RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE - Centres and Groups
RESEARCH, INNOVATION AND ENTERPRISE
Centres and Groups
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Education
Group
The English Literature and the Global Research Group
The Gender and Sexuality Research Group
The Group for Research in Music Education (GRiME)
The Hub for Evidence-Based Research in Criminology and Policing 19 The Educational Transitions Across the Lifespan (Pontio-ETAL) Research Group
The Research for Holistic and Wild Pedagogies (HAWP) Group
The Teacher Education Research Group
Research Network Group
23 Regional Innovation & Regeneration Centre (RIRC) 24 Welsh Centre for Tourism Research (WCTR) 25 Value Flow Centre (VFC) 26 Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences 26 Centre for Applied Sports Science & Medicine (CASSM) 27 High-Performance Sport Science Group 27 Sport Performance Analysis Group
Youth Physical Development Group
Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Innovation And Development (CURIAD) 30 Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology Group 30 Clinical Application and Translation Group
Integrative and Applied Physiology Group 31 Centre for Health, Activity, & Wellbeing Research (CAWR)
37 Sport Management and Development Research Group and Sports Industry Hub
Applied Psychology and Behaviour Change Group
Physical Health Education for Lifelong Learning Group 32 Public Health & Wellbeing Group 33 Wellbeing in Demanding Environments Group 33 Centre for Health Immunology Microbiology and Environment (CHIME) 34 Occupational, Environmental and Public Health Group 34 Microbiology & Infection Group 35 Centre for Speech, Hearing, & Communication Research (CSHCR) 36 Centre for Sports Coaching, Management & Culture 36 Philosophy & Ethics Group 37 Sports Coaching Group
38 ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre
38 Food Safety & Nutrition Group
40 Cardiff School of Technologies
40 BioEngineering Research Group
41 Centre for Engineering Research in Intelligent Sensors and Systems (CeRISS)
41 Centre for Industry 4.0 and Blockchain Research (CI4BR)
41 Creative Computing Research Centre (CCRC)
42 Cybersecurity and Information Networks Centre (CINC)
43 Eureka Robotics Centre
44 NetZero and Sustainability Research Group
“Working with partners locally, nationally and internationally, our researchers translate evidence into action –advancing innovation, shaping policy and contributing to sustainable economic and social development.”
Through close collaboration with industry, public services, government and communities, Cardiff Metropolitan University delivers research and innovation that drives growth and real-world impact in Wales and beyond.
Our Research, Innovation and Enterprise Centres and Groups are the engines of this mission. They connect world-leading academic expertise with professional practice and cross-sector partnerships to deliver practical solutions to pressing societal and economic challenges. With particular strengths in health and wellbeing, education and social policy, and digital and engineering technologies – alongside excellence in design, the creative industries, food systems and sustainability – our research ecosystem reflects the breadth and depth of Cardiff Met’s strengths.
Working with partners locally, nationally and internationally, our researchers translate evidence into action – advancing innovation, shaping policy and contributing to sustainable economic and social development.
This collaborative approach is reflected in our performance and growing reputation:
○ Impactful Excellence: 80% of Cardiff Met’s research impact was rated as Internationally Excellent or World-Leading in REF 2021.
○ Collaborative Innovation: Our centres and groups operate at the interface between discovery and application, co-creating solutions with partners across sectors.
○ Future-Focused Research: Our multidisciplinary work addresses critical priorities including digital transformation, health inequalities, climate action and inclusive economic growth.
This brochure showcases our Research, Innovation and Enterprise Centres and Groups and the people leading them. We encourage you to explore the opportunities for collaboration, partnership and impact that they represent.
Together, we are building a fairer, healthier and more sustainable future through research that matters.
Professor Sheldon Hanton
Pro Vice-Chancellor for Research & Innovation
Cardiff Metropolitan University
INTERNATIONAL CENTRE FOR DESIGN AND RESEARCH (PDR)
Design
& Innovation Policy Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Our Design Policy Research takes a macro view of design, looking at national and regional innovation ecosystems and policies to support design. That is, examining and encouraging an environment that is conducive to the application of design. PDR has been active in advising national, regional and local governments throughout Europe. A major aim of the Policy team is to influence the next generation of innovation policies by communicating the value of design to the development of manufactured products, the development of services in both the private and public sectors, and, in addressing wider societal issues.
Contact Details: Prof. Anna Whicher awhicher@pdr-design.com
Ecodesign
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Ecodesign work with businesses, industry groups, academia, educators and policy makers on a national and international scale through collaborative ecodesign projects. Ecodesign are at the forefront of ecodesign research and knowledge, and support organisations of all kinds to improve their environmental performance.
Contact Details: Dr. Katie Beverley kbeverley@pdr-design.com
Surgical & Prosthetic Design Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
PDR’s Surgical and Prosthetic Design is a globally recognised RI&E Group with expertise in advancing personalised healthcare through design and technologies. For over 20 years, the group have led innovative research, delivered educational courses on ISO:13485-compliant custom medical device design, and provided commercial services.
Contact Details: Prof. Dominic Eggbeer deggbeer@pdr-design.com
User Centred Design Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Our User Centred Design work crosses both academic research and international consultancy. User Centred Design for the creation of products, services and organisational development is at the heart of many of our funded research projects. We continuously collaborate with other major universities in the UK, Europe and across the world, with large and small companies, public sector bodies and governments.
Contact Details: Prof. Jarred Evans jwevans@pdr-design.com
Cardiff School of Art & Design
Artistic Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
This Research group focusses on Artistic research as a form of enquiry. Also known as ‘Practicebased Research’, the members of this group explore areas concerning the art-making process itself and the capacity of art to address wider, social, cultural or philosophical concerns through their own art practice.
Contact Details: Prof. Clive Cazeaux ccazeaux@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Creative Learning Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Creative Learning Research Group highlights the pedagogic research work undertaken in the school in the context of Art & Design and interdisciplinarity. Areas of research include play and creativity; enterprise education; technology-enhanced learning; inclusive design; special educational needs; mindful meditation; and sustainable development.
