Research

A new technology to support deep-sea oil exploration from University of Edinburgh

MTEM (Multi-transient Electromagnetic Technology), a spin-out company from the University of Edinburgh, markets a technology which allows the detection of hydrocarbons in deep underground reservoirs.

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Community policing in Los Angeles via the University of Leeds

The research expertise of a University of Leeds academic has helped to advise and inform new approaches to community policing within the second largest city in the US.

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A new technology to help drug delivery in vulnerable patients from the University of Nottingham

In 1999, Professor Steve Howdle, a researcher in the University of Nottingham’s Department of Chemistry, was conducting basic research into the properties of ‘supercritical’ fluids; these are gases which, at a defined temperature, take on unique physical properties.

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Lighter, faster and greener aircraft from Universities of Bristol and Exeter

A collaboration between the Universities of Bristol, Exeter, Bath, and manufacturer Airbus has led to pioneering aerospace technology

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Breakthrough digital display technology from the University of Cambridge

In 1989 fundamental research at the University of Cambridge led to the unexpected discovery that luminescence could be generated by conducting electricity through plastic polymers.

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Discovering new materials at the University of Liverpool

A leading research centre at the University of Liverpool is supporting business and academia in the discovery of high throughput materials

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Better understanding of intellectual property rights following research at LSE

A world-leading pharmaceutical company approached London School of Economics and Political Science to commission research and consultancy into developing a better understanding of the international intellectual property rights regime, and to conduct a comparative study of two specific countries.

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How alligator embryos advanced thinking on scar healing and wound reduction

Spin-out company Renovo was established to commercialise research from the University of Manchester which developed an artificial formulation to mimic the healing properties of alligator embryos for use in would healing and scar reduction pharmaceuticals.

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Novel technologies to develop clean fuel and low-carbon energy

Spin-out company Oxford Catalysts Group is now selling new technology for generating clean fuels based on research into catalysts at the University of Oxford.

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From research to skills in marine engineering

The Institute of Sound and Vibration Research (ISVR) at the University of Southampton, has developed a productive strategic partnership with Halyard – a manufacturer of marine exhaust systems – which spans research, consultancy and skills development.

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