All Projects (77)

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?.

nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership) Jan 25, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022
Analysis sediment core samples nutrient levels, particularly focusing on phosphate levels to understand nutrient sources. Excess phosphates lead to eutrophication, to inform mitigation of this sources of phosphates need to be determined. Historic ph... Read More about nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership).

NERC Discipline Hopping - Bridging the gap from waste to novel materials Mar 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2022
Substantial stockpiles of historical wastes have been disposed of and remain within the environment, where enduring pollution occurs. There is commercial interest in accessing these wastes for resource recovery and for generation of value-added produ... Read More about NERC Discipline Hopping - Bridging the gap from waste to novel materials.

The archival traces of Italian ‘Colonial Science’ and its applications in the construction of Libya Jun 6, 2022 - Dec 31, 2024
This application requests support for the additional research costs to augment a British Academy / Leverhulme Trust Senior Research Fellowship (SRF), 2022-23, entitled: ‘Colonial Science’, the production of space and its afterlives in Italian North... Read More about The archival traces of Italian ‘Colonial Science’ and its applications in the construction of Libya.

Remote quantification of soil composition characteristics using an integrated hyperspectral remote sensing approach Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023

Development of the first global standard for airborne microplastic monitoring Nov 1, 2022 - Oct 31, 2023
Microplastics, of the size range 1 m to 2 mm, are ubiquitous in the environment, taken up by organisms, including humans, and accordingly are now categorised as a contaminant of emerging concern. It is well established that loess particles, charcoal... Read More about Development of the first global standard for airborne microplastic monitoring.

HEIF: CoastSnap 2 Jan 1, 2022 - Jul 31, 2022
The Holderness Coast is one of world’s fastest receding coastlines with an annual average erosion rate of two metres per year. Coastal retreat has been recorded since Roman times; a strip ~4 miles wide and over 30 settlements estimated to have been l... Read More about HEIF: CoastSnap 2.

nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership) 2 Sep 1, 2022 - Apr 1, 2023
Project will run July 2022 to 1st April 2023

A follow on project to gain a deeper understanding of the nutrient dynamics affecting Winestead drain.
Analysis water samples for nutrient levels, particularly focusing on phosphate levels to understan... Read More about nutrient analysis on Winestead Drain (EA partnership) 2.

NERC Discipline Hopping: Quantifying the benefits of recent river restoration upon fish habitat in the Lake District, UK. Dec 1, 2022 - Mar 31, 2023

Local Policy Innovation Partnerships (LPIP) (Phase 1) Apr 21, 2023 - Sep 20, 2023
The Yorkshire and Humber Policy Innovation Partnership (Y-PIP) will generate integrated insights and solutions for (i) local economic performance, (ii) living and working sustainably in a greener economy, (iii) innovation, (iv) communities in their p... Read More about Local Policy Innovation Partnerships (LPIP) (Phase 1).

Recognising & supporting information mhealth in Africa through grassroots interventions Sep 1, 2024 - Aug 31, 2026

TRANSECTS: TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal communities over Time and Space Apr 1, 2024 - Mar 31, 2028
A bid to the Resilient UK Coastal Communities call (https://www.ukri.org/opportunity/resilient-uk-coastal-communities-and-seas-outline-stage/):

The transition to marine renewable energies, as major contributors to the UK energy mix, should also bo... Read More about TRANSECTS: TRANSitions in Energy for Coastal communities over Time and Space.

Local Policy Innovation Partnerships (LPIP) (Phase 2) Jan 1, 2024 - Dec 31, 2026

Assessing Impact of Green Infrastructure in Urban Heat Islands Mar 31, 2024 - Mar 30, 2025
The health of millions of people in cities globally is being significantly affected by increasing air temperature. This process, termed the Urban heat island (UHI) effect, is already affecting large numbers of people and could affects billions in the... Read More about Assessing Impact of Green Infrastructure in Urban Heat Islands.

StormFlux: Effect of Storm Babet on Pollution Fluxes from Remobilised Mine Wastes Jan 31, 2024 - Jan 30, 2025
Historical wastes disposed in coastal zones are increasingly vulnerable to remobilisation via erosion and seawater inundation including ~2000 Ha of unprotected mining wastes dumped along the Northumbrian River Basin District Coast. Storm Babet, 18-21... Read More about StormFlux: Effect of Storm Babet on Pollution Fluxes from Remobilised Mine Wastes.

Enhancing sustainability of agricultural production using production and business models Apr 1, 2024 - Sep 17, 2024
This project seeks to develop innovative new farming practices to make production and processing of food crops lower carbon emitting and also assist improvement of the agricultural environment with a reduction in green house gas emissions and develop... Read More about Enhancing sustainability of agricultural production using production and business models.

Institute of Advanced Study Fellow Sep 1, 2020 - Jun 30, 2021
Institute of Advanced Study Fellowship at Collegium de Lyon, University of Lyon, France