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Designing out plastic waste
Society’s dependence on unrecycled and non-recyclable plastics is causing serious environmental problems, from overflowing landfill sites to ocean pollution. The challenge for the new plastics economy is to understand how more plastic can be recycled, and how it can be done cost-effectively. Video credit: EPSRC. On-screen captions and an autogenerated transcript are available on YouTube. […]
UK businesses and academia partner up in cutting-edge research
The new Prosperity Partnerships will tackle key industry challenges in areas from drug manufacturing and artificial intelligence (AI) to cybersecurity.
£11.5m bioinnovation boost set to transform UK manufacturing
UKRI is backing 21 cross-sector collaborations designed to spark innovation, commercialisation and growth in UK sustainable biomanufacturing.
Clean growth
The UKRI Challenge Fund’s clean growth challenges are maximising the advantages from a global shift to clean growth, by supporting the development, manufacture and use of low-carbon technologies, systems and services. Find out more about the clean growth challenges:
Reducing climate change impact with plant science
While the COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on public health and the economy, an unexpected side effect has been the positive impact that worldwide lockdown is having on the environment. The reductions in industrial activity and vehicle usage have reportedly resulted in a 17% drop in global carbon dioxide emissions over April on […]
Fellow appointed to inform the future of plastic pollution R&I
Professor Steve Fletcher has been appointed by NERC, working closely with Innovate UK, to develop a transformative plastic pollution research framework.
UKRI showcases the technologies of tomorrow
New online brochure highlights the first two years of UK Research and Innovation’s (UKRI) Technology Missions Fund’s investments.
Gut bacteria can remove PFAS ‘forever chemicals’ from our body
Study finds that toxic PFAS could be absorbed by a gut microbe, potentially protecting us from a range of health issues associated with ‘forever chemicals’.
Saving our planet from a sea of plastic
Plastic has a role in almost every aspect of our lives, but there is mounting concern over its environmental impact. Discarded plastics contaminate vital ecosystems and threaten the food chains we rely on. An estimated eight million tonnes of plastic waste – enough to fill eight Wembley Stadiums – enters the world’s oceans each year. […]
First projects from UKRI’s new interdisciplinary scheme announced
Thirty-six projects will share £32.4m from the first round of UKRI’s new cross research council responsive mode pilot scheme.