Expertise at University of Edinburgh

The University is committed to driving positive impact on the climate and environment crisis through innovation.

We harness the University’s research expertise to help partners understand climate change, and to adapt to and mitigate its effects. We integrate pioneering research to restore and protect biodiversity, eliminate resource depletion and waste, and to deliver a thriving, regenerative economy that benefits people and the planet.

With cross-boundary working being essential to develop and deploy solutions at scale, we have a strong focus on facilitating interdisciplinary innovation across science, engineering, the arts and humanities that combine scientific and technological breakthroughs with understanding of the societal context for their adoption.

We also understand the critical role of data, digital technology, and AI in addressing climate and environment challenges and we are bringing our expertise to bear in these fields to accelerate the transition to a regenerative future.

We are supporting development and de-risking of cutting edge technologies and other solutions across a number of areas in response to our research & innovation mission on climate change and the environment:

• Clean energy systems
  
• Circular economy transition
  
• Nature and biodiversity restoration
• Sustainable cities
• Future food systems
• Promoting one health in human/animal interactions
• Harnessing data for sustainability

Read more and access examples of our work here.