On Thursday, 7 September, we held our Advisory Council meeting at the University of Birmingham’s Energy Institute.

Birmingham University campus is a ‘living laboratory’ at the forefront of 21st century research as the switchover to electric cars gathers unstoppable momentum, says energy expert Gavin Harper.

At a recent meeting of the BRA Contractor’s section, Gavin Harper of the Birmingham Energy Institute, gave a very interesting presentation on their project “Doing Cool Smarter”, which was launched last autumn.

The MSc in Sustainable Architecture Studies (MSc SAS) combines social and technical aspects of sustainable architecture through an interdisciplinary approach. The programme focuses on exploring sustainability through design with dedicated studio modules. Lecturers and supervisors have expertise in low energy design, retrofit, lighting, modelling, building performance, parametric design and renewable materials

“Let the sun shine on your evil side” is the tag line for ‘Solar energy projects for the evil genius’ – one of our science recent picks this month.

Following the success of the workshop in 2015 entitled ‘Knowledge Management in the Voluntary Sector’, the Centre for Information Management in collaboration with the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is delighted to invite you to register for: Knowledge Management in Practice

Following a suggestion from Argonne National Labs, Gavin Harper (COI on the ReLiB project) has been invited to be a panel member at the NaatBatt workshop on lithium ion battery recycling in Buffalo on 9-10 July.

Covering a variety of research areas and themes, we have experts to provide media and policymakers with evidence, analysis and comment on a wide range of issues relating to the coronavirus pandemic.

One of our Faraday Insitution Research Fellows, Dr Gavin Harper, recently attened a celebration event at Femtinos to mark the end of their Periodic Table courses.

This interdisciplinary workshop will cover a range of topics on the business and economics of electric vehicles (EVs) from the mining of raw materials to make the batteries for EVs, likely demand for EVs, the second-life storage options for EV batteries, the how batteries may be recycled as part of the circular economy.

UK critical minerals mining researchers Enzo Satkuru-Granzella, Analyst, (Mkango Resources) Dr. Gavin Harper, and Samuel King (University of Birmingham) visited GMIT and discussed potential collaboration.

This month, the Government launched the UK’s first-ever critical minerals strategy, aiming to improve the security of supply of critical minerals.

Mae prosiect ymchwil â’r nod o ddod ag economi wirioneddol gylchol un cam yn agosach wedi derbyn grant ymchwil gwerth £1.2m gan y Cyngor Ymchwil Peirianneg a'r Gwyddorau Ffisegol (ESPRC).

Public Engagement/STEM Outreach Award We’re delighted to recognise the efforts of Dr Gavin Harper of the University of Birmingham. Gavin has conducted outstanding public engagement work for the ReLiB project, with 70 media engagements over a two-year period, that has gone a long way to position the project as an authority on battery recycling. His work has clearly progressed public understanding of battery science. A cornerstone of this success has been Gavin’s excellence in science communication and skilled use of networking and social media. His committed effort to publicise the work of ReLiB and the Faraday Institution therefore receives a high commendation. Congratulations Gavin.

This Met4Tech Workshop held 29th June 2021 by webinar focused on the principles of Responsible Innovation (RI) and involved a ‘deep dive’ exploration of several key products containing technology metals, that provide helpful ‘learning lessons’ for more circular and sustainable approaches