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Dr Kristina Parry heads up the Innovation Launchpad Network+ to bring leading minds closer to the Catapult Network.
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Leaders convene in the West Midlands to champion economic growth
Colleagues from the Catapult were out in force as the West Midlands played host to major events promoting economic growth
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Meet the Academic backing hydrogen for a clean energy transition
Mechanical engineering specialist Dawei Wu has created a hydrogen innovation roadmap to help guide future investment in alternative fuels, with support from Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the Academic helping the maritime sector to decarbonise
Stavros Karamperidis is leading on efforts to introduce greener fuels to the UK maritime sector, as a Researcher in Residence with Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the Academic breathing new life into ailing cities
Rachel Granger wants more people to feel connected to their urban areas, and proposes new incentives to help forge meaningful connections.
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Meet the Academic urging creative delivery in the procurement of rail projects
Ian Heptinstall is drawing on over 30 years’ experience gained as a project manager and consultant to champion the benefits of innovative procurement and critical analysis in construction, as a Researcher in Residence with Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the Academic exploring opportunities for hydrogen in aviation
Thomas Budd is striving to make airport ground operations more sustainable; with a wider ambition of helping to reduce aircraft emissions.
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Meet the Academic championing more material reuse
Researcher Luis Torres-Retamal is exploring how procurement can be used as a lever for public organisations to adopt sustainable principles in construction and transport, and how a shift in company behaviours may help develop the circular economy.
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Meet the Academic showing how public procurement can aid net zero aims
Katherine Sugar champions efforts to spend more on energy infrastructure projects that promise a fairer transition to net zero in cities.
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Meet the Academic championing electric scooters for last mile travel
Loughborough University academic Yasir Ali is exploring the potential for a greater uptake of electric scooters in India after securing a placement on the Researchers in Residence programme with Connected Places Catapult.
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Meet the Academic using AI to optimise logistics networks
Supply chain logistics specialist Arijit De is investigating what impact digital tools can have in making deliveries more efficient and less carbon intensive, and has developed a novel idea for transporting goods in rural areas by allowing food producers to place deliveries on passenger buses.
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Meet the academic protecting bridges from climate change
Italian structural engineer Enrico Tubaldi’s experience of a strong earthquake in his hometown as a student led him to set about improving the resilience of structures to tremors. Now based in the UK, he’s turned his attention to protecting historic bridges from the effects of flooding.
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Meet the Academic striving to make transport safer for women and girls
Professor Andy Newton, one of our new Researchers in Residence, is leading on a major piece of work to improve the travelling experience of women and girls using public transport networks.
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Researchers helping to make stations greener take residence at Bristol Temple Meads
Sustainability is the focus for two academics involved in our Station Innovation Zone testbed.
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Meet the academic championing new road tech from smart sensors to sunflower oil
Nature-based green materials and condition monitoring sensors could become two novel ingredients of sustainable highways of the future — and researcher Dr Haopeng Wang is leading the promotion of new ideas.