Contact Details: Dr. Bethan Gordon bgordon@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Design Futuring Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Design Futuring Research is a transdisciplinary doctoral & postdoctoral research community exploring the interrelations between the technological, material, cognitive, non-human & ecological temporalities that may inform our understanding of the past, present & future.
Contact Details: Dr. Theo Humphries thumphries@cardiffmet.ac.uk
FAB-Cre8 Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
FAB-Cre8 is a multi-disciplinary research and enterprise group based in Cardiff School of Art & Design, Cardiff Metropolitan University. Driven by an interest in emerging technologies, FABCre8 works in conjunction with FabLab Cardiff bringing together academics from across the University who engage in a range of research projects working with digital fabrication processes, physical computing, IoT and material investigation applied to a broad range of art and design contexts.
Contact Details: Ingrid Murphy imurphy@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Fovolab Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Fovolab originated as a spin-out company as part of Cardiff Metropolitan University. Since then, Fovo has grown to encompass FOVOTech, which is now a specialist company offering dynamic and innovative human centred imaging software. Fovotec holds a range of patents, IP, and knowhow on human centred imaging which open up a new world of possibilities for future imaging technologies. In the near term Fovotec is developing middleware software solutions in house for industry trials. Longer term the company will licence it's IP to larger partners for integration into common software and hardware.
Contact Details: Prof. Rob Pepperell rpepperell@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment (SuRBe) Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The overarching aims of the Sustainable and Resilient Built Environment (SuRBe) Research Group are to augment the sustainability and resilience of the built environment, improve occupant quality of life and adapt to, and mitigate, climate change through our work.
We have a strong interest in environmentally-sustainable design, construction technology and operational performance, cultivated from different, but complementary, perspectives and at varying levels of resolution. Our projects span widely in scope (from the building envelope to interior space and air quality), in architectural scale (from detailing of individual building components to broader design strategies) and in methodology (from qualitative to quantitative, from pre- to post-occupancy evaluation of buildings).
Contact Details: Prof. John Littlewood jlittlewood@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Sustainable Growing Futures Group (SGF)
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Sustainable Growing Futures project is part of the Engineering Future Generations: Carbon Literacy research project, a collaboration between Cardiff School of Art and Design and AHR Architects funded by the Royal Academy of Engineering (RAE). SGF is a community and research project to exchange and interactively transfer knowledge and grow the future. Led by Dr Keireine Canavan, the SGF project is a direct response to students and researchers interested in learning how to grow and create their own dyes, fibres, and materials in a sustainable and low-carbon way.
Contact Details: Dr. Debbie Savage dsavage@cardiffmet.ac.uk
User Centred Design Research (UCDR) / Perceptual Experience Lab
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The UCD research group brings together two strands in a crossunit collaboration between CSAD and PDR. In recent years we have developed further interests connected to the importance of the prototype as a focus around which ethnographical research methods can be deployed in design praxis. The group places a great deal of emphasis on the applied and works on the development of UCD tools and process. We have worked closely with blue chip companies such as Sony-Ericsson and Kenwood as well as NGOs, and many of the techniques developed through the group’s research are deployed directly in commercial design projects through PDR’s commercial UCD offering.
Contact Details:
Dr. Clara Watkins cwatkins@cardiffmet.ac.uk (UCDR) / Dr. Joe Baldwin jbaldwin@cardiffmet.ac.uk (PEL)
Visual Culture Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Visual Culture Research Group at Cardiff Met promotes interdisciplinary research into still and moving images including Film and Television studies, Animation, Graphic Communication, Gaming, Photography, Fashion Branding and Costume on screen. Our work focusses on critical and cultural approaches to form, aesthetics, and materiality in all visual domains.
Contact Details: Tom Edgar tedgar@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Education and
Additional Learning Needs, Disability and Inclusion Research Network (ADIRN) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Additional Learning Needs, Disability and Inclusion Research Network is dedicated to advancing inclusive education by conducting cutting-edge research that informs and shapes policy, practice, and professional development. Our group brings together researchers from diverse disciplines to explore the needs of learners with Additional Learning Needs (ALN) /Special Education Needs, identifying evidence-based solutions to address challenges in educational settings. We focus on improving accessibility, equity, and outcomes for individuals with ALN through innovative research that bridges the gap between theory and practice.
Our work is grounded in collaboration with key stakeholders, including educators, families, policymakers, ensuring that our research has a real-world impact. We aim to influence national and international policy, inform best practices in the classroom, and contribute to the development of inclusive educational frameworks that empower both learners and educators.
By fostering an interdisciplinary approach, we examine ALN from various perspectives, integrating insights from education, psychology, health, and social sciences. The group is committed to advancing the inclusion agenda, supporting the Welsh Government’s Additional Learning Needs and Educational Tribunals (ALNET) Act, and contributing to global discussions on disability and inclusion.
Join us in our mission to create a more inclusive, equitable, and accessible educational landscape for all learners. The Additional Learning Needs, Disability and Inclusion Research Network is a dynamic and forward-thinking community of scholars who are passionate about making a tangible difference in the lives of students with ALN.
Contact Details: Dr. Rhiannon Packer rajpacker@cardiffmet.ac.uk and Dr. Emily Abbinett eabbinett@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Applied Psychology in Education and Community Settings Research Group (APECS)
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The APECS Research Group aims to examine the applications of psychology to education and the community. Areas of particular interest include: the debunking of myths and misconceptions regarding psychology within the teaching profession and interventions to support education practitioners to feel confident utilising and learning about psychology; coaching and mentoring interventions within education bedded in psychology theory; the promotion of wellbeing and resilience within educational and community contexts utilising psychological interventions; and the application of psychology within the community, in particular community writers groups and community policing projects.
