Our case studies showcase academic research from across the Department that has had an impact on the world or local community, and feature some of our current academics, research staff, Alumni and students.
The role of community energy systems in achieving universal energy access
Expert comment
Dr Alycia Leonard, Senior Research Associate in Energy Systems, and Professor Stephanie Hirmer, Associate Professor in Climate Compatible Growth, discuss the challenges and opportunities in using community energy systems to bring energy access to areas that the grid cannot reach.
Transforming forest management with robotics
Oxford Robotics Institute
DigiForest is a pioneering project bringing together a multidisciplinary team of researchers from several universities, working alongside industry partners to create precise, data-driven solutions for sustainable forestry. Researchers from the Oxford Robotics Institute are playing a key role in putting transformative technologies in the hands of the forestry industry.
Seeing Inside Proteins
Crystallography
Absorption correction in long-wavelength crystallography unlocks new possibilities in structural biology and drug design
Enriching Exhibition Stories
Public Engagement
Traditional exhibition catalogues are extremely informative documents, but may be daunting, perhaps even intimidating, both to those who read them and those new to writing them. The Enriching Exhibition Stories project is helping museums more easily create a wider range of digital resources for their exhibitions.