Environment
Setting sail in a kayak made of aerospace waste materials
When I first decided to create a kayak made from aerospace waste materials and compete in the gruelling Devizes to Westminster Canoe Race, I realised that the risks were high - I honestly didn't know ...
Sunflowers to save us: repairing contaminated land and powering our homes
We know our land is valuable, but we haven’t always valued it in the past. Currently, there are more than 400 million hectares of contaminated or abandoned land (that's roughly 400 million rugby pitches). Obviously ...
The circular economy hack_dif hackathon: three venues, three continents, one 48 hour challenge…
Last Friday afternoon our Centre for Competitive Creative Design (C4D) was one of three locations, on three different continents, playing host to designers, researchers, innovators and engineers who united to try and solve a circular ...
Water and sanitation – why community is so important
Today we attended Buckingham Palace to pick up a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our research into water and sanitation. It is a real privilege to be recognised in this way, but what is most rewarding ...
Make smart connected products better for our future circular economy
Do you have ideas to help make the things we use work better for us and help the environment? Could you make them a reality with the help of an international team located on three ...
Fatbergs in our sewers – are modern culinary habits to blame?
Food is crucial in our life. Since the Neolithic period, our eating habits have dramatically evolved. Early man lived a nomadic life, hunting and picking fruits and vegetables. The revolution in our ancestors’ lifestyles came ...