Consultancy
Where public and private sector organisations engage the University's experts to undertake a specific project involving either individual academics or multi-disciplinary teams.
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Department of Energy and Climate Change
Winner
In the last 30 years, better design of buildings, heating systems and household appliances has led to an increase in energy efficiency of around 2%. But these hard-won energy gains are swallowed up by a more marked increase in appliance use and a liking for warmer houses...
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Sedimetrics®
Highly commended
Knowing the size of sediment in a river is crucially important: the finer the gravel, the smoother the riverbed and the faster the water flow. Information about sediment size is therefore a key prerequisite to predicting the extent of flooding...
