Knowledge Exchange Fellowship (Open Call): Increasing the impact of geoscience in land redevelopment projects
Lead Research Organisation:
British Geological Survey
Department Name: Environmental Modelling
Abstract
This Knowledge Exchange (KE) Fellowship will increase the impact of NERC geoscience in the land redevelopment sector by working directly with individual land owners, developers and geoenvironmental consultancy companies. The geoscience covered by this proposal includes geological and geochemical resources which comprise data, derived data-products, spatial decision-support tools and applied science and technology. The Fellowship will help make land owners, developers and geoenvironmental consultancy companies more competitive and reduce barriers to redevelopment of brownfield sites by minimising uncertainties related to the sub-surface.
This Fellowship is needed to support the implementation of UK Government policies on housing and development designed to assist with the recovery of the UK economy. UK Government recognises this link in its Planning and Housing Bill and its reform of England's National Planning Policy Framework, with targets for granting planning permission set at 90% of all suitable brownfield sites by 2020. The Fellowship will help businesses make better use of state-of-the-art NERC geoscience which will help improve their competitiveness at home and enhance the potential to export their expertise.
The Fellowship will improve KE between NERC and land owners, developers and geoenvironmental consultancy companies using one-to-many and one-to-one approaches to engage and work with these businesses. Facilitated workshops will equip participants with knowledge of NERC geoscience as well as evaluate the barriers that exist within British Geological Survey (BGS) for its exploitation by the land redevelopment sector. These barriers include price, awareness, licensing, end-user needs, ease of access, electronic format of scientific outputs, software interface and content of 3D/2D sub-surface models. During the one-to-one support the Fellow will shadow a development project manager and identify where in the project life cycle NERC geoscience will impact the most. The Fellow will work intensively with approximately 10 businesses on an individual basis to embed NERC geoscience in the decision making process e.g. use of sub-surface contour maps to cost and design underground car parking at a former chemical plant. The impact to all stakeholders to be quantified and results used to help guide future NERC geoscience.
Working with individual businesses will improve the Fellow's understanding of how and at what stage decisions are made in the redevelopment project life cycle. This knowledge will be used to utilise NERC geoscience within approximately 15 live redevelopment projects (e.g. the brownfield sites identified by Positive Homes in their Letter of Support). The fellow will integrate NERC geoscience into projects and quantify the impact. The results will demonstrate good practice for two-way KE and help shape future collaborative funding bids to NERC.
The results of the workshops and one-to-one project work will be published as technical case studies on the impact of NERC geoscience to the land redevelopment sector. A design guide will also be produced to help both scientists and business development staff working for NERC utilise exploit the results of the Fellowship, especially in terms of the understanding end-user need. The relationships developed during the Fellowship will present new opportunities for future collaborative projects that will be sustained after the project
The Fellow will work laterally across NERC and the land redevelopment sector and link with existing Fellows (Steph Bricker and Helen Bonsor), initiatives such as Innovate UK Catapults, NERC funded projects, trade bodies (e.g. Contaminated Land: Application in Real Environments) and regulators (e.g. Plymouth City Council, London Borough of Hackney). This will increase awareness and the impact of the Fellowship by generating new opportunities for collaborations and facilitate new links between businesses and NERC staff where appropriate.
This Fellowship is needed to support the implementation of UK Government policies on housing and development designed to assist with the recovery of the UK economy. UK Government recognises this link in its Planning and Housing Bill and its reform of England's National Planning Policy Framework, with targets for granting planning permission set at 90% of all suitable brownfield sites by 2020. The Fellowship will help businesses make better use of state-of-the-art NERC geoscience which will help improve their competitiveness at home and enhance the potential to export their expertise.
The Fellowship will improve KE between NERC and land owners, developers and geoenvironmental consultancy companies using one-to-many and one-to-one approaches to engage and work with these businesses. Facilitated workshops will equip participants with knowledge of NERC geoscience as well as evaluate the barriers that exist within British Geological Survey (BGS) for its exploitation by the land redevelopment sector. These barriers include price, awareness, licensing, end-user needs, ease of access, electronic format of scientific outputs, software interface and content of 3D/2D sub-surface models. During the one-to-one support the Fellow will shadow a development project manager and identify where in the project life cycle NERC geoscience will impact the most. The Fellow will work intensively with approximately 10 businesses on an individual basis to embed NERC geoscience in the decision making process e.g. use of sub-surface contour maps to cost and design underground car parking at a former chemical plant. The impact to all stakeholders to be quantified and results used to help guide future NERC geoscience.
