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Key themes: Net Zero

Each Researcher in Residence awarded by the Network+ will have to align to at least one of the key thematic areas. Those areas are Net Zero, Healthcare and Wellbeing and Resilience.

Meeting the government’s target of Net Zero by 2050 will require transformation across many areas. Here are just some examples:

Advances in technologies
New approaches to accelerate their deployment
Introduction of new service and business models
Enhanced market and consumer focus
New policy and regulations to encourage transformation.

The combined capabilities of the Catapults across multiple sectors creates a unique opportunity to enable a ‘whole systems approach’ to energy generation, management, distribution and use to help the UK achieve its clean growth ambitions. As well as driving development of innovative capabilities, the Innovate UK Catapult Network’s work recognises a decarbonisation strategy that will depend on:

Geography
Building types
Energy infrastructure
Energy demand
Resources
Urban growth plans

Contact

We are happy to discuss your proposal before submission. Contact the Innovation Launchpad Network+ management team at: RiRapplications@amrc.co.uk

Innovation Launchpad Network+ Management Team

Director: Dr Pete Osborne, Senior Research Fellow, The University of Sheffield – p.osborne@amrc.co.uk
Network Manager: Dr Kristina Parry, The University of Sheffield – k.parry@amrc.co.uk
EPSRC contact: Rhys Perry, Senior Manager, Impact and Business Engagement EPSRC – rhys.perry@epsrc.ukri.org

Alternatively you could make contact with the relevant theme contact/s:

Net Zero investigators

Professor Fiona Charnley, University of Exeter – f.charnley@exeter.ac.uk

Professor Stephen McArthur, University of Strathclyde – s.mcarthur@strath.ac.uk