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Too hot to ignore: fixing the infrastructure gap in data centre cooling

Dlzar Al Kez headshotAoife Foley headshot By and Filed Under: Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Energy and Environment, Environment, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

Data centres are rapidly becoming one of the most energy- and water-intensive components of the digital economy, yet their cooling systems remain largely invisible in infrastructure and climate policy. While advanced cooling technologies can significantly reduce energy and resource use, the UK lacks a national framework to guide their adoption or measure their environmental impact. […]

shipping containers

Ports of the future: AI-powered maritime innovation for decarbonising ports and vessel routes

Photograph of manYu-Wang Chen By , and Filed Under: All posts, Energy and Environment, Science and Technology Posted:

The maritime industry is a significant contributor to global carbon emissions, and therefore a key barrier to the UK’s mission to become a Clean Energy Superpower. In this article, Dr Arijit De, Prof. Yu-Wang Chen and Prof. Richard Allmendinger outline their research from The University of Manchester on AI-powered maritime solutions that can address these […]

Industry 4.0 Modern Factory: Project Engineer Talks to Female Operator who Controls Facility Production Line, Uses Computer with Screens Showing AI, Machine Learning

Unlocking tech potential in the UK

Mabel-Sanchez-Barrioluengo author headshotSilvia Massini - author headshot By and Filed Under: Growth and Inclusion, UK economy, Work Posted:

The UK is on a mission to supercharge its economy, and technology is at the heart of it. The government have published the Technology Adoption Review alongside the ‘Modern’ Industrial Strategy as blueprints for how the UK plans to harness the power of digital technologies in the next 10 years and increase business investment and […]

A female scientist in a lab examines a piece of laboratory equipment.

In silico technologies: the future of UK life sciences?

Professor Alejandro Frangi By Filed Under: All posts, Health and Care, Health and Social Care, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology Posted:

The UK life sciences sector contributes £94 billion to the economy each year, but it faces increasing global competition, alongside internal challenges such as low numbers of NHS clinical trials, and slow regulatory approval processes. Here, Professor Alejandro Frangi outlines how in silico technologies – Artificial Intelligence and other computer-based approaches for virtual product development […]

Three teenage girls standing together talking whilst looking at their phones

Making headlines: Young people’s social media use and navigating media narratives

Jade Davies headshotJo Hickman Dunne headshotLouise Black headshot By , , and Filed Under: All posts Posted:

As social media use amongst young people increases, evidence points toward both positive outcomes such as social connection and access to information and possible risks such as cyberbullying and exposure to distressing content. Research suggests that media outlets tend to frame social media as having an overwhelmingly negative effect on young people, especially in relation […]

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Working at home or living at work?

Headshot of Afshan Iqbal By Filed Under: All posts, Work Posted:

Changes in working patterns were accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic. Remote and hybrid work arrangements have resulted in expectations on employers to reconsider their business continuity and operational strategies. The impacts of these new working patterns on employees’ physical and mental health are still being explored. In this article, Dr Afshan Iqbal assesses the challenges […]

Openreach engineer maintenance telecommunication stand on a street. Openreach is a BT Group division, that maintains a connection to the telecommunication network in the UK

The digital infrastructure divide: the spatial landscape of broadband coverage across the UK

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Changing social norms and the COVID-19 lockdowns have drastically shifted how we utilise the internet to conduct our daily lives, creating a rapid increase in home/hybrid working and online shopping. In this article, Professor Cecilia Wong and Dr Helen Zheng demonstrate how high quality, reliable and good coverage of telecommunication infrastructure has resulted in differential […]

E-scooters along wall

Getting around: digital platforms and public transport systems

Headshot of Andy Lockhart By , and Filed Under: All posts, Cities and Environment, Urban Posted:

Over the last 15 years, digital mobility platforms for ride hailing like Uber, bike sharing like Beryl, e-scooter rental like Lime and journey planning apps like Citymapper have become common in urban societies. They are often seen as ‘disrupting’ the organisation of existing public transport systems and creating competition. In this article from our On […]

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A future for autonomous vehicles in the UK? Lessons from the US

By Filed Under: Digital Futures, Science and Engineering, Science and Technology, Urban Posted:

One of the final bills passed by the outgoing Sunak government was the Automated Vehicles Act (2024), designed to make provisions for the possible rollout of autonomous vehicles in the future. If the new Starmer government is to continue this work, then lessons need to be learnt from the US, where the deployment of autonomous […]

Aerial view of UK house development being built.

Harnessing Digital Solutions for Sustainable Housing Expansion: A GIS-Powered Approach

Photo of Richard Kingston By Filed Under: All posts, British Politics, Cities and Environment, Digital Futures, Environment Posted:

The UK government has committed to an ambitious housing strategy of building 1.5 million homes over the next five years to address the chronic housing shortage exacerbated by rising demand, affordability and population growth. This plan must also rectify long-term structural challenges in the housing market whilst ensuring homes are built sustainably. Here, Professor Richard Kingston […]

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