Working with individual businesses will improve the Fellow's understanding of how and at what stage decisions are made in the redevelopment project life cycle. This knowledge will be used to utilise NERC geoscience within approximately 15 live redevelopment projects (e.g. the brownfield sites identified by Positive Homes in their Letter of Support). The fellow will integrate NERC geoscience into projects and quantify the impact. The results will demonstrate good practice for two-way KE and help shape future collaborative funding bids to NERC.
The results of the workshops and one-to-one project work will be published as technical case studies on the impact of NERC geoscience to the land redevelopment sector. A design guide will also be produced to help both scientists and business development staff working for NERC utilise exploit the results of the Fellowship, especially in terms of the understanding end-user need. The relationships developed during the Fellowship will present new opportunities for future collaborative projects that will be sustained after the project
The Fellow will work laterally across NERC and the land redevelopment sector and link with existing Fellows (Steph Bricker and Helen Bonsor), initiatives such as Innovate UK Catapults, NERC funded projects, trade bodies (e.g. Contaminated Land: Application in Real Environments) and regulators (e.g. Plymouth City Council, London Borough of Hackney). This will increase awareness and the impact of the Fellowship by generating new opportunities for collaborations and facilitate new links between businesses and NERC staff where appropriate.
Organisations
- British Geological Survey (Fellow, Lead Research Organisation)
- Land Quality Management Ltd (Collaboration)
- Construction Industry Research and Information Association (Collaboration)
- Environmental Protection UK (Collaboration)
- Government of the UK (Collaboration)
- GATESHEAD COUNCIL (Collaboration)
- Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments (Collaboration)
- Yorkshire Contaminated Land Forum (Collaboration)
- The Central England NERC Training Alliance (Collaboration)
- CRANFIELD UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Atkins (United Kingdom) (Collaboration)
- WSP Group plc (Collaboration)
- FUTURE CITIES CATAPULT LIMITED (Collaboration)
- Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council (Collaboration)
- Queens University (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM (Collaboration)
- JBA Consulting (Collaboration)
- Coal Authority (Collaboration)
- GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON (Collaboration)
- Greater Manchester Combined Authority (Collaboration)
- Groundsure Limited (Collaboration)
- Envision doctoral training partnership (Collaboration)
- Arcadis NV (Collaboration)
- Geological Survey of Northern Ireland (Collaboration)
- National Grid UK (Collaboration)
- NEP Energy Service Ltd (Collaboration)
- British Geological Survey (Collaboration)
- Positive Homes (Collaboration)
- UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD (Collaboration)
- Environment Agency (Collaboration)
- North West Brownfield Regeneration Forum (Collaboration)
People |
ORCID iD |
Darren Beriro (Principal Investigator / Fellow) |
Publications
Wragg J
(2018)
Linkage between solid-phase apportionment and bioaccessible arsenic, chromium and lead in soil from Glasgow, Scotland, UK
in Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Kim A
(2018)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in urban soils of Glasgow, UK
in Earth and Environmental Science Transactions of the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Cave M
(2018)
An overview of research and development themes in the measurement and occurrences of polyaromatic hydrocarbons in dusts and particulates
in Journal of Hazardous Materials
Beriro DJ
(2020)
Soil-sebum partition coefficients for high molecular weight polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (HMW-PAH).
