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.
Dover Clean Ferry Power: Finding the Route to Electrification.
The Port of Dover (PoD) plays a critical role in the UK’s economy, handling a staggering £144 billion of trade annually. There is the potential to facilitate an increase of up to £173bn per annum as part of its ‘Port of Dover 2050: Empower Exchange’ initiative that aims to deliver long-term smart, seamless and sustainable trade and travel.
WMG to manage new HVM Catapult site
The High Value Manufacturing (HVM) Catapult has officially opened a new cutting-edge digital factory hub in Baglan, South Wales.
Research finds crop breeding can cut methane emissions without sacrificing yield
Genetic selection could help farmers and breeders reduce greenhouse gases from crops, particularly rice cultivation, research by the University of Warwick and Cranfield University shows.
£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.