DIVERSICROP – Learning from the pa...by Brigid Burke COST and EUREKAThe rapidly growing global population is creating increased demand for sustainably produced nutritious food at the same time as the negative impacts of climate change are presenting severe challenges for agriculture. The EU funded COST Action (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) DIVERSICROP project led by UCD Associate Professor Dr Sónia Negrão is looking deep into the past to find potential solutions to this issue. Read More
Steering the way to better electric vehi...by Brigid Burke Cluster 5 Climate, Energy and MobilityThe drive to Net Zero and the need for all of us to help reduce emissions means that electric vehicles (EVs) need to become completely commonplace. The rate of EV uptake needs to improve, however, and for that to happen, EV batteries need to be cheaper, recharge faster and enable vehicles to go further without needing to be charged. Read More