The EU’s push to improve energy efficiency in buildings and reduce the amount of fossil fuel they consume could create more than 160,000 jobs in the energy and heating sector by 2030, according to the European Commission. But there are fears that labour and skills shortages in Europe’s cons...
Our oceans are crucial in regulating global climate and are essential to life on Earth. The marine environment is being impacted severely by multiple and cumulative stressors, including pollution, ocean acidification, resource extraction, and climate change. Scientific understanding of marine sys...
The Future of Cooling Programme (OMS) is seeking a full-time Postdoctoral Research Assistant to join the Energy and Power Group at the Department of Engineering. The post is funded by the Oxford Martin School (OMS) and is initially fixed term for 12 months. It may be extended subject to funds.<...
Cutting-edge technology may seem to offer the mobility solutions of the future but what is really needed is a remaking of our transport system to ensure it is accessible, affordable, and sustainable, argues Ciarán Cuffe.
A survey, commissioned by the University of Oxford – Urban Net Zero and Clean Energy Pathways during COVID19 – aims to produce insights into how the energy dimension of net zero emissions commitments are being realized and shed light on how city officials enact renewable energy transition pol...
Overview Onshore wind is a proven cheap and reliable source of electricity generation and Scotland’s resource and commitment have seen us lead the way in onshore wind deployment and support across the UK.
Overview On 10 November 2021, the Scottish Government published a draft Hydrogen Action Plan that articulates the actions that will be taken over the next five years to support the development of the hydrogen economy in Scotland which will further their efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emis...
People strongly favour a fairer and more sustainable way of life in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, despite not thinking it will actually materialise or that others share the same progressive wishes, according to new research which sheds intriguing light on what people have missed most and wan...
The CREDS programme would like to let you know about the recently launched CREDS Amplify Project. Amplify is a confidential website that enables all of us who work in energy research to share stories of our experiences of workplace bullying and harassment. It is an opportunity for us to take an...