IMPACTFUL RESEARCH

Our research

Join a thriving research community that is changing lives.

Learn from research-active academics

You could have the chance to support our academics with work that is tackling major challenges in the UK and across the world.

“My collaborative research at the Medway NHS Foundation Trust has been an incredibly rewarding experience and it’s amazing to have been shortlisted for an Energy Institute award. It’s great to be recognised by industry and to know that my research is making a real difference.”

Dr Ahmad Taha BSc Hons Electrical Communications and Electronic Engineering; MSc Embedded Systems; PhD Engineering

Solutions for industry

The Wolfson Centre for Bulk Solids Handling Technology is an industrial-scale pilot plant that is over 450 square metres. It offers consultancy, research and short courses for industries that handle powder or granular materials as part of their processes.

Award-winning institute

The Natural Resources Institute (NRI) has won numerous awards for its work, including Queen’s Anniversary Prizes for Higher & Further Education. NRI focuses on food, agriculture, environment and sustainable livelihoods. Pioneering work from the NRI’s long history includes locust control and safeguarding against foodborne diseases.

“I find it really exciting being taught by someone who has just come back from a farming community in Malawi or presenting at an international conference and is giving us the latest knowledge on how our subject is being applied in the world. It is hands-on from the start, with regular field trips, laboratory work and data analysis.”

Katie James BSc Hons Environmental Science graduate and PhD student, Natural Resources Institute

A green solution for carbon waste

Carbon8 Systems is a spin-out company at the university that is helping to combat climate change. Co-founder, Colin Hills, is a professor at the university who has spent decades developing and commercialising Accelerated Carbonation Technology, an innovative green technology that helps reduce greenhouse gases by transforming industrial residues into low-carbon products.

Exploring the environmental benefits of electricity

A team led by Dr Elinor Thompson, Reader at the School of Science, is carrying out research on a fruit farm to explore whether agrivoltaic materials can be used to both generate electricity and protect crops. It may be possible to retrofit this technology to existing greenhouses and polytunnels, helping UK-protected agriculture to meet net zero-carbon targets.