Contact Details:
Dr. Louise Allen-Walker lallen-walker@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for International Research into Leadership in Education (CIRLE)
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
The Centre for International Research into Leadership in Education (CIRLE) offers a source of cutting edge and contemporary research evidence through its engagement with scholars in education, and other disciplines, around the world. The Centre is linked to centres of excellence, globally, and its prime aim is to generate new knowledge, new ideas and new practices that focus upon leadership in education specifically and leadership in other disciplines, more broadly. The work of the international centre is research-based and research informed.
Contact Details:
Prof. Julia Longville jlongville@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Prof. Alma Harris aharris@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for International Research on Interactive Technologies in Teaching and Learning (CIRITTL) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
The Centre for International Research on Interactive Technologies in Teaching and Learning (CIRITTL) draws from both staff research expertise and established collaborative research networks across the School, the University, across Wales and beyond. Due to interdisciplinary nature of technology, and its’ role within teaching and learning, the group aims to develop capacity across the University with the outcome of developing a research and evidence base to benefit both Cardiff Met and Wales as a whole. The mission of the group is to build on, and extend, international collaborative research and REF 2021 Impact Case Study, in the use of interactive technologies in teaching and learning at all ages and contexts. Interactive technologies, and the wide array of technology that this encompasses, have many applications to teaching and learning across the education system. However, research and evidence are often lacking. Coupled with the additional challenge of emerging technologies, especially Artificial Intelligence (AI), the research group would aim to provide guidance and research to influence future policy and practice, both within the University and beyond.
Contact Details: Prof. Gary Beauchamp gbeauchamp@cardiffmet.ac.uk
DARPL Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Situated within the shared Welsh ambition of an anti-racist Wales by 2030, DARPL’s research arm is committed to undertaking impactful research that focuses on race equity from early years into school. We assert the need to interrogate and challenge racial inequalities in Welsh education and beyond, as well as the structures and cultures that support this. Our ongoing research activities reflect this in a range of ways. Principally, the research DARPL undertakes is both informed by the Welsh Government’s Anti-Racist Wales Action Plan (ARWAP, 2022) and the developing needs of the early years, schools, school leaders and teachers, to meet the requirements of this new policy agenda. Our work has a direct impact on policy reform. Two foci underpin DARPL’s current workstreams: (1) The initiation new areas of research detailing the impact of our professional learning delivery. (2) The production and dissemination of high-quality scholarly activity that documents and shares the legacy building aspect of DARPL.
Social Policy and Practice Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Social Policy and Practice Research Group aims to provide a space for researchers to share ideas, build capacity, and create impactful research in a multi-disciplinary context. Drawing on expertise from across the School of Education and Social Policy (Health, Social Care, Housing, Social Work, Policing, and Youth Work), the group is developing a strategy for sharing and generating research around topics such as health, family policy, wellbeing, housing, community engagement, professionalism, and welfare provision. We engage with partners from our networks beyond the University to ensure that the research agenda and production within the group responds to urgent social policy priorities in Wales, the UK, and in an international context.
Contact Details:
Dr. Leanne McCarthy-Cotter lmccarthy-cotter@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Helen Taylor htaylor@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Cardiff Education and Social Justice Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Cardiff Education and Social Justice Research Group is focused on all forms of educational inequalities, including the impact of poverty on educational attainment, anti-racism, additional learning needs and the development of community focused schools. It is interested in the whole education and lifelong learning lifespan and the interaction between education and society more generally. Its focus is on close to practice research that has the potential to impact upon policy and practice.
Whilst the immediate context for the group’s work is the education system in Wales, it has an interest in wider UK and international contexts and seeks to influence knowledge and practice in those domains.
Contact Details:
Prof. David Egan degan2@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Childhood and Youth Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Childhood and Youth Research Group draws together a diverse range of interdisciplinary expertise across a broad spectrum of scholarly activity, to explore, problematize, conceptualise, and transform our understandings of how ‘childhood’ and ‘youth’ are constructed, shaped, and maintained in contemporary society.
Drawing on several research areas within and across childhood studies, the humanities, and social policy, the group seeks to encourage interdisciplinary connectionmaking. Our research, which involves both ‘traditional’ and ‘applied’ work, aims to develop meaningful insights into childhood and youth. Our diverse interests sit within the field of sociology, including social construction, representation, and policymaking, whilst our deliberately broad remit seeks to generate new knowledge by bridging disciplinary boundaries in novel ways.
Contact Details:
Dr. Merris Griffiths mgriffiths4@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Jo Aubrey jaubrey@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Creative Writing, Community Health and Wellbeing Research Group (CREWCOM) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
CREWCOM researchers are concerned with investigating the ways in which Creative Writing can be harnessed to improve the health and wellbeing of distinct communities and populations. Creative Writing researchers in this group will have experience in or an interest in working in varied settings such as schools, prisons, hospitals, clinics, care homes, therapeutic environments, synthesising theory, and practice to enhance the lives of participants.
Our researchers also evaluate creative writing and arts interventions and make recommendations on local, national, and international policy and practice in broader Arts and Health fora.
Contact Details:
Dr. Sabrin Hasbun shasbun@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Kate North knorth@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in Education Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion in Education Research Group seeks to contribute to Welsh Government priorities in relation to diversity, equity, and inclusion – e.g., an anti-racist agenda, gender, LGBTQ+, disability, and ALN.
It will inform national and international knowledge systems through close-to-practice orientated research. The intention being to place the group, the school, and the University in a strong position to contribute to and lead on this research.
Contact Details: Dr. Cheryl Anthony canthony@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Gender and Sexuality Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Gender and Sexuality Research Group is an exciting new research group for those involved in, or interested in, research around gender and sexuality. Convened by Dr Elizabeth English (Senior Lecturer in English) and Dr Edith England (Senior Lecturer in Social Policy and Practice), the group will take an intersectional approach offering a space for lively discussion of enduring questions within gender and sexuality from the historical to the contemporary, and from the theoretical to the applied. It is for those interested in learning about, developing and undertaking research into gender and sexuality and their interaction with inequalities, diversity, poverty, and inclusion.
Contact Details: Dr. Elizabeth English eenglish@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The English Literature and the Global Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The English Literature and the Global Research Group will continue to cross into history, history of art, politics, historiography, and cultural theory – other disciplines that are also reckoning with the diminishing importance of Britain, and lingering questions about British intellectual thought.
