Our Research Projects

REFIT

REFIT: Smart home technologies

Smart Homes are becoming a reality with information and communication technologies increasingly present in our homes. Smart Home technology can provide a range of services including safety, security, comfort, healthcare and energy management, and

RESPONSES

RESPONSES: European responses to climate change

Overview RESPONSES – European responses to climate change deep emissions reductions and mainstreaming of mitigation and adaptation. The FP7 RESPONSES project investigated EU policy action on climate change. Its objective was

Russia's Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Russia’s Greenhouse Gas Emissions

In Annex-1 nations, despite Kyoto commitments, the levels of emissions continue to be well in excess of those required to avoid ‘dangerous climate change.’ Compounding this is the rapidly growing emission

Science of climate communication

Science of climate communication

There is a wealth of scientific evidence for climate change – enough to fill five IPCC reports – but there is much less focus on how to communicate climate change

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ScienceBrief

In response to the rapidly expanding scientific literature, researchers at the Tyndall Centre built ScienceBrief: a platform to keep up with the topical issues of climate change science and make sense of publications.

Smart metering

Smart metering: perceptions, practices and processes

ADDRESS (Active Distribution network with full integration of Demand and distributed energy RESourceS), funded through the 7th Framework Programme, aims to deliver a comprehensive commercial and technical framework for the

STEPPING UP Project

STEPPING UP Project

The STEPPING UP project was a 3-year EPSRC funded collaboration between researchers at eight universities and research institutes across the UK. We undertook research to understand the interactions between water,

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SUCCESS and CLAPS

Globally, migration has emerged as a critical adaptation strategy in the face of escalating climate change impacts. Yet, it remains neglected in most government planning and policy, resulting in fractured