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EPSRC DecarboN8 Network Plus funding call 2: Rapid Response Road-space Reallocation (RRRR)

EPSRC DecarboN8 Network Plus funding call 2: Rapid Response Road-space Reallocation (RRRR)

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The EPSRC Energy Programme funded DecarboN8 Network Plus announce its second Funding Call in May...

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Durham is leading the way on Decarbonising Heat

Durham is leading the way on Decarbonising Heat

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One of N8 Research Partnership’s member universities has won funding for three major new...

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N8 AgriFood study reveals vulnerability of the UK’s food supply chains exposed by COVID-19

N8 AgriFood study reveals vulnerability of the UK’s food supply chains exposed by COVID-19

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The UK has been left “dangerously dependent” on just two EU countries for its fresh...

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N8 experts call for renovations instead of new builds for sustainable post-pandemic recovery

N8 experts call for renovations instead of new builds for sustainable post-pandemic recovery

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If the UK is to make a low carbon recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic, then...

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N8 scientists develop ‘probiotics’ to help plants fight disease without pesticides

N8 scientists develop ‘probiotics’ to help plants fight disease without pesticides

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Enhancing a plant’s immune system with ‘probiotics’ could help it...

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N8 AgriFood gives evidence to House of Commons International Trade Committee on COVID-19 impacts on the food system

N8 AgriFood gives evidence to House of Commons International Trade Committee on COVID-19 impacts on the food system

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The expertise of academics from the N8 AgriFood programme has helped the UK Government as...

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Allotment land cut by 65% since mid-1900s

Allotment land cut by 65% since mid-1900s

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Allotment land cut by 65% since mid-1900s, N8 research shows Land dedicated to allotments has declined...

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Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15% of the population

Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15% of the population

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Urban land could grow fruit and veg for 15% of the population, N8 AgriFood research...

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N8 Agrifood researchers developing sensors to detect phosphates in soil

N8 Agrifood researchers developing sensors to detect phosphates in soil

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A new £1.8m research project led by the University of Sheffield is supporting the development...

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Discarded mattresses could feed millions of refugees, say N8 scientists

Discarded mattresses could feed millions of refugees, say N8 scientists

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Discarded mattresses that currently end up in landfill could be used to grow food for...

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