Organisation profile
Organisation profile
The University of Bath Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change brings together fundamental and applied science and engineering, and whole systems approaches; applying interdisciplinarity across its research, training, education, collaboration, policy, public engagement and knowledge exchange activities.
We are a community of researchers delivering world-class research in sustainability that pushes boundaries among disciplines. We solve challenges using a wide-angle, whole-systems approach complemented by a depth of scientific understanding, and build partnerships that help us keep our focus on real-world problems.
Our research
From innovation centres working directly with industry to bring products to market and decarbonise industry, to real-time monitoring of chemical reactions and improvement of membranes, our projects are interdisciplinary in nature, crossing traditional boundaries between science and engineering to develop new sustainable technologies.
We design molecules, materials and manufacturing processes to enable a circular economy and achieve the Sustainable Development Goals, and take a whole-systems perspective to measuring and embedding sustainability in decision making, using methods from industrial ecology to understand the full environmental footprint of our products and activities.
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Taghried Abdelmagid
- Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering - Lecturer
- Centre for Regenerative Design & Engineering for a Net Positive World (RENEW)
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
- Centre for Climate Adaptation & Environment Research (CAER)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
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Stephen Allen
- Department of Architecture & Civil Engineering - Senior Lecturer
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
- Centre for Sustainable Energy Systems (SES)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
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Tom Arnot
- Department of Chemical Engineering - Senior Lecturer
- Centre for Sustainable Chemical Technologies (CSCT)
- Water Innovation and Research Centre (WIRC)
- Centre for Regenerative Design & Engineering for a Net Positive World (RENEW)
- Institute of Sustainability and Climate Change
- Centre for Doctoral Training in Real-Time Digital Water-Based Systems for Environmental Health Protection (RED-ALERT CDT)
Person: Research & Teaching, Core staff, Affiliate staff
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Designing Solid–Solid Phase Change Materials for Thermal Energy Storage -ISCC Summer placement
Ferrandiz-Mas, V. (PI) & Husband, J. (CoI)
1/06/26 → 24/07/26
Project: Research-related funding
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CrackVision: An AI-Driven Approach to Monitoring Wall Condition and Damage Severity
Martinez Hernandez, U. (PI), Jimenez Rios, A. (CoPI), Tronco Jurado, U. (CoPI) & Vial, M. (Researcher)
1/06/26 → 31/07/26
Project: Research-related funding
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Joint BMSS-ChromSoc Summer Studentship
Challen, B. (PI) & Byrnes, N. (PI)
1/06/26 → 31/08/26
Project: Other
Research output
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µSTRAW: in-field detection of Escherichia coli
Ianniello, C., Kasprzyk-Hordern, B. & Reis, N., 27 Mar 2026, In: ACS Sensors. 11, 3, p. 2463–2472 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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3D-printable phosphorescent woody materials
Chen, Z., Wang, K., Zhai, Y., Bai, Y., Pan, Z., Zhou, J., Wang, M., Wang, L., Liu, X., Yang, C., Liu, S., Li, J., Si, C., Li, S., Wu, Y. & James, T. D., 31 Dec 2026, In: Nature Communications. 17, 1, 9 p., 3796.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Accelerating SME decarbonisation: A case study of the challenges and opportunities from the restaurant sector
Hardy-Jones, B. & Hampton, S., 28 Feb 2026, In: Local Economy. 40, 1, p. 65-88 24 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open Access
Datasets
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Dataset for "3D Printed Contactor for Enhanced Oil Droplets Coalescence"
Al-Shimmery, A. (Creator), Mazinani, S. (Creator), Flynn, J. (Creator), Chew, Y.-M. (Creator) & Mattia, D. (Creator), University of Bath, 19 Jul 2019
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00641
Dataset
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Dataset for "Understanding the AC conductivity and permittivity of trapdoor chabazites for future development of next-generation gas sensors"
Bordeneuve, H. (Creator), Wales, D. (Creator), Physick, A. (Creator), Doan, H. (Creator), Ting, V. (Creator) & Bowen, C. (Creator), University of Bath, 23 Nov 2017
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00402
Dataset
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Dataset for "Continuous rotary membrane emulsification for the production of sustainable Pickering emulsions"
Ekanem, E. (Creator), Mattia, D. (Project Leader), Edler, K. (Project Leader) & Scott, J. L. (Project Leader), University of Bath, 12 Dec 2021
DOI: 10.15125/BATH-00975
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Student theses
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Future carbon footprints of batteries and passenger cars: Prospective life cycle assessment using climate mitigation pathways from integrated assessment models. (Alternative Format Thesis)
Simaitis, J. (Author), Allen, S. (Supervisor), Lupton, R. (Supervisor) & Vagg, C. (Supervisor), 26 Mar 2025Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Identity to Action and Back Again: An exploration of the enabling and inhibiting influence of Moralised Minority Practice Identities on societal change: (Alternative Format Thesis)
Prosser, A. (Author), Kurz, T. (Supervisor), Blackwood, L. (Supervisor), Whitmarsh, L. (Supervisor), O'Neill, S. (Supervisor) & Bolderdijk, J. W. (Supervisor), 25 Aug 2023Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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MICROBIAL SURVEILLANCE AND POPULATION ECOLOGY CONSIDERATIONS FOR BIOPRODUCTION OF BIOPHARMACEUTICALS: (Alternative Format Thesis)
Pashang, R. (Author), Wenk, J. (Supervisor) & Kasprzyk-Hordern, B. (Supervisor), 26 Jun 2024Student thesis: Doctoral Thesis › PhD
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Activities
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Keynote Speaker (SUTGEF Meeting)
Zang, J. (Keynote speaker)
6 May 2025Activity: Public, Community and School Engagement › Public talk, lecture, debate, seminar, workshop
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Thomas Young Centre Symposium: Batteries
Morgan, B. (Speaker)
30 Nov 2025Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Keynote presentation or prestigious invited talk
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CerTest Review Meeting
Lunt, A. (Speaker)
12 Dec 2024Activity: Academic conferences and events (excluding conference publications) › Other academic event (organisation, presentation, attendance)
Prizes
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Sustainability Award
Hatzisavvidou, S. (Recipient), Jul 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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Research Culture Champion
Nagarajan, S. (Recipient), 18 Jun 2025
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Press/Media
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University celebrates full membership at world’s largest particle physics lab
26/02/26
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities