Cross-disciplinary research for Discovery Science
Lead Research Organisation:
Imperial College London
Department Name: Grantham Institute for Climate Change
Abstract
The Grantham Institute will convene a panel to allocate the NERC Cross-disciplinary research for Discovery Science funding to one or more activities via an internal, competitive funding call. The supported activities will be chosen based on their novelty and extent of cross-disciplinary collaboration, and their potential impact.
Organisations
People |
ORCID iD |
| Ralf Toumi (Principal Investigator) |
| Title | Virtual nature tools |
| Description | The proposal requested funds to develop innovative robotic, deep learning, and analytic solutions aimed at addressing major environmental challenges on a global scale. It aimed to serve as a basis for larger funding applications by initiating research experiments and forums involving a diverse team of researchers across faculties. Three main themes were explored: transitioning to zero pollution, addressing one health and food security concerns, and developing virtual nature tools. These themes were discussed in online forums. |
| Type Of Material | Improvements to research infrastructure |
| Year Produced | 2023 |
| Provided To Others? | Yes |
| Impact | The proof-of-concept projects were conducted at Imperial's Silwood Park Campus, leveraging its biodiversity resources and research facilities (sound recording of soil activity), in Africa (sound detection of agricultural pests in coconut palm trees) or in South Kensington (AI detection of animal behaviour). |