Over the past few months we’ve been running a series of articles on Big Data and Sustainability in collaboration with the Innovation Forum, an organisation who produce high level events and analysis around sustainability trends and opportunities for business. Article: How can Big Data help deliver sustainability strategies? Professor William Young, Consumer Data Research Centre The rapid … Read more
We are pleased to announce that Wouter van Tol from Samsung will be joining our panel of expert speakers for the CDRC Big Data and Sustainability webinar on Monday 25 April.
Prof William Young and Samsung’s Wouter van Tol discuss how as a fully-connected world develops, smart technology will help reduce energy use and promote more sustainable lifestyles.
CDRC’s Professor William Young discusses ten opportunities to use big data for sustainability professionals in his latest blog article for online sustainability community Innovation Forum.
How do we lower the barriers to understanding sustainable diets? It is well publicised that a societal shift towards a more sustainable diet would help to limit global warming, but how easy is it for individuals to understand what a more sustainable diet might look like in practice? The Paris Agreement (UNFCCC, 2015) sets long … Read more
Does your organisation have a challenge question which could benefit from applied data science techniques? Yes, tell me more If so then a project in partnership with CDRC, through the LIDA Data Scientist Development Programme (DSDP), could be for you – we are currently seeking external partners for collaborative projects starting in October 2024 and … Read more
Making Merry in Famous British Pubs T’is the Season to be Jolly With reports that the few weeks before Christmas can, in normal times, equate to a quarter of pubs’ yearly profits, this is an important time of the year for pubs in Great Britain. However, the impact of the recent pandemic and the cost … Read more
CDRC in Parliament – Fairness in the UK’s food supply chain Earlier this month Dr Francesca Pontin, CDRC Research Data Scientist at the University of Leeds, gave evidence to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee on ‘Fairness in the food supply’. Fran provided insight from CDRC-Leeds’ Priority Places for Food Index and the teams wider … Read more
CDRC Data Partner Forum 2023 We look forward to welcoming you to Leeds for the CDRC Data Partner Forum in October. Event Details Date: Tuesday 24 OctoberTime: 10.30 – 16.45 Agenda 10.30 Registration 11.00 CDRC Director’s Welcome 11.10 Joe Cuddeford, Smart Data Research UK 11.45 Sue Davies, Head of Consumer Rights and Food Policy, Which? … Read more
CDRC researchers to conduct first-ever evaluation of HFSS legislation as part of DIO-Food Project In October 2022, legislation came into effect in England that restricts promotion of products High Fat, Sugar or Salt (HFSS) by in-store and online location. Beginning a year on from the legislation’s implementation, a team of CDRC researchers led by Professor … Read more