Our primary research interests as a group are diverse covering the period of Shakespeare up to contemporary fiction, ranging between fine art and under-researched archives – but they are also focused on the written text. We believe that by exploring the written text as it emerges differently in time and space, we are better able to explore the global world today.
Contact Details:
Dr. Nick Taylor-Collins ntaylor-Collins@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Group for Research in Music Education (GRiME)
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Cardiff Metropolitan University’s Group for Research into Music Education (GRiME) draws together music education specialists from different age phases and educational contexts to generate up-to-date, discipline-specific knowledge which has an impact on all those who teach and learn music. The group is led by a core team of Cardiff Met academics who are active in both research and teaching, and who have all taught in a wide variety of educational contexts beyond the University.
The group engages with experts, scholars and all those with a stake in the teaching and learning of music across Wales and beyond, including conservatoires, music services and academics. Music is taught not only by qualified classroom teachers but also a diverse population of peripatetic teachers, PPA cover companies and freelance musicians, as well as by primary school teachers who would consider themselves nonspecialists in the subject. As well as the mainstream classroom, music is taught in county ensembles, Saturday ‘stage schools’, music colleges, and in informal private tuition settings. Such a complex ecosystem of learning leads to a diversity of needs, and this specialist research group aims to serve the whole of the music education landscape.
Working within a reformed Welsh education system which encourages the creation of ‘powerful connections’ between subject disciplines (Donaldson, 2015), the group engages and collaborates with specialists from related disciplines to enrich the dialogue and learning experiences of all those who experience the arts. However, the research group is driven by a strong belief that powerful learning is built on the foundations of strong subject disciplines, and the ‘cherished ideas and ways of thinking that each subject contains’ (Fautley and Savage, 2013).
Contact Details: Dr. Tom Breeze tbreeze@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Hub for Evidence-Based Research in Criminology and Policing Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The mission of the Hub for Evidence-Based Research in Criminology and Policing is to serve as a national and international hub for evidence-based research, dissemination, and impact within the fields of Criminology and Policing. With strong interdisciplinary ties to other subjects and institutions, we are dedicated to advancing knowledge and fostering collaboration to enhance our research environment, and improving the intensity, reach, and impact of our research and innovation outputs.
The group focuses on the production of high-impact, evidence-based research deeply rooted in policing and criminology. By leveraging our extensive network of government, community, and academic partners, we support the delivery of meaningful research, evaluations, and impactfocused studies. The group is committed to nurturing a supportive research culture. We work with our staff to build research careers and enhance the output of our growing criminology and policing team.
Contact Details: Dr. Nick Louis nlouis@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Educational Transitions Across the Lifespan (Pontio-ETAL) Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Pontio Educational Transitions across the Lifespan research group aims to develop a cohesive representation and collective overview of different approaches and perspectives on educational transitions. Our overarching focus is to develop cross-disciplinary expertise in exploring the impact that transitions in education can have on children, young people, and adults, particularly in currently underexplored areas, such as children and young people who are vulnerable and disadvantaged.
Key objectives include developing and establishing collaborative networks within Wales and beyond, in researching aspects of educational transition that will inform best practice and enhance understanding of the transition process in education from a holistic perspective.
We support colleagues interested in better understanding educational transitions and applying this knowledge to their own fields of study and investigation. The group hosts regular meetings, seminars, and workshops.
Contact Details: Dr. Rhiannon Packer rajpacker@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Research for Holistic and Wild Pedagogies (HAWP) Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Research for Holistic and Wild Pedagogies (HAWP) Group explores how behaving and being differently will enable us to become the different people that are needed to “re-wild” education. Rewilding education requires “learning from place and landscape. Listening to voices from the more- thanhuman world. Attending to the untamed” (Jickling et al., 2018, p.x). We are currently living through the sixth mass extinction on planet Earth. Our planet and its inhabitants are facing existential threats and seismic changes wrought from wanton consumerism, technological idolatry, and pushed ever onwards by a colonial mindset. In response, Holistic and Wild Pedagogies provide various paths of resistance and alternatives to the dominant culture.
Contact Details: Dr. Dylan Adams dadams@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Teacher Education Research Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Teacher Education Research group at Cardiff Metropolitan University is based at the Cardiff School of Education and Social Policy. It is a cross school dynamic and collaborative community dedicated to advancing research in the field of teacher education nationally and internationally. Within the broader landscape of education research, the group serves as a bridge to national policies, school-level initiatives and the University’s research agenda. Led by Dr Anna Bryant and Dr Thomas Breeze, the group provides a safe space for collaborating on teacher education research, workshops, seminars and a termly reading group. The research group is made up of academics, doctoral candidates and teacher education researchers across the University and Partnership Schools. The group has a strong commitment to inter-disciplinary research both within Cardiff Metropolitan University and through engagement with external national and international partners.
Contact Details: Dr. Anna Bryant anbryant@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Management
Creative Leadership and Enterprise Centre (CLEC) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Established in 2007, CLEC undertakes research around entrepreneurship and management skills, innovation and economic development, and policy related issues. It is also the delivery vehicle for the 20Twenty Leading Business Growth Programme, which began as a large scale Europeanfunded research and delivery programme for SME management skills development. Members of CLEC also provide policy evidence (Welsh Government, UK Industrial Strategy) on a regular basis.
Contact Details: Christopher Byrne cbyrne@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Customer Research Network Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Customer Research Network is an inclusive and interdisciplinary platform which brings together researchers who are actively engaged in research related to customer behaviour working across sectors such as food, sports, fashion, technology, tourism, hospitality, and more. It also supports those investigating various customer contexts, such as retail, digital, B2B, and service-based markets. The research group aims to foster collaboration, idea exchange, and research integration across these diverse domains, enhancing both academic and practical understanding of customer behaviour.