in Journal of hazardous materials
Description | Decision support tools require collorative end user design to ensure they address the problems and needs they are envisaged to solve. |
Exploitation Route | Generalised appraoch to the co-design and implementation of spatial decision support tools. |
Sectors | Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Environment,Financial Services, and Management Consultancy,Government, Democracy and Justice |
Description | NERC (BGS) is now more aware of geoscience end-user need e.g. the co-developed Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator. Outputs from this work are being used to inform the evidence base required to secure new funds (>£130m) to build new homes (>13 000) on brownfield sites in Manchester. Customers within the land development sector are more aware of NERC geoscience and how it can be used e.g. co-development of Groundhog geological and conceptual model software. Engagement with public and private sector organisations has increased and what has been learned about geoscience, data and products is creating behavioral changes within organisations e.g. new collaborative CASE funded PhD studentships, new Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator. |
First Year Of Impact | 2019 |
Sector | Construction,Digital/Communication/Information Technologies (including Software),Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice |
Impact Types | Economic,Policy & public services |
Description | Cambridgeshire County Council geology and geoscience knowledge transfer session |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Increased capacity and knowledge for Local Lead Flood Authority (Cambrideshire County Council) in geology and geoscience related to fluvial and groundwater flooding. New understanding held by officers used in regulatory activities of County Council. |
Description | New digital planning tool for assessing the viability of brownfields under the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework |
Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | New co-developed digital planning tool is being embedded into Greater Manchester Combined Authority and ten district Local Authorities to assist with viability assessments of brownfields as part of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. New tool assisting in bringing new brownfields forward for development of housing and infrastructure in Greater Manchester. |
Description | Northern Gas Networks has amended their works contracts to ensure all site investigation data detailing the geology is submited to BGS |
Geographic Reach | National |
Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
Impact | Site investigation data from Northern Gas Networks will be submitted to BGS to enghance the National Geological Model and provide new data for industry upon request. |
Description | Development of spatial decision support tools for the redevelopment of brownfield land (CASE PhD Studentship) |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2019 |
End | 04/2023 |
Description | Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Amount | £40,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Gateshead Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 02/2018 |
End | 10/2019 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Amount | £47,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 08/2018 |
End | 03/2019 |
Description | Groundscreen |
Amount | £35,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Groundsure Limited |
Sector | Private |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2020 |
End | 08/2021 |
Description | Measuring and modelling the dermal bioavailability of organic contaminants in brownfield soils (CASE PhD Studentship) |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 10/2019 |
End | 04/2023 |
Description | Measuring the dermal bioavailability of organic contaminants in brownfield soils (CASE PhD Studentship) |
Amount | £100,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Soils Training and Research Studentships |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
Start | 10/2017 |
End | 04/2021 |
Description | NERC Follow-on Fund |
Amount | £15,000 (GBP) |
Organisation | Natural Environment Research Council |
Sector | Public |
Country | United Kingdom |
Start | 04/2017 |
End | 06/2017 |
Title | Development of laboratory method to measure dermal bioavailability of organic contaminants in soils |
Description | Physiologically based method developed to measure soil-sebum partition coefficients of post-industrial brownfield soils |
Type Of Material | Physiological assessment or outcome measure |
Year Produced | 2018 |
Provided To Others? | No |
Impact | First stage of wider method developed. Peer reviewed paper submitted to high impact journal. No impact yet. |
Description | Bioavailability of soil chemicals (training) |
Organisation | British Geological Survey |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Subject matter expertise, development of training material and venue for training course |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise, development of training material and training course organisation |
Impact | Training course and knowledge exchange on industry needs for geoscience development on bioavailability of soil chemicals in natural and post-industrial soils |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Bioavailability of soil chemicals (training) |
Organisation | Land Quality Management Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Subject matter expertise, development of training material and venue for training course |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise, development of training material and training course organisation |
Impact | Training course and knowledge exchange on industry needs for geoscience development on bioavailability of soil chemicals in natural and post-industrial soils |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator - deployment by industry |
Organisation | Arcadis NV |
Country | Netherlands |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | We generated a new set of outputs for the Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator for Arcadis and Bolton Council to assist with their project to undertake a planning viability assessment of brownfield sites in the Bolton area of Manchester. |
Collaborator Contribution | Arcadis are developing a commercial web tool to assess the viability of housing development sites across the UK. Arcadis approach me and asked for our advice and input to enhance the tool such that it is now able to provide an estimate of ground risk and risk mitigation cost estimates for brownfield land in Bolton. Bolton are working with Arcadis to validate the usefulness of their tool for the purpose described above. |
Impact | The Arcadis tool is now able to show how brownfield remediation costs and risk affects the planning viability position of sites within the Bolton area of Manchester. This provides a new function that Arcadis are expected to capitalise on in the future. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator - deployment by industry3 |
Organisation | WS Atkins |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | The team are currently developing a proposal to create a new decision support tool for early stage viability assessments for affordable housing developments. |
Collaborator Contribution | Atkins are bringing knowledge and expertise on affordable housing and decision support tools. BGS are bringing knowledge and expertise on the subsurface including ground stability and contamination. |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project on reducing uncertainty in dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | Land Quality Management Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Laboratory based method development to measure the dermal bioavailability organic soil chemicals on post-industrial land |
Collaborator Contribution | Technical and subject matter expertise. Supervision of masters and PhD students. |
Impact | Peer-reviewed publication Masters thesis New laboratory method developed by BGS Oral invited presentations at conferences PhD student |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project on reducing uncertainty in dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | National Grid UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Laboratory based method development to measure the dermal bioavailability organic soil chemicals on post-industrial land |
Collaborator Contribution | Technical and subject matter expertise. Supervision of masters and PhD students. |
Impact | Peer-reviewed publication Masters thesis New laboratory method developed by BGS Oral invited presentations at conferences PhD student |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project on reducing uncertainty in dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | University of Nottingham |
Department | School of Geography |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Laboratory based method development to measure the dermal bioavailability organic soil chemicals on post-industrial land |
Collaborator Contribution | Technical and subject matter expertise. Supervision of masters and PhD students. |
Impact | Peer-reviewed publication Masters thesis New laboratory method developed by BGS Oral invited presentations at conferences PhD student |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project on reducing uncertainty in dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | WSP Group plc |
Department | WSP UK Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Laboratory based method development to measure the dermal bioavailability organic soil chemicals on post-industrial land |
Collaborator Contribution | Technical and subject matter expertise. Supervision of masters and PhD students. |
Impact | Peer-reviewed publication Masters thesis New laboratory method developed by BGS Oral invited presentations at conferences PhD student |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new decision support tools for bringing brownfields back into beneficial use |
Organisation | Cranfield University |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Co-development of new geoscience research for new spatial decision support tools for bringing brownfield sites back into beneficial use |
Collaborator Contribution | subject matter expertise and co-supervision of student |
Impact | none yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new decision support tools for bringing brownfields back into beneficial use |
Organisation | Government of the UK |
Department | Homes England |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Co-development of new geoscience research for new spatial decision support tools for bringing brownfield sites back into beneficial use |
Collaborator Contribution | subject matter expertise and co-supervision of student |
Impact | none yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new decision support tools for bringing brownfields back into beneficial use |
Organisation | Groundsure Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Co-development of new geoscience research for new spatial decision support tools for bringing brownfield sites back into beneficial use |
Collaborator Contribution | subject matter expertise and co-supervision of student |
Impact | none yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new decision support tools for bringing brownfields back into beneficial use |
Organisation | The Central England NERC Training Alliance |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Co-development of new geoscience research for new spatial decision support tools for bringing brownfield sites back into beneficial use |
Collaborator Contribution | subject matter expertise and co-supervision of student |
Impact | none yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new decision support tools for bringing brownfields back into beneficial use |
Organisation | WSP Group plc |
Department | WSP UK Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Co-development of new geoscience research for new spatial decision support tools for bringing brownfield sites back into beneficial use |
Collaborator Contribution | subject matter expertise and co-supervision of student |
Impact | none yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new laboratory methods for measuring and modelling dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | Envision doctoral training partnership |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | New PhD research project to further develop National Grid research with BGS on dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants in post-industrial brownfield sites |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise and PhD student supervision |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new laboratory methods for measuring and modelling dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | Land Quality Management Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | New PhD research project to further develop National Grid research with BGS on dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants in post-industrial brownfield sites |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise and PhD student supervision |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new laboratory methods for measuring and modelling dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | National Grid UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | New PhD research project to further develop National Grid research with BGS on dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants in post-industrial brownfield sites |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise and PhD student supervision |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new laboratory methods for measuring and modelling dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | University of Nottingham |
Department | University of Nottingham-British Geological Survey Centre for Environmental Geochemistry |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | New PhD research project to further develop National Grid research with BGS on dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants in post-industrial brownfield sites |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise and PhD student supervision |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | CASE partnership PhD research project to develop new laboratory methods for measuring and modelling dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants |
Organisation | WSP Group plc |
Department | WSP UK Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | New PhD research project to further develop National Grid research with BGS on dermal bioavailability of organic soil contaminants in post-industrial brownfield sites |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise and PhD student supervision |
Impact | None yet |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Data4Sustain - GIS spatial decision support tool for evaluating feasibility of seven renewable energy technologies |
Organisation | Land Quality Management Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | This is a collaborative feasibility study funding by Innovate UK in 2015 (pre-award) under the Solving Urban Challenges with Data call. Land Quality Management, British Geological Survey, University of Nottingham (National Geospatial Institute) and Nottingham Energy Services Ltd were paid partners who have delivered parts of wholes of work packages. The remaining partners assist in-kind to provide an end user perspective on the outputs of the project. BGS provided geoscience and spatial data expertise. We provided a range of sub-surface data, developed geospatial processing methodologies and delivered a functional webGIS portal for the feasibility tool. I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | BGS - geoscience and spatial data expertise LQM - business consultancy and project management UoN - environmental science and spatial data expertise NEP - renewable energy experts Positive Homes - house builder Financial contributions in-kind and technical contributions based on the skills held by each organisation. |
Impact | Spatial decision support tool presented as webGIS for evaluating the feasibility of 7 different renewable energy technologies using technical and environmental data on above and below ground constraints e.g. geology affects foundation design of large wind turbines. Multi-disciplinary involving renewable energy specialists, business consultants, environmental scientists, geoscientists, spatial data experts and house building. These outputs are pre-award but I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Data4Sustain - GIS spatial decision support tool for evaluating feasibility of seven renewable energy technologies |
Organisation | NEP Energy Service Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | This is a collaborative feasibility study funding by Innovate UK in 2015 (pre-award) under the Solving Urban Challenges with Data call. Land Quality Management, British Geological Survey, University of Nottingham (National Geospatial Institute) and Nottingham Energy Services Ltd were paid partners who have delivered parts of wholes of work packages. The remaining partners assist in-kind to provide an end user perspective on the outputs of the project. BGS provided geoscience and spatial data expertise. We provided a range of sub-surface data, developed geospatial processing methodologies and delivered a functional webGIS portal for the feasibility tool. I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | BGS - geoscience and spatial data expertise LQM - business consultancy and project management UoN - environmental science and spatial data expertise NEP - renewable energy experts Positive Homes - house builder Financial contributions in-kind and technical contributions based on the skills held by each organisation. |
Impact | Spatial decision support tool presented as webGIS for evaluating the feasibility of 7 different renewable energy technologies using technical and environmental data on above and below ground constraints e.g. geology affects foundation design of large wind turbines. Multi-disciplinary involving renewable energy specialists, business consultants, environmental scientists, geoscientists, spatial data experts and house building. These outputs are pre-award but I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Data4Sustain - GIS spatial decision support tool for evaluating feasibility of seven renewable energy technologies |
Organisation | Positive Homes |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | This is a collaborative feasibility study funding by Innovate UK in 2015 (pre-award) under the Solving Urban Challenges with Data call. Land Quality Management, British Geological Survey, University of Nottingham (National Geospatial Institute) and Nottingham Energy Services Ltd were paid partners who have delivered parts of wholes of work packages. The remaining partners assist in-kind to provide an end user perspective on the outputs of the project. BGS provided geoscience and spatial data expertise. We provided a range of sub-surface data, developed geospatial processing methodologies and delivered a functional webGIS portal for the feasibility tool. I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | BGS - geoscience and spatial data expertise LQM - business consultancy and project management UoN - environmental science and spatial data expertise NEP - renewable energy experts Positive Homes - house builder Financial contributions in-kind and technical contributions based on the skills held by each organisation. |
Impact | Spatial decision support tool presented as webGIS for evaluating the feasibility of 7 different renewable energy technologies using technical and environmental data on above and below ground constraints e.g. geology affects foundation design of large wind turbines. Multi-disciplinary involving renewable energy specialists, business consultants, environmental scientists, geoscientists, spatial data experts and house building. These outputs are pre-award but I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Data4Sustain - GIS spatial decision support tool for evaluating feasibility of seven renewable energy technologies |
