Lean manufacture
Our academics and consultants help client determine opportunities for cost effective productivity and efficiency increases, assist in the reduction of waste from the manufacturing process and increase efficiency of production processes by automation
How a new fibre is making UK manufacturing safer — and helping meet net zero targets
Our researcher has worked with industry to develop a new material for insulating furnaces which is safer for workers, more efficient for industry, and better for the planet.
Joanne Oldfield
Joanne Oldfield
Research themes
NCEFE delivering sustainable innovations across four distinct research themes - Healthier lives / Digital connectivity / Food system sustainability / Feeding a growing population
Trialling a novel process pipe heating system
Reviewing the effectiveness of ZECK's 'Cascade and Thermodynamic Transportation System'.
Xiaohong Li
Xiaohong's research interests cover a wide range of topic areas, including econometrical modelling, supply chain risk management, environmental sustainability development, and project management
Nature Recovery Farming: Supporting the Transition
Client: South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre | Staff: Anna Hawkins, Joe Glentworth, Catherine Hammond, Ellen Bennett, Emma Cary
Successful climate action initiative celebrated by pupils from across South Yorkshire
School pupils from across South Yorkshire have come together to celebrate a successful climate action project which has supported more than 600 children to understand the importance of sustainability.
Building a South Yorkshire Food Network
The South Yorkshire Food Network Feasibility Study was commissioned on behalf of the South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre (SYSC) and funded by Research England - it was co-produced with regional stakeholders for local voices and real insights.
Dawn Witherley
Research Culture Manager in CRESR