Projects (33)

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 - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape Dec 1, 2019 - Nov 30, 2020
South Africa is the most unequal country in the world (Gini Index, 2019; Palma Ratio, 2019; World Bank, 2019), operating in great complexity resulting from an apartheid legacy. Such inequality, and the resulting poverty and disadvantage cannot be add... Read More about QR - GCRF - PPF12 - Understanding the transformational potential of Community Engagement Projects within a South African educational landscape.

Evaluation of the potential of UAV mounted Imaging FTIR Spectroscopy for Enhanced Detection of Yellow Rust Infection in Winter Wheat Crops in China Jan 1, 2018 - Mar 31, 2020
Yellow rust disease caused by the fungus Puccina striiformis has a severe impact on the production of winter wheat worldwide. The epidemic of yellow rust may result in extremely severe yield loss and deterioration in grain quality. The potential of u... Read More about Evaluation of the potential of UAV mounted Imaging FTIR Spectroscopy for Enhanced Detection of Yellow Rust Infection in Winter Wheat Crops in China.

Newton Bhabha - PhD placement - IIT Patna (carbon dots for study of reactive oxygen species) Apr 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
PhD placement for period of 4 months to host student from Indian Institute of Technology in Patna

Development of point-of-care and wearable sensors for Hepatitis C diagnostics Sep 1, 2020 - Aug 31, 2023
PhD studentship application for full PhD studentship as part of Netwon Mosharafa Fund, allows for £25k per annum for registration and bench fees.

GCRF: Transforming India's Green Revolution by Research and Empowerment for Sustainable food Supplies Oct 1, 2017 - Mar 31, 2022

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..

Project ThaiPASS: Thailand-UK Python+Astronomy Summer Schools 2020 and 2021. Mar 1, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023

Global Circular Plastics Economy Feb 1, 2020 - Dec 31, 2021
This workshop provides us with an excellent opportunity to initiate multidisciplinary discussion on circular economy approaches to minimising the environmental impact of plastics in the context of a global economy by bringing together both physical a... Read More about Global Circular Plastics Economy.

Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry May 1, 2021 - Jul 31, 2025
ERASMUS Strategic Partnerships for Creativity: Youth
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Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry

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The majority of young people feel th... Read More about Young Citizens for Change: developing environmental activism in young people through creative citizen inquiry.

GCRF: Ongoing impacts from the surge in sand mining during COVID-19: Enhanced river bank erosion hazard and risk in Vietnam's Mekong delta Sep 24, 2020 - Sep 23, 2021
SE Asia's CV19 economic recovery plan is heavily reliant on an expanded construction industry, creating high demand for sand across the region. Sand is routinely mined from large rivers and is normally subject to regulation because, if it is removed... Read More about GCRF: Ongoing impacts from the surge in sand mining during COVID-19: Enhanced river bank erosion hazard and risk in Vietnam's Mekong delta.

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

Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply Apr 1, 2017 - Jun 30, 2019
Through a close collaboration between the leading UK/Chinese universities and the top Chinese/UK companies, the proposed UK-China collaborative R&I project will develop a novel building integrate-able solar PV/T system for space heating, hot water an... Read More about Development of a next generation, highly efficient, low cost and building integrate-able solar PV/thermal system for building space heating, hot water and power supply.

GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
Since the 1970s, the Ebola virus recurrently emerges from the Afrotropics. The 2014 epidemic alone
affected around 40,000 people and cost over $5bn. As viruses cannot survive outside their host species, the transfer
from species that naturally harb... Read More about GCRF- PPF 20 Forecasting Ebola Spillovers.

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.

GCRF- Following the Flight of the Monarchs. Feb 1, 2018 - Jul 31, 2018
This project focusses on supporting people in Cerro Pelón, Mexico, to build a sustainable local economy through preservation of the Monarch butterfly and its roosting grounds. Working with our partners UNESCO Biosphere Soundscapes and SoundCamp, we w... Read More about GCRF- Following the Flight of the Monarchs..

Newton Advanced Fellowship 2016 Oct 1, 2017 - Jun 12, 2022
Ageing populations are putting pressure on the Malaysian eldercare sector as carers are at risk of being pushed out of work due to stress, physical strain or health problems. “Light-touch” healthcare interventions can benefit both carers (by avoiding... Read More about Newton Advanced Fellowship 2016.

Newton STFC-NARIT: Thai-UK Python+Astronomy Summer Schools (ThaiPASS): A STEM outreach project on Python with applications to data-driven astronomy Feb 1, 2018 - Aug 31, 2019
Project ThaiPASS (Thai-UK Python+Astronomy Summer School) is a human-capacity building STEM outreach project proposed jointly by the E.A. Milne Centre for Astrophysics (University of Hull, UK) and the Institute of Fundamental Study (Naresuan Universi... Read More about Newton STFC-NARIT: Thai-UK Python+Astronomy Summer Schools (ThaiPASS): A STEM outreach project on Python with applications to data-driven astronomy.

Development of high-resolution numerical models to simulate the influence of climate and sea-level on the future of the Mekong delta May 1, 2019 - Jul 31, 2019
The Vietnamese Mekong delta, home to 18 million people, floods annually during the Monsoon, sustaining a suite of ecosystem services that underpin the welfare of the rapidly growing population of the wider area. The longer-term future sustainability... Read More about Development of high-resolution numerical models to simulate the influence of climate and sea-level on the future of the Mekong delta.

VIET NAM: Slow Onset Hazard Interactions with Enhanced Drought and Flood Extremes in an At-Risk Mega-Delta Jan 1, 2019 - Nov 15, 2021
The world's major river deltas are hotspots of agricultural production that support rural livelihoods and feed much of the global population, but as 'climate change hot spots' deltas are facing a major sustainability crisis. Specifically, there are c... Read More about VIET NAM: Slow Onset Hazard Interactions with Enhanced Drought and Flood Extremes in an At-Risk Mega-Delta.