Organisation | University of Nottingham |
Department | Estates Office |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This is a collaborative feasibility study funding by Innovate UK in 2015 (pre-award) under the Solving Urban Challenges with Data call. Land Quality Management, British Geological Survey, University of Nottingham (National Geospatial Institute) and Nottingham Energy Services Ltd were paid partners who have delivered parts of wholes of work packages. The remaining partners assist in-kind to provide an end user perspective on the outputs of the project. BGS provided geoscience and spatial data expertise. We provided a range of sub-surface data, developed geospatial processing methodologies and delivered a functional webGIS portal for the feasibility tool. I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | BGS - geoscience and spatial data expertise LQM - business consultancy and project management UoN - environmental science and spatial data expertise NEP - renewable energy experts Positive Homes - house builder Financial contributions in-kind and technical contributions based on the skills held by each organisation. |
Impact | Spatial decision support tool presented as webGIS for evaluating the feasibility of 7 different renewable energy technologies using technical and environmental data on above and below ground constraints e.g. geology affects foundation design of large wind turbines. Multi-disciplinary involving renewable energy specialists, business consultants, environmental scientists, geoscientists, spatial data experts and house building. These outputs are pre-award but I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Data4Sustain - GIS spatial decision support tool for evaluating feasibility of seven renewable energy technologies |
Organisation | University of Nottingham |
Department | Nottingham Geospatial Institute |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | This is a collaborative feasibility study funding by Innovate UK in 2015 (pre-award) under the Solving Urban Challenges with Data call. Land Quality Management, British Geological Survey, University of Nottingham (National Geospatial Institute) and Nottingham Energy Services Ltd were paid partners who have delivered parts of wholes of work packages. The remaining partners assist in-kind to provide an end user perspective on the outputs of the project. BGS provided geoscience and spatial data expertise. We provided a range of sub-surface data, developed geospatial processing methodologies and delivered a functional webGIS portal for the feasibility tool. I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Collaborator Contribution | BGS - geoscience and spatial data expertise LQM - business consultancy and project management UoN - environmental science and spatial data expertise NEP - renewable energy experts Positive Homes - house builder Financial contributions in-kind and technical contributions based on the skills held by each organisation. |
Impact | Spatial decision support tool presented as webGIS for evaluating the feasibility of 7 different renewable energy technologies using technical and environmental data on above and below ground constraints e.g. geology affects foundation design of large wind turbines. Multi-disciplinary involving renewable energy specialists, business consultants, environmental scientists, geoscientists, spatial data experts and house building. These outputs are pre-award but I am using my Fellowship work on realising the benefits and impact from the project. |
Start Year | 2015 |
Description | Development of a commercial and business led version of the brownfield ground risk calculator |
Organisation | Groundsure Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | I am writing the business case and providing the initial working methodology for the for the development of a new brownfield tool for industry and public authorities. The tool will be co-designed, co-developed and co-delivered. I will be involved in each stage along with relevant members of a wider research team. |
Collaborator Contribution | Groundsure are providing data and technical expertise as well as the commercial experience in developing new data-driven tools for brownfield stakeholders. |
Impact | None yet. |
Start Year | 2019 |
Description | Development of integrated geophysical evaluation bringing old railway lines back into use (Masters project) |
Organisation | British Geological Survey |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Facilitating the development of applied geophysics to assess former railway lines to bring them back into beneficial use. |
Collaborator Contribution | Field surveying and write up of research as part of a Masters project |
Impact | Preparation of peer-reviewed paper Field research |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Development of integrated geophysical evaluation bringing old railway lines back into use (Masters project) |
Organisation | JBA Consulting |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Facilitating the development of applied geophysics to assess former railway lines to bring them back into beneficial use. |
Collaborator Contribution | Field surveying and write up of research as part of a Masters project |
Impact | Preparation of peer-reviewed paper Field research |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | CIRIA |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | Contaminated Land: Applications in Real Environments |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | Environmental Protection UK |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | Geological Society of London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Learned Society |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | North West Brownfield Regeneration Forum |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Engagement with brownfield redevelopment sector using established networks |
Organisation | Yorkshire Contaminated Land Forum |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | I developed working relationships with the above organisations to promote the aims of the Fellowship and engage with the brownfield redevelopment sector. The partnerships resulted in the ability to use existing networks to host of three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018. |
Collaborator Contribution | The above organisations provided the vehicle to ensure deep engagement with the brownfield sector. They assisting with publicising my three regional workshops three brownfields and geoscience workshops in England during February 2018, resulting in the workshops being over subscribed. |
