Sustainable Society

Sustainability at the heart of everything we do. Our discoveries in materials science, energy and environment, circular economy and food security are critical to supporting a more sustainable future for all communities.

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Research Strategy

Podcast: Creating a positive energy city

Researcher presenting at UL Research Week

Nurturing Research Talent

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Dr Mike Zaworotko observing test tubes of various liquids

Spotlight: New material to capture toxins from the air

UL researchers have developed a new material that has the ability to capture toxic chemicals from the air. The material is capable of capturing trace amounts of benzene, a toxic pollutant, from the air and crucially use less energy than existing materials to do so.

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Sustainability Challenge

UL Sustainability Challenge is a competition for UL students to develop proposals to tackle our climate crisis. The competition is a partnership between the Bernal Institute, Kemmy Business School and the Buildings and Estates department. We are calling on students to submit ideas to make our environment more sustainable.

Peatlands image by kind permission @seanpaulkinnear

Peatlands forests in the balance: when a carbon sink is also a source

As part of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize-winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), Dr Ken Byrne’s work provided evidence for better understanding the subject leading to methods for compiling greenhouse gas inventories used in countries worldwide.