Contact Details: Dr. Sharad Gupta sgupta@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Regional Innovation & Regeneration Centre (RIRC) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
The Regional Innovation and Regeneration Centre delivers interventions, programmes and research projects that enhance the innovation, productivity, wellbeing and community wealth of the region, enabling practitioners to implement policies based on robust academically underpinned research. RIRC contributes to the place-based development agenda, and the impact thereof via executive education programmes such as Circular Economy Innovation Communities. RIRC’s research has an applied focus on the individual, firm and meso levels.
Research has recently been commissioned by the Welsh Government, Wales Innovation Network (WIN), Innovation Caucus (Innovate UK), the Welsh European Funding Office and the UK Shared Prosperity Fund. We also conduct collaborative research with Swansea University, Aberystwyth University, Bangor University and the University of Central Lancashire.
Contact Details:
Prof. Nick Clifton nclifton@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Gary Walpole gwalpole@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Welsh Centre for Tourism Research (WCTR) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
The WCTR is focused on the delivery of policy-informing research related to a diverse range of research interests under the broad tourism, hospitality and events banner across public, private and voluntary sectors. WCTR has strong links with local authorities in Wales, as well as the Welsh Government teams, Visit Wales and Event Wales. WCTR researchers have developed an event impact evaluation methodology which has been applied to a range of high-profile events, such as the 2017 UEFA Champions League Final, 2018 Volvo Ocean Race in Cardiff and the Cardiff Music City Festival 2024. The WCTR was also a partner in the Next Tourism Generation Alliance (Wales), a €4 million EU project seeking to address skills needs in tourism and related sectors focusing on digital, social and sustainability skill sets. Recent work on Sense of Place has included training and development for Invisible Cardiff, demonstrating civic mission activities of WCTR.
Contact Details:
Dr. Emma Bettinson ebettinson@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Value Flow Centre (VFC)
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Established in 2013, the VFC undertakes applied research and application of Contemporary Operations and Management Paradigms (COMPs) to process and supply chain improvement. These COMPs include Lean Thinking, Theory of Constraints (TOC), Lean Six Sigma and Agility. Research emanating from the VFC has enabled significant business improvements within a range of organisations and has also influenced curriculum development (MSc International Supply Chain and Logistics Management). VFC researchers were also involved in collaborative research on the Marine Energy Centre of Excellence (MEECE) project.
Contact Details:
Dr. Rachel Mason-Jones rkmason-Jones@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Cardiff School of School of Sport and Health Sciences
Centre for Applied Sports Science & Medicine (CASSM) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Located within the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, the Centre for Applied Sports Science & Medicine (CASSM) brings together expertise from the fields of sport physiology, biomechanics, psychology, sports performance analysis, sports rehabilitation and strength and conditioning to produce high quality research to enhance human performance and to reduce the risk of sport-related injuries. Where, possible, CASSM seeks to address sector-leading and prominent societal problems using multidisciplinary research that impacts applied and clinical practice and informs policy within sporting governing bodies.
One of the hallmarks of CASSM is the depth and breadth of research and innovation activities across a diverse group of staff, many of which consistently contribute to the University’s Research Excellence Framework (REF) submissions. Similarly, many staff within CASSM engage with national governing bodies, professional sports teams, technology companies, and other industry partners to develop solutions to the questions faced in high performance sport, talent development pathways, and recreational sports and physical activity.
Whilst the breadth of projects in CASSM are vast, some of the areas in which staff possess international reputations include (but are not limited to): the biomechanics of sprinting and running, musculoskeletal loading, injury risk screening, physiology of endurance performance, applied sport psychology, sports performance analysis, strength and conditioning, sports rehabilitation, and youth physical development.
The vibrant community of doctoral researchers are an important feature of CASSM activities and staff members within the Centre are always keen to hear from prospective candidates wishing to pursue doctoral research.
Contact Details: Prof. Rhodri Lloyd rlloyd@cardiffmet.ac.uk
High-Performance Sport Science Group Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Group
The High-Performance Sport Science Research and Innovation Group operates within the Centre for Applied Sport Science and Medicine (CASSM). The group comprises researchers, practitioners, and postgraduate students from a diverse range of sport disciplines including physiology, biomechanics, and psychology. The group seeks through research, networking, and innovation to significantly impact the performance environments at Cardiff Met and the international high-performance sport system. Members of the group have a proven track record of delivering high quality research outputs in peer reviewed journals and at international conferences.
Sport Performance Analysis Group Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Group
Contact Details: Dr. Karen Howells klhowells@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Mike Hughes mghughes@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Sports Performance Analysis Research Group is the largest such group in the UK including 12 members of academic staff, technical staff and postgraduate research students. The research interests of the group include the analysis of injury risk, decision making, momentum, technique analysis, tactics, work-rate analysis, effectiveness of performance analysis support in practice, performance analysis in media and judging contexts, measurement issues in sports performance and professional practice in sports performance analysis.
Contact Details: Dr. Gemma Robinson grobinson@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Youth Physical Development Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Youth Physical Development (YPD) Research and Innovation Group operates within the Centre for Applied Sport Science and Medicine (CASSM). Bringing together researchers and practitioners with a shared interest in youth development, the group focuses on performance enhancement, injury prevention, and the promotion of physical activity and well-being in children and adolescents. With a strong track record of highquality scientific research, the YPD Group plays a pivotal role in shaping best practices for long-term athletic development. The research produced from the group directly informs coaching strategies and training methodologies, ensuring evidence-based approaches to youth development. Collaborating closely with sporting organisations and National Governing Bodies, the group provides expert-led coach education while also delivering research-informed strength and conditioning programs – both within the University and in external settings.
Contact Details: Dr. John Radnor jradnor@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Innovation And Development (CURIAD) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
The Centre for Cardiovascular Research, Innovation And Development (CURIAD) works collaboratively with partners across the healthcare and technology sectors, national and international higher education institutions, and third sector partners. CURIAD’s aims are to undertake high quality fundamental and integrated cardiovascular research and translate this research into practice for patient and public benefit.