Impact | Report on barriers to brownfield redevelopment. BGS geoscience and brownfield workshops. This report has been used to inform the direction and justification of the Fellowship. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Future Cities Catapult Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Beginning to develop a new spatial decision support tool to evaluate sub-surface abnormal risks for brownfield sites as part of a new digital planning tool. |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, Co-development and co-delivery of tool. Subject matter expertise. |
Impact | New project |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Gateshead Council |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Beginning to develop a new spatial decision support tool to evaluate sub-surface abnormal risks for brownfield sites as part of a new digital planning tool. |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, Co-development and co-delivery of tool. Subject matter expertise. |
Impact | New project |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Groundsure Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Beginning to develop a new spatial decision support tool to evaluate sub-surface abnormal risks for brownfield sites as part of a new digital planning tool. |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, Co-development and co-delivery of tool. Subject matter expertise. |
Impact | New project |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Geological Society brownfields and geoscience workshop (contaminated land group) |
Organisation | Geological Society of London |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Learned Society |
PI Contribution | Hosting a mini-workshop on brownfields and geoscience as part of a young professionals conference held in Manchester on 26th July 2018.(delegates approx. 20) |
Collaborator Contribution | Organising the conference at which I held the mini-workshop.on brownfields and geoscience. |
Impact | Presentation on current geoscience available from BGS and feedback from industry about how this might be improved to assist with the redevelopment of brownfield sites, mainly for new homes. |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Coal Authority |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Environment Agency |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Future Cities Catapult Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Organisation | University of Salford |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Development of a new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Collaborator Contribution | Co-design, co-development and co-delivery of new spatial decision support tool for the systematic evaluation of abnormal ground risks and costs for brownfield sites in Greater Manchester |
Impact | New GIS tool Technical reports to support Housing Infrastructure Fund applications Technical reports to assist with using the GIS tool Invited presentations at conferences Utilisation of the outputs of the tool in the viability assessment of the Greater Manchester Spatial Framework. |
Start Year | 2016 |
Description | Groundhog geological and conceptual site model software |
Organisation | British Geological Survey |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Facilitating the relationship between BGS and LQM to develop a formal working relationship to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver new geological and conceptual site modelling software for the land development, regulatory and consultancy sector. |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise, business development and technical support. |
Impact | Collaboration Agreement New software New training courses. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Groundhog geological and conceptual site model software |
Organisation | Land Quality Management Ltd |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | Facilitating the relationship between BGS and LQM to develop a formal working relationship to co-design, co-develop and co-deliver new geological and conceptual site modelling software for the land development, regulatory and consultancy sector. |
Collaborator Contribution | Subject matter expertise, business development and technical support. |
Impact | Collaboration Agreement New software New training courses. |
Start Year | 2017 |
Description | Groundscreen |
Organisation | Groundsure Limited |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Private |
PI Contribution | IP in brownfield ground risk calculator being used to develop commercial UK wide digital tool - my input on methods, remediation cost estimates and specialist advice on brownfields and associated sector. |
Collaborator Contribution | IP held by Groundsure being used to develop commercial UK wide tool - input includes IT infrastructure, method development, market research, commercialisation |
Impact | To early for outputs and impact at the moment. |
Start Year | 2020 |
Description | Joint BGS and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland brownfields and geoscience workshop |
Organisation | Geological Survey of Northern Ireland |
Country | United Kingdom |
Sector | Public |
PI Contribution | Joint brownfields workshop held with Geological Survey Northern Ireland to share knowledge on BEIS/DoE geoscience in brownfield redevelopment process. Workshop attracted approximately 50 delegates as part of the Remediate conference between 18-20th September 2018. Delegate profile was academic, industry and regulator. Facilitated session on GSNI geoscience and feedback from 'industry' on what might be improved to increase impact. Table discussions focused on predetermined questions which resulted in feedback recorded using large post-it notes and a full group discussion. |
Collaborator Contribution | As above |
Impact | Workshop hosted on 20th September 2018 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Description | Joint BGS and Geological Survey of Northern Ireland brownfields and geoscience workshop |
Organisation | Queens University |
Country | Bangladesh |
Sector | Academic/University |
PI Contribution | Joint brownfields workshop held with Geological Survey Northern Ireland to share knowledge on BEIS/DoE geoscience in brownfield redevelopment process. Workshop attracted approximately 50 delegates as part of the Remediate conference between 18-20th September 2018. Delegate profile was academic, industry and regulator. Facilitated session on GSNI geoscience and feedback from 'industry' on what might be improved to increase impact. Table discussions focused on predetermined questions which resulted in feedback recorded using large post-it notes and a full group discussion. |
Collaborator Contribution | As above |
Impact | Workshop hosted on 20th September 2018 |
