All Outputs (424)

Robotics and autonomous systems for environmental sustainability: Monitoring terrestrial biodiversity (2023)
Report

It is critical to protect Earth’s biodiversity, not just for its own intrinsic value, but also for the ecosystem services it underpins. Yet biodiversity is in crisis, with up to 1 million animal and plant species at risk of extinction, many within de... Read More about Robotics and autonomous systems for environmental sustainability: Monitoring terrestrial biodiversity.

Technical considerations for the developments of (child) sex offender registries (2023)
Report

The aim of this document is NOT to support or proscribe the use of a sex offender registry, but rather it is to suggest points of consideration for countries contemplating developing or reviewing their own registry. The development, rollout, and main... Read More about Technical considerations for the developments of (child) sex offender registries.

Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023 (2023)
Report

This report from the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) reviews citywide progress on tackling the climate crisis and concludes that, although there is some positive progress, the city is still way off meeting its 2030 carbon neutra... Read More about Bristol advisory committee on climate change: One City climate strategy progress review - February 2023.

Future brief: COVID-19 and the environment: Links, impacts and lessons learned (2022)
Report

Introduction Since early 2020, the disease caused by the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), known as COVID-19 (first detected at the end of 2019), has hit societies worldwide, unsparingly, causing massive impacts on people’... Read More about Future brief: COVID-19 and the environment: Links, impacts and lessons learned.

Evaluation of microbial viability and nucleic acid integrity after exposure to new molecular transport medium (Σ-MM™) (2022)
Report

A range of organisms (bacteria and yeasts) were inoculated into Sigma MMTM. The inoculum was then aliquoted into TSB broth at 1 minute and 2 minutes to assess for turbidity indicating growth over a 10 day period. A separate aliquot was also removed f... Read More about Evaluation of microbial viability and nucleic acid integrity after exposure to new molecular transport medium (Σ-MM™).

Blue Documents (2022)
Report

Desde el grupo de investigación Justicia Marina y Derecho Internacional del Observatorio para la Gobernanza Marino Costera, presentamos la serie editorial “Documentos Azules”. Esta es una publicación anual que contiene artículos cortos e inéditos de... Read More about Blue Documents.

Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change. Annual report year 2 (2022)
Report

Review of year two of the climate emergency action plan. Report for South Gloucestershire Council (2021)
Report

https://beta.southglos.gov.uk/static/5e5bdbd83f51c0169af668c38fd5cd27/Appendix-6-Review-of-Year-2-Climate-Emergency-Action-Plan.pdf

IP Crime and Enforcement Report - 2020-2021 (2021)
Report

A report on the levels IP crime and the methods used to combat it during 2020-21 in the UK.

A rapid assessment of the opportunities presented by the BEIS energy white paper and the UK Government's Ten Point Plan for a Green Industrial Revolution (2021)
Report

A rapid assessment of the opportunities for Bristol presented by the Energy White Paper and 10 Point Plan. Report prepared by a sub committee of the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

Climate action toolkit for the higher education sector (2021)
Report

The HE Climate Action Toolkit, produced by the Climate Commission for UK Higher and Further Education, identifies critical elements to climate action across 5 themes: leadership, teaching, research, community engagement and campus management. These e... Read More about Climate action toolkit for the higher education sector.

Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (2020)
Report

Exactly one year following its establishment, the Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change (BACCC) has published the Annual Report on Year One to review its first year of operations and key contributions to Bristol’s response to the climate emerg... Read More about Annual report on year one - Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change.

The voice of experienced Elective Home Educating (EHE) parents: The risk of missing home-educated children in the education policy response to school closure and lessons for adapting home learning (2020)
Report

Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Social Mobility, University of Exeter regarding: The effect of cancelling formal exams, including the fairness of qualifications awarded and pupils’ progression to the next stage of education or employment... Read More about The voice of experienced Elective Home Educating (EHE) parents: The risk of missing home-educated children in the education policy response to school closure and lessons for adapting home learning.

Rapid assessment of wetland ecosystem services (RAWES) - A practitioner's guide (2020)
Report

This document outlines the background to and use of the rapid assessment of wetland ecosystem services (RAWES) approach

Mars science helicopter conceptual design (2020)
Report

Robotic planetary aerial vehicles increase the range of terrain that can be examined, compared to traditional landers and rovers, and have more near-surface capability than orbiters. Aerial mobility is a promising possibility for planetary explorati... Read More about Mars science helicopter conceptual design.

Developing payment of ecosystem services mechanisms for Sanjay Gandhi National Park – A revenue generating model (2019)
Report

This report details the ecosystems of Sanjay Gandhi National Park, Mumbai, the range of ecosystem services that it provides, and possible PES (Payments for ecosystem services) opportunities.

Best practice in the management of online sex offending (2019)
Report

Our report sets out the outcomes from reviews of the relevant literature, and a series of consultations held by IWG_OSO, with participation from practitioners and researchers working in the field of child protection and online sex offending. Onli... Read More about Best practice in the management of online sex offending.

Vision network: Augmented reality and virtual reality for digital built Britain (2019)
Report

The Vision Network, a mix of academics and industry experts, conducted a study into the levels of adoption of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) technologies in the UK’s Architecture, Engineering, and Construction (AEC) sectors. A mixed... Read More about Vision network: Augmented reality and virtual reality for digital built Britain.

Economic intelligence Wales: Export finance in Wales (2019)
Report

This is the first in a series of bespoke reports produced by Cardiff Business School for Economic Intelligence Wales. The report is focused on Welsh supply and demand for export finance amongst small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs). The report ex... Read More about Economic intelligence Wales: Export finance in Wales.

Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and other adaptations: external review - summary (2018)
Report

This is a summary of the findings of a review of the Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) in England. The aim is to keep people living independently for longer and make the case for more joined-up action across housing, health and social care. It is a p... Read More about Disabled Facilities Grant (DFG) and other adaptations: external review - summary.