Research projects

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Research projects

Explore examples of a selection of our current research projects and learn more about Cranfield's impact

Lowland Peat 3

The options, feasibility and impact of managing lowland peat for reduced greenhouse gas emissions
Nature based solutions for the removal of emerging micropollutants

Develop, evaluate and deploy innovative constructed wetland technology as a nature-based solution for the treatment of pharmaceutical industry wastewater
NEXT-AG: Sustainable agricultural development in Andean countries

Increasing resilience and promoting sustainable economic growth for national and global food demand
NextGen: Demonstrating next generation circular water solutions

Designing, assessing and demonstrating large-scale innovative water technologies for water reuse and energy and nutrients recovery
OLinWASTE

Smart sustainable biorefining of olive mill waste into biocompounds for plant and soil health, bioplastics and bioenergy
Peruvian glacier retreat and its impact on water security (Peru GROWS)

Investigating the impacts of climate change on glacier retreat and water resources in the Rio Santa, Peru
Protecting the Rivers: promoting resilience-thinking for pollution management in rivers

Establishing a community of practice aiming to promote resilience-thinking for pollution management
REGENERATIS

Regeneration of past metallurgical sites and deposits through innovative circularity for raw materials
Remote Assessed Moisture Profiling for Perennial Biomass Crops (RAMP-4-PBC)

This project aims to test the efficacy of a drone-mounted synthetic aperture radar to measure crop biomass
Riverbed biofilm communities as integrated indicators of ecological health

A new approach to diagnose the reasons for poor ecological health in rivers using cutting-edge genetic sequencing technology applied to riverbed biofilms
Sensing Wastewater for Real-time Public Health

Developing a new wastewater sensing and inference system for real-time public health management
STAR: strengthening Thailand's agricultural drought resilience

This project aims to develop an insight into drought and its impacts on food production and farmers' livelihoods in Thailand
Surface flow treatment wetlands for sustainable phosphorus removal and delivery of co-benefits

Summarise the evidence base on the use of surface flow wetlands for phosphorus removal from sewage and identify the knowledge/data gaps.
The WaterWise Hub

Fostering innovation and capacity-building across the Balkan states to support water in the circular economy
ULTIMATE: Industry Water Utility Symbiosis for a Smarter Water Society

Fostering partnerships between industrial actors to support the circular economy via wastewater recovery