Start Year | 2018 |
Title | Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Description | Gateshead brownfield ground risk calculator presented in ArciGIS Online for internal business use for Gateshead Council. Soon to be available on public web viewer for local housing developers. |
Type Of Technology | Webtool/Application |
Year Produced | 2020 |
Impact | Gateshead Council are now reviewing planning applications using the brownfield ground risk calculator. Technical contaminated land officers are using the tool to assess suitability of the proposed development against requirements of the National Planning Policy Framework in the context of contamination and land instability. |
URL | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/engineeringGeology/urbanGeoscience/Brownfield/Gateshead_bgrc.html |
Title | Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Description | GIS based spatial decision support tool for evaluating ground risks and remediation costs for soil and groundwater contamination and land instability constraints for >4700 brownfield sites in Greater Manchester. Uses mulitple input datasets from NERC (BGS), Ordnance Survey, Environment Agency and The Coal Authority to derive proprietory ground risk scores and risk mitigation cost estimates. Presented in different GIS software environments (ESRI, MapInfo and QGIS) for planning and environmental regulatory officers in public authorities. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | Software outputs used as support evidence in grant application to Homes England (MHCLG) by Salford, Bolton and Wigan Councils in Manchester. Bid values greater than >£130m and 13 000 new homes. Outcome of bids not yet known. |
Title | Groundhog geological software |
Description | BGS Groundhog ™ Desktop is game changing geological software for construction and development projects. Groundhog ™ allows the user to import ground investigation data to produce accurate scaled borehole logs geological cross-sections. These outputs link to either a digital terrain model or more rudimentary borehole levels for your development site. With map view functionality the user can import a site boundary with ground investigation data, visualising these in in the context of a topographical OS basemap of the site, BGS geological maps and other environment data. Boreholes logs and cross-sections can be exported directly into technical reports or into 3D geological modelling software, BIM or CAD environments. Additional modular functions in Groundhog ™ Professional include the ability to draw, annotate and link industrial pollutant sources, exposure pathways and receptors relating to potential land contamination. These functions complement the requirements for producing conceptual site models for risk-based land management in the UK and abroad. Collectively Groundhog ™ tools allow ground conditions at a site to be reproducibly visualised and interpreted, leading to reliable robust decision-making for ground and contamination risks in construction and redevelopment projects. |
Type Of Technology | Software |
Year Produced | 2019 |
Impact | New software and collaboration with SME. Free and commercial versions available. Aspects of software co-designed with local SME. Business model for professional version of tool based on collaboration agreement with SME (Land Quality Management) whereby LQM sell training and software licenses to the economic benefit of LQM and British Geological Survey. Software provides new ways of producing conceptual site models for risk based management of brownfield land. |
URL | https://www.bgs.ac.uk/research/environmentalModelling/groundhog/groundhogDesktop.html |
Description | BGS stand and presentation at national contaminated land expo |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Hosted a stand at the Contamination Expo - met and talked with lots of people in the brownfield sector, increasing understanding of NERC geoscience and getting a feel for industry need. Also gave talk on fellowship. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Brownfield and geoscience workshop (Geological Society) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 10 participants attended workshops held at a national young practioners conference hosted by the Geological Society. Each left with a new understanding of the scope of the geoscience (geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry) in relation to the brownfield redevelopment sectors. Participants gave ideas and feedback on NERC geoscience - informing what NERC and BGS might do to improve the current offering and develop new opportunities in partnership with the sector. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Brownfields and geoscience workshop (Belfast) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | 40 participants attended workshops held at the Remediate 2018 conference in Belfast. Each left with a new understanding of the scope of the geoscience (geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry) in relation to the brownfield redevelopment sectors. Participants gave lots ideas and feedback on NERC geoscience - informing what NERC and BGS might do to improve the current offering and develop new opportunities in partnership with the sector. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Co-design and development workshop for Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Co-design and development workshop for methodology for Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Exploratory meeting with the Ministry of Housing Communities and Local Government |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Exploratory meeting with a Government Department (MHCLG) to talk about ways in which the brownfield research and knowledge I have gained can be better used in central Government. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Geological and Geoscience in fluvial and groundwater flooding |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | One day knowledge transfer on geology and geoscience for local lead flood authority of Cambridgeshire County Council |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Groundhog geological software knowledge exchange workshop |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Knowledge exchange workshop to assist with the development of Groundhog geological software and conceptual site model functionality (collaborative project with industry partners) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Informal semi-structured interview with housing developers in Gateshead r |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Semi-structure interviews with housing developers to understand their need for the Gateshead brownfield ground risk calculator. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