Enironmental technologies and services
The university has a strong track record in applied research and particular expertise in environmental technologies and services. In the recent national Research Assessment Exercise over 90% of our environmental and engineering work was judged to be of international standard. Consider us your R&D department, here to help with testing and analysis, contract research, innovation and design. The areas we work in include:
- Sustainable buildings and renewable energy
- Waste management and recycling
- Structural, water and geotechnical engineering
- Sustainable product design
- Efficient automotive and low-carbon-energy engineering
- Remediation (soil and water clean-up) and environmental nanotechnology
- Water: quality, processes and efficiency
- Environmental management, ecology and biodiversity
- Public access to the environment/human geography
To discuss your requirements or investigate opportunities for collaboration, contact Zoë Osmond, Business Development Manager - Environment on 07740 416213 or
Sustainable buildings and renewable energy
We can provide a wealth of expertise and information that covers everything from thermal modelling and performance to life-cycle analysis, indoor air quality, low-carbon retrofit strategies, in situ monitoring and evaluation, sustainable architecture and design, low-impact materials, energy management, renewable energy feasibility and assessment, structural analysis, water efficiency, innovation and technology development.
Waste management and recycling
Our waste experts work with communities, public sector and industry to improve the management of waste and increase awareness of waste issues including waste prevention and minimisation, development of recycling schemes, waste education for communities, commercial and industrial waste, waste as a resource, waste to energy, waste issues in the developing world and behaviour change.
Structural, water and geotechnical engineering
Our research base makes us a comprehensive source of information for the engineering industry, covering every area from soil and rock mechanics, hydraulics, wave processes and interactions to material properties, sustainable materials, structure and materials testing, structural assessments, finite element modelling, reliability analyses, earthquake engineering, civil engineering and coastal structures.
Sustainable product design
The University of Brighton is home to a team of product designers who provide expertise to industry to help design, develop and commercialise innovative products across a wide range of sectors from medical devices to sports, textiles, furniture and renewable energy. Our work in this area focuses on reducing product or company environmental impact through benchmarking, de-materialisation or engineering optimisation, and promotes alternative business models that enable sustainable corporate practice.
Efficient automotive and low-carbon-energy engineering
Our world-class Centre for Automotive Engineering works in partnership with global engineering consultancy Ricardo on the design of the next generation of efficient engines. The Centre utilises the state-of-the-art Sir Harry Ricardo laboratory facilities and partnerships with other automotive companies to develop a high level of expertise in heat transfer, fluid dynamics, laser-based measurement techniques and modelling.
The team also offers research expertise in clean and renewable energy systems to a range of companies, applying its highly specialist mechanical engineering and modelling knowledge to this growing market area.
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Remediation (soil and water clean-up) and environmental nanotechnology
The University of Brighton has a strong, dynamic research and development capability in the area of soil and water remediation. Our large team has attracted significant domestic and European funding to secure the design and implementation of new electrical, biological and nanotechnological approaches to problem sites and contaminants.
The team’s research strategy encompasses fundamental investigations into the interaction of contaminants with material from the nano to macro scale through to composite synthesis and configuration for device operation. We work with the water and remediation industries to ensure our research focuses on solving real world issues and promote successful scale-up and translation of these innovations to the market sector.
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Water: quality, processes and efficiency
The Aquatic Research Centre is an innovative and interdisciplinary group comprising more than 25 academic researchers, all of whom retain strong links with industry. The centre’s multimillion-pound applied research is dedicated to tackling one of the biggest challenges of the twenty-first century: the sustainable management of water resources and aquatic ecosystems.
We work closely with partners from industry, government and the third sector to ensure our applied research is taken up and used to improve practices, technologies and services in both freshwater and marine settings. Our expertise is grouped into four principal areas: water and wastewater quality and treatment, surface water processes, groundwater processes, and water efficiency in buildings.
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Environmental management, ecology and biodiversity
The university’s environmental management experts work with a range of partners, to assist their research into environmental impact and air-quality assessments, geographical information systems, ecological studies, biodiversity assessments, water and coastal management, and conservation biology.
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Public access to the environment/human geography
The university’s human geography team provides wide-ranging expertise to a range of organisations looking to improve their understanding and capability in areas related to leisure and recreation geographies, urban and coastal regeneration, and geographies of sexuality, disabilities and gender.
To discuss your requirements or investigate opportunities for collaboration, contact Zoë Osmond, Business Development Manager - Environment on 07740 416213 or