CURIAD has an established research and innovation infrastructure that facilitates the delivery of innovative fundamental science, mechanism-oriented physiological science and clinical research trials that provide pathways for research activities for the benefit of the health of the population.
CURIAD is underpinned by three internationally recognised Research, Innovation & Enterprise Groups:
1. Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology, 2. Integrative and Applied Physiology, and 3. Clinical Application and Translation.
CURIAD has secured income from prestigious funding sources (e.g., NIHR, NIH, BHF, Fulbright, AMS, FPVII, UKRI, Horizon 2020, Stroke Association, Health and Care Research Wales, and Wales Innovation Network). Strategically, our 45-strong academic faculty are integrated within a large network of external partners, enabling our research groups to nurture high-quality collaborative research and evidence significant international reach.
Contact Details: Prof. Barry McDonnell bmcdonnell@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Cellular and Molecular Pathophysiology RI&E Group undertakes research at the interface between biology and medicine focusing on the pathophysiology of ageing and cardiovascular diseases. Our research aims to advance the understanding of pathological processes, such as atherosclerosis and neurodegeneration, and is applicable to the risk stratification, diagnosis and treatment of common age-related conditions, including stroke, dementia and frailty. Group members have a breadth of expertise, encompassing classic cell and molecular biology, inflammation, cell senescence, vascular biology, biomarker analysis and bioinformatics, which they apply to interrogate in vitro models and clinical cohorts.
Contact Details: Prof. Jorge Erusalimsky jderusalimsky@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Clinical Application and Translation Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Clinical Application and Translation R&I Group is primarily focused on translating our R&I activities into clinical practice and other community settings for patient benefit and public health. The translational nature of this theme captures the R&I activity focussing on the development, evaluation and application of novel healthcare interventions, detection and monitoring of novel tools/biomarkers, educational technologies and other innovative healthcare strategies designed to improve patient care and health outcomes.
Contact Details: Dr. Christopher Pugh cjpugh@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Integrative and Applied Physiology Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise
Group
The Integrative and Applied Physiology RI&E Group is devoted to understanding the mechanisms of adaptation across the spectrum of health and disease. Integrative physiology is a broad church that encompasses all aspects of physiology, ranging from molecular to systems physiology. Each of our members is working towards the advancement of knowledge of biological systems, whether related to the treatment of disease, advancement of exercise performance or exploration of new environments. Our work is funded by international and national funding councils, charities, and innovation partners, and aims to deliver worldleading research that can be translated to real-world impact.
Contact Details: Prof. Barry McDonnell bmcdonnell@cardiffmet.ac.uk Dr. Keeron Stone kstone@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Health, Activity, & Wellbeing Research (CAWR) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Located within the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Science the Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research (CAWR) draws from staff research interests and expertise from across the University, particularly from the School of Education and Social Policy and School of Management. We are interdisciplinary in our perspective and adopt collaborative, co-production centred working practices. CAWR is composed of five areas which are drawn from Public Health and Wellbeing, Physical Health Education and Lifelong Learning, Wellbeing in Demanding Environments, Applied Psychology and Applied Exercise Science. We have strong links with other university-based research centres and organisations from across Wales, the UK and internationally, it aims to be the ‘go to’ Centre for health, activity and wellbeing research in Wales.
CAWR’s vision adopts a contemporary approach to problem solving through working together with communities and special populations to improve health and wellbeing locally, nationally and internationally. Our scope is aligned with the current and far-reaching health and wellbeing agenda in our society. CAWR aims to address some of society’s biggest challenges, with The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (2015) and the Wellbeing of Future Generations (Wales) Act (2015) our paramount focus.
Contact Details: Prof. Diane Crone dmcrone@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Applied Psychology and Behaviour Change Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Applied Psychology RI&E group has core strengths in health, educational, clinical, forensic, and cognitive psychology. Our aim is to produce high-quality and impactful research that applies psychological theory, knowledge and methods to address significant societal challenges in Wales and internationally.
Contact Details:
Dr. Christine McKnight cmmcknight@cardifmet.ac.uk
Dr. Heidi Seage hseage@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Public Health & Wellbeing Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Public Health and Wellbeing group combines interdisciplinary expertise seeks to improve the health and wellbeing of people in communities, social care and clinical settings. This encompasses understanding what shapes health and wellbeing among different groups, identifying where inequalities present, exploring opportunities to improve health and wellbeing in different settings and working with external partners to facilitate change through developing and evaluating interventions.
Contact Details: Dr. Britt Hallingberg bhallingberg@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Kate Isherwood krisherwood@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Physical Health Education for Lifelong Learning Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Physical-Health Education for Lifelong Learning (PHELL) Research Group is a vibrant, inclusive community of interdisciplinary researchers and practitioners committed to the critical exploration and advancement of lifelong learning that promotes equitable forms of sustainable social, cultural, health and environmental well-being across a range of physicalhealth education, activity settings. In aspiring to this, PHELL works towards the following objectives:
1. Generate and disseminate high quality, interdisciplinary research within peer-reviewed publications, international conferences and selected research-networks.
2. Actively collaborate with communities, education institutions & practitioners in the design, implementation and evaluation of highquality practice-based research that generates forms of equitable physical health and well-being at a local, national and global level.
3. Critically inform the development of policy that actively contributes to the sustainable advancement of equitable forms of lifelong physical health education.
Contact Details:
Dr. Anna Bryant abryant@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Lowri Edwards lcedwards2@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Wellbeing in Demanding Environments Group
Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Group
Mental Health & Wellbeing in Demanding Environments is a group within the Cardiff Metropolitan Centre for Health, Activity and Wellbeing Research. Based in the Cardiff Metropolitan University School of Sport and Health Sciences, the group represents a cross disciplinary initiative that seeks to understand the mental health and wellbeing of the individuals, groups and teams and organizations operating within highly demanding environments. Its membership comprises expertise from the social and natural sciences in a range of occupational domains such as sport, education, military, public and private sector business, third sector organisations, music and the fine arts. A number of doctoral research candidates currently undertake study within the research theme.
