Research Case Studies
Research Case Studies
Sustainability at Warwick
A key goal of our Sustainability Strategy is to progress the University’s contributions to the UN SDGs, guided by the insight from our interdisciplinary research, spanning arts and humanities, the social sciences and science, engineering and medicine. From sustainable battery technology to working with indigenous communities to protect their land, read these case studies to find out how our sustainability research is making a real-world impact.
£8.1m partnership to accelerate Lithium-ion battery recycling
WMG, University of Warwick is part of an industry-academia consortium, with Mint, Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) and LiBatt Recycling (Recyclus Group), to accelerate Lithium-ion battery recycling research.
New research shows that abandoning a shopping trolley is worse for the planet than you think
New research from WMG at University of Warwick has found that the carbon footprint of collecting and refurbishing abandoned trolleys adds up to the equivalent of flying from London to New York and back twice.
UK’s most powerful NMR Facilities to open in the West Midlands
The Universities of Warwick and Birmingham opened the first of their respective 1.2 GHz NMR facilities at Warwick, the result of a £23M investment from UKRI that solidifies the West Midlands as a powerhouse for NMR spectroscopy.
Meet the researchers behind the diamonds that could find cancer
Researchers from the Department of Physics have built a new diamond-based magnetic field sensor to help find tumours in patients.
Material World: How research is helping create sustainable materials for a greener future
How can we produce materials in ways that have minimal impact on the environment? Read how our researchers are developing and delivering new solutions.
Warwick astronomers trial using starlight to measure greenhouse gases
University of Warwick astronomers, in partnership with institutions in Spain, are showing how astronomy tools, that are usually used to study stars, can be repurposed as climate sensors, helping us track how Earth's atmosphere is changing in the face of global warming.
Warwick’s UK Vegetable Genebank deposits seeds in secret Arctic ‘Doomsday’ vault
286 samples of staple British crops from The University of Warwick’s UK Vegetable Genebank have been deposited into the Svalbard Global Seed Vault.
Creating Accountability to Gender in Affordable Housing- A Toolkit for Practical Change
This toolkit provides a detailed resource that demonstrates gender inclusion in affordable housing delivery within low-income contexts.
Why indigenous communities must be involved in protecting forests
Based on the analysis of satellite images from Thailand and case studies from other Southeast Asian countries, the research demonstrates that policymakers can achieve improvements in forest health by working collaboratively with indigenous communities.