cardiff and Leeds

ECPE PPF: Development of an operational UAV-based system for monitoring plastic waste in the coastal environment Nov 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020

Youth-led Adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning Mar 20, 2020 - Jan 31, 2022
The Challenge

Rising sea levels and the increased intensity and magnitude of precipitation linked to climate change, place the Red River Catchment in Northern Vietnam on the front line of climate emergency. Whilst intense rains, localised flooding... Read More about Youth-led Adaptation for climate change challenges in Vietnam: social action, inter-generational and inter-cultural learning.

ECPE PPF: To investigate a plastic free alternative to single use plastic sacks for co-mingled recyclate reflecting technical, social economic and environmental constraints Jan 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2020
Scarborough Borough Council like other councils across England provide a single use plastic sack for residents to store and present their recycling in. This is because the density of housing and space available does not permit the use of a wheeled bi... Read More about ECPE PPF: To investigate a plastic free alternative to single use plastic sacks for co-mingled recyclate reflecting technical, social economic and environmental constraints.

Risky Cities: Living with water in an uncertain future climate Aug 1, 2020 - Nov 30, 2023
https://riskycities.hull.ac.uk/

Estuarine and coastal cities are acutely vulnerable in the face of climate uncertainty. 40% of the world's population lives within 100km of the sea and coastal populations are directly at risk from rising sea levels... Read More about Risky Cities: Living with water in an uncertain future climate.

Digital resources for practical learning in the GEES disciplines Jun 1, 2021 - May 31, 2023
Geography and Environmental Sciences (G&ES) programmes have diverse skill and method requirements needing specialized training ranging from spatial methods such as computer cartography and GIS via field and laboratory methods to qualitative and quant... Read More about Digital resources for practical learning in the GEES disciplines.

Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps Nov 1, 2020 - Mar 14, 2022
The study will create an interactive map of the East Riding region with hedgerows and gaps mapped using geographic information systems and machine learning. Publicly available imagery will be used to ‘train’ a machine learning algorithm to recognise... Read More about Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps.

Exploring ‘the domestic’ in contemporary hospice architecture: a critical examination of the architecture and design of in-patient palliative care facilities in England. Sep 20, 2021 - Jan 19, 2025
Although 40 million people worldwide need palliative care annually, there is a lack of understanding about how the architecture and design of palliative care environments helps or hinders this care.
I will conduct a new critical examination of Engli... Read More about Exploring ‘the domestic’ in contemporary hospice architecture: a critical examination of the architecture and design of in-patient palliative care facilities in England..

Ready 4 Floods & Coastal Change - Digital Education Tools (Help Sally) Feb 22, 2021 - Jun 30, 2022
This project follows on from WT3481387 telling a second flood narrative using 360 video. The project will further expand the project through the creation of educational materials (led by Lancaster) and interactive elements.

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.

Virtual Palaeoscience (ViPs) Project: Collating, curating and developing virtual lab and fieldtrip resources for palaeoenvironmental teaching May 1, 2021 - Dec 31, 2024
To create a shared archive of virtual palaeoscience teaching resources to support the learning and teaching of environmental change as both a short-term COVID19 response and for the longer-term improvement of learning, accessibility and outreach with... Read More about Virtual Palaeoscience (ViPs) Project: Collating, curating and developing virtual lab and fieldtrip resources for palaeoenvironmental teaching.

Coastal Explorers: Engaging communities with the geomorphology of their coast Apr 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Over 60% of the UK population live further than five kilometres from the coast, meaning that the coastline it is often inaccessible for many of the UK’s population. Access to blue-green spaces have been further restricted during Covid-19, yet the out... Read More about Coastal Explorers: Engaging communities with the geomorphology of their coast.

Hedgerows: Mapping the gaps with a combination of citizen science and artificial intelligence Nov 1, 2020 - Nov 1, 2021
The HedgeHunters project was an interdisciplinary project developed to support and inform its sister project Hedgerows: Mapping the Gaps, where researchers led by Josh Wolstenholme developed a deep learning model and associated workflow capable of au... Read More about Hedgerows: Mapping the gaps with a combination of citizen science and artificial intelligence.

Alderman Kneeshaw Park: the replenishment of a neglected urban public space Oct 1, 2021 - Sep 30, 2022
The aim of this project is to re-engage a community in East Hull with its 17-acre park - Alderman Kneeshaw Park - and, in doing so, enable people and nature to work together for a healthy and sustainable urban future. The project represents a unique... Read More about Alderman Kneeshaw Park: the replenishment of a neglected urban public space.

The 360 Lab Presents: Capturing, processing and annotating 3D models and 360 videos to enhance geoscience teaching Aug 1, 2021 - Nov 30, 2023
The course will teach attendees how to create 3D models and best practices for 360 videos for effective communication and further evaluation of their work. Most geoscientists partake in fieldwork and physical modelling during their career, providing... Read More about The 360 Lab Presents: Capturing, processing and annotating 3D models and 360 videos to enhance geoscience teaching.

HedgeHunters book research Sep 1, 2021 - Aug 31, 2022
This project is working with the Volunteen section of East Riding Voluntary Action Service (ERVAS) and the Green Influencers team which is funded by iWill and Ernest Cook Trust.
It is an aligned research project of the broader Hedgerows funded proje... Read More about HedgeHunters book research.

Remote sensing soil processes and health for improved Carbon sequestration Dec 1, 2021 - Mar 17, 2022
Soils are a key component of terrestrial ecosystems and provide multiple ecosystem services to humans, including the provision of food from agriculture. Soil organic carbon (SOC) loss due to intensive agricultural practices, and climate change is a... Read More about Remote sensing soil processes and health for improved Carbon sequestration.

‘Colonial science’, the production of space and its afterlives in Italian North Africa Sep 1, 2022 - Aug 31, 2023
After crushing the nomadic-Bedouin resistance in Cyrenaica, Libya, with genocidal reprisals (1923-1931), Italy’s Fascist regime funded the Italian Geographical Society and Geographical Military Institute to survey, map and understand the Saharan inte... Read More about ‘Colonial science’, the production of space and its afterlives in Italian North Africa.

Differentiating between hedgerows gaps: Natural or for access? Dec 1, 2021 - Mar 31, 2022
Following on from the Hedgerows: Mapping the Gap project, this element of work will utilise existing datasets and collect primary data to create methods able to differentiate between natural gaps and access gaps within hedgerows. Three methods are pr... Read More about Differentiating between hedgerows gaps: Natural or for access?.