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Current projects

Title Funder Start date End date
Efficient ground energy systems in diaphragm walls in challenging con Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 1 August 2023 28 February 2027
EoLO-Hubs - Wind turbine blades End of Life through Open HUBs for circular materials in sustainable business models Horizon Europe (Innovate UK) 1 January 2023 31 December 2026
Development of a new generation cement free and self-sensing Textile-Reinforced Smart Mortar (TRSM) composite for masonry repair and strengthening UKRI 1 October 2024 1 October 2026
Engineered UK clays for production of low-carbon cements Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 1 July 2022 30 June 2026
Smart assessment, management and optimisation of urban geothermal resources (SmartRes) 1 December 2022 30 November 2025
Integrated biological approaches for high-grade biomethane vehicle fuel production from food waste Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) 1 July 2022 30 June 2025
Developing the process and mix design for a carbon-neutral block using mineralized industrial waste 1 September 2024 31 May 2025
Powering Uganda's Clean Energy Future: Biomethane Technology and Innovation for Clean Cooling in Rural Uganda (BioCool) Horizon Europe (Innovate UK) 1 May 2024 30 April 2025
Circular Economy Centre for Mineral-based Construction Materials UKRI 1 January 2021 31 December 2024

Past projects

Title Funder Start date End date
SaFEGround - Sustainable, Flexible and Efficient Ground-source heating and cooling systems Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 1 June 2021 31 August 2024
Benchmarking to reduce budget uncertainty & actual cost, and increase learning from Oil & Gas NDA/NNL 1 February 2021 1 August 2024
Prefabs sprouting: Modern Methods of Construction and the English housing crisis Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) 1 February 2022 31 July 2024
Women’s Safety and Security in Public open spaces (WesafSpace) 1 May 2023 30 July 2024
Creative Economies Through Youth- led Arts and Craft in Jordan (CEARC) Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) 1 November 2021 30 January 2024
Smart Restoration with Particle Infused Repointing EU Marie Curie Fellowship 1 September 2021 31 August 2023
Future Urban Ventilation Network – The Breathing City UKRI 1 September 2020 31 August 2023
Multi-scale engineering of alkali-activated concretes for sustainable infrastructure EPSRC 29 June 2018 28 June 2023
Exploiting the resilience of masonry arch bridge infrastructure: a 3D multi-level modelling framework Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 2 December 2019 1 June 2023
The Living Museum of Umm Qais: Sustainable preservation, analysis and virtual reconstruction of Gadara's ancient site UKRI 1 October 2022 31 March 2023
CONtact TrAcing in Care homes using digital Technology (CONTACT) National Institute for Health Research 1 October 2020 31 January 2023
CMMI-EPSRC RENACEM: Response to CO2 exposure of concrete with natural supplementary cementitious materials EPSRC 1 January 2020 31 December 2022
Novel Approach for Vital Infrastructure Post Disaster (NOVA VIDA) British Academy 18 November 2019 30 June 2022
Preserving the Disappearing Cultural Heritage of Post-War Mosul, Iraq: Valuing Diversity in the Urban Recovery of Mosul’s Old Districts British Academy 1 November 2019 30 May 2022
LABYRINTH: Conservation, Analysis and Virtual Reconstruction of the Archaeological Site of Hawara Pyramid and Labyrinth 1 November 2018 31 March 2022
Our past, our future, all together in Fanyan 1 February 2019 31 March 2022
TRACK: Transport Risk Assessment for COVID Knowledge Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) 29 September 2020 28 March 2022
The Living Museum of Umm Qais: Sustainable preservation, analysis and virtual reconstruction of Gadara's ancient site and village 1 February 2019 30 January 2022
WUN-BRIC - WUN to Building Resilience In Construction Worldwide Universities Network 1 January 2021 30 January 2022
The social, economic, technical and environmental values of North Sea oil & gas decommissioning for local communities and companies ESRC 22 July 2019 31 July 2021
Balancing the impact of City Infrastructure Engineering on Natural systems using Robots EPSRC 1 January 2016 31 July 2021
3DMBC (3D Modular Building Connections) Leverhulme Trust 1 October 2019 31 July 2020
Complex Value Optimisation for Resource Recovery from Waste (C-VORR) EPSRC 1 August 2014 30 September 2019
Revolt in the 'Square': Spatial Modelling of Urban Stability in Modern Cities New insights and approaches for preventing conflict and violence AHRC 1 November 2016 30 August 2018
Yorkshire Circular Economy Living Lab 1 December 2020 31 March 2021
Integrating Intercultural Cities through Belonging in Green Spaces Research England Fund 1 November 2022 31 July 2023
A Sustainable Circular Economy for Offshore Wind. EPSRC 1 August 2020 31 March 2021
(Re)Contextualizing Contested Heritage: Building Capacity & Designing Participatory Approaches to Preserve Cultural Heritage by the Youth Research England Fund 1 November 2019 31 December 2020
Coal-to-liquids supply chain integration in view of operational, economic and environmental risk assessments under unfavourable geological settings EU Horizon 2020 1 July 2019 1 July 0022