Contact Details: Prof. Stephen Mellalieu smellalieu@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Health Immunology Microbiology and Environment (CHIME) Research, Innovation &
Enterprise Centre
Located within the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, the Centre for Health Immunology Microbiology and Environment (CHIME), was established following the amalgamation of the Occupational and Environmental Public Health R&I group, and the Microbiology and Infection R&I group. CHIME brings together expertise in areas that impact positively on population health with particular expertise in occupational, environmental and public health issues including the prevention of communicable disease, water and air quality, living conditions, working conditions and food safety; Bioaerosol assessment and control, decontamination using ozone (https://ozoneresearchgroup.co.uk/) and innovative ways of identifying and diagnosing infection and implementation of novel infection control strategies using contemporary antimicrobial treatments.
Contact Details: Prof. Peter Sykes psykes@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Occupational, Environmental and Public Health Group Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The motto of the group is to Address Challenges and Opportunities through Partnership to improve quality of life by Involvement of all appropriate stakeholders, (API). The research group projects are on Pollution and Health, Poverty Related diseases, Sustainable Development Goals.
The team work with local, regional and international research partners. We collaborate with Public Health Wales, Cardiff and the Vale & Aneurin University Health Boards, Universities of Nottingham & South Wales, Community groups and Industrial partners. Our current overseas partners are based in Cameroon, Ghana, Kenya, Nigeria, Oman, Qatar, Rwanda, United Arab Emirates and Uganda.
Contact Details: Dr. Stuart Scott sscott@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Microbiology & Infection Group Research, Innovation
& Enterprise Group
Our research focusses on several key areas including microbial pathogenesis, antimicrobial resistance, the development and use of novel antimicrobials, the formation and persistence of bacterial biofilms in chronic infection, the use and analysis of novel disinfection methodology, the application of contemporary microbiological techniques to improve diagnostics, and genomics to understand disease transmission and the spread of antimicrobial resistance. We benefit from national, international, clinical, and industry collaborations enabling our work to make real-world change. Our research is supported by learned societies, charities, and industry.
Contact Details: Dr. Sarah Hooper smaddocks@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Speech, Hearing, & Communication Research (CSHCR) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Situated within the Cardiff School of Sport and Health Sciences (CSSHS), the Centre for Speech, Hearing and Communication Research (CSHCR) was formed following the establishment of a formal partnership between the Speech, Hearing and Communication Research Group and the Bristol Speech and Language Therapy Research Unit.
The Centre brings together expertise in three major areas of research and innovation, i.e.
1. Clinical speech and language therapy research, 2. Healthy and impaired hearing, and 3. Bilingual and multilingual development.
Work at the Centre is done in collaboration with relevant stakeholders, such as NHS health boards, funding bodies and clinical networks, and involves research collaborations with national and international institutions, notably in Europe, the USA, China and Japan and Australia. The CSHCR has received substantial funding from major funding bodies, such as the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC), the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC), the British Academy/Leverhulme Trust, Welsh Government, the National Institute for Health and Care Research (NIHR) and the National Institute of Health (NIH) and boasts state-of-the-art laboratory facilities with specialised equipment for phonetics and audiology research. It also runs its own speech research clinic, through which participant recruitment for many studies is facilitated, and has strong links with the Allied Clinical Health Hub in CSSHS as well as undergraduate and taught Masters programmes in speech and language therapy and audiology.
Contact Details:
Dr. Robert Mayr rmayr@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Sports Coaching, Management & Culture Research, Innovation &
Enterprise Centre
Located within the Cardiff School of Sport & Health Sciences, the Centre for Sports Coaching, Management and Culture forms part of the University’s Global Academy for Health and Human Performance. Established through the amalgamation of four research and innovation groups, it brings together areas of expertise that provides critical, robust, cuttingedge commentary that advocates the development of:
1. Coaching, coach education and learning,
2. Sports management workforce development and governance and,
3. Ethical, inclusive, and sustainable sporting cultures.
Our areas of strength have interdisciplinarity in research and innovation, providing excellence in good practice so that we are international in our outlook, entrepreneurial in our approach and outcomes that deliver high impact.
Contact Details: Prof. Jon Oliver joliver@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Philosophy & Ethics Group Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Philosophy & Ethics Research Group consists of philosophers at Cardiff Met, as well as a network of external collaborators.
We devote ourselves to some of the most fundamental and vexing issues in sport with questions like:
- What is the relationship between sport and addictive personality & behaviours?
- Are sportspersons role models?
- What is equality in sport & how can it be achieved?
- Is it ok for athletes to change allegiance from one country to another?
- Is there gender equality in (competitive) sport?
- Can women with hyperandrogenism participate in elite sport?
- Should performance enhancing substances be banned in sport?
- Should boxing be banned?
Contact Details: Dr. Alun Hardman ahardman@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Sports Coaching Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
We are committed to a broad coverage of substantive areas of research interest and methodological orientations. A series of given themes provide the focus for our research activity (under the distinct heading of ‘Coaching’). Our objective is to produce research and publish journal articles, books and book chapters that promote debate on matters related to sports coaching theory and practice. In this way, our purpose is to be predominant in developing a critical body of knowledge for the emerging discipline and profession of sports coaching.
Contact Details: Dr. Gethin Thomas glthomas@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Sport Management and Development Research Group and Sports Industry Hub
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Sport Management and Development research group membership contains a blend of academics and practitioners with a range of experience relating to both academia and industry. Their research interests are wideranging due to the dynamic and fast-paced nature of the area and the group’s mission is to produce high quality research in a number of areas. These include (but are not restricted to): sport and physical activity participation, managing sport and physical activity, sports governance, as well as enterprise and innovation in sport and health.
Contact Details: Liz Lewis eaolewis@cardiffmet.ac.uk
ZERO2FIVE FOOD INDUSTRY CENTRE
ZERO2FIVE Food Industry Centre at Cardiff Metropolitan University provides food businesses with technical, operational and commercial support to enable them to compete more effectively.
ZERO2FIVE employs experienced food and drink technologists, business specialists and senior lecturers and professors. Collectively, this team specialise in all aspects of food and drink processing, manufacturing, operational and technical issues.
ZERO2FIVE is able to draw on expertise within Cardiff Metropolitan University which includes internationally recognised experts in food science, nutrition, dietetics, food legislation, environmental health, trading standards, new product development and biomedical sciences.
Contact Details: Prof. Peter Sykes psykes@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Food Safety & Nutrition Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
Our research explores the social, cognitive and behavioural factors associated with food safety in consumer, healthcare and food industry sectors, with a particular interest in consumer food safety, specific pathogens, infant feeding and ‘at-risk’ audiences. Other areas of focus include food safety culture in food manufacturing and food service, food safety education of healthcare professionals such as dieticians, and theory-based data-driven intervention development for targeted groups. The Research Group aim to increase implementation of risk-reducing food safety behaviours and ultimately contribute to a decrease in incidence of foodborne disease.
Contact Details: Dr. Elizabeth Redmond eredmond@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Cardiff School of Technologies
BioEngineering Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Bioengineering Research Group, led by Dr Barry L. Bentley, is an interdisciplinary team advancing biomedical research through the integration of engineering principles and systems approaches in medicine and the life sciences. Current work includes AI-powered medical imaging; biopreservation technologies for organ transplantation; computational modelling and analysis of biological systems; and systems approaches to ageing and healthcare. The group collaborates with Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts General Hospital, the University Hospital of Wales, and the Welsh Kidney Research Unit, and coordinates the International Consortium to Classify Ageing-Related Pathologies (ICCARP).
Contact Details: Dr. Barry Bentley bbentley@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Engineering Research in Intelligent Sensors and Systems (CeRISS) Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Centre
CeRISS is a multidisciplinary research centre focused on advancing sensor technologies, intelligent hardware, RF & microwave engineering, and cyberphysical systems and networks. The centre integrates cutting-edge technologies to address challenges in healthcare, smart cities, manufacturing, defence, and security.
CeRISS is structured into four key thematic groups, each specialising in distinct technological advancements and applications: Sensors and Instrumentation Group (SIG), Intelligent Hardware Group (IHW), RF and Microwave Engineering Group (RFMic), & Cyber Physical and Networked Systems Group (CPNS)
Contact Details: Dr. Ginu Rajan gragan@cardiffmet.ac.uk or ceriss@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Centre for Industry 4.0 and Blockchain Research (CI4BR) Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Centre
Established in 2019, the Centre for Industry 4.0 and Blockchain Research (CI4BR) has emerged as a leading hub for innovation, driving advancements in the integration of emerging technologies like generative AI, computer vision, blockchain, and digital twin to facilitate the Industry 4.0 and Healthcare 4.0 transformations.
CI4BR’s pioneering work has garnered significant recognition, including the Wales Tech Award for Best Blockchain Application and the prestigious Longitude Prize on Dementia. Research from the centre has also been shortlisted for the Innovate UK KTP Award and the Alzheimer’s Society’s Involvement Award, underscoring its commitment to driving innovation and creating tangible societal impact.
Contact Details: Dr. Imtiaz Khan ikhan@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Creative Computing Research Centre (CCRC) Research,
Innovation & Enterprise Centre
CCRC celebrates an eclectic mix of research members who come together to explore cutting edge research in artificial intelligence (AI), human computer interaction (HCI) AR/VR, and data science. By harnessing these fields in innovative and creative ways, CCRC delivers transformative solutions, cutting-edge research, and expert consultancy services that can drive change across a range of industries – including software engineering, education, business, healthcare, and gaming, among others.
Contact Details: Dr. Fiona Carroll fcarroll@cardiffmet.ac.uk
The Cybersecurity and Information Networks Centre (CINC) Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
CINC is a specialist research centre within the Cardiff School of Technologies, focused on advancing cybersecurity, data protection, and secure networks in emerging digital ecosystems. CINC conducts interdisciplinary research to tackle critical challenges in secure system design, IoT security, data privacy, and next-generation communication networks.
CINC works closely with industry, government, and academic partners across the UK and internationally, developing innovative, real-world solutions that enhance digital security, resilience and privacy.
Contact Details: Dr. Mohammad Zafar mhzafar@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Dr. Liqaa Nawaf lnawaf@cardiffmet.ac.uk
Eureka Robotics Centre Research, Innovation & Enterprise Centre
EUREKA Robotics Centre is profiled by the UK government as one of the 11 specialist centres in the UK to access cutting-edge Social Robotics facilities (i.e. over 120 robots) and long-term healthcare service robotics R&D. We are a member of the prominent UK-RAS and Network Committee and a leader of the PIE for Women programme, delivering educational Robotics STEM workshops, impacting over 30,000 women and girls.
As one of the flagship research clusters at the Cardiff School of Technologies, EUREKA Robotics Centre based in Wales but serves the global stakeholders in Malaysia, Europe, Pakistan, Indonesia, China and India and has developed Wales’ 7 Tokku Zones. EUREKA stands for Ethical tokkU zone with Robotics driving Eureka Knowledge Accelerator with the meaning of “exclamation of satisfaction on discovering something, solving a problem, finding a solution with fun and engaging experience in safe and ethical experimental zones”.
Contact Details: Dr. Esyin Chew echew@cardiffmet.ac.uk
NetZero and Sustainability Research Group
Research, Innovation & Enterprise Group
The Net Zero and Sustainability research group is a vibrant, interdisciplinary community based within the School of Technologies. Bringing together expertise from across the school and wider University, as well as external collaborators, the group tackles some of the most pressing challenges related to climate change, decarbonisation, and sustainability. Our mission is to drive forward impactful research and innovation that supports Wales and the UK in achieving their ambitious Net Zero targets. We work at the intersection of science, engineering, data, and policy for developing practical, scalable solutions that help reduce carbon emissions and promote sustainable practices across industries and communities.
Contact Details: Dr. Angesh Anupam aanupam@cardiffmet.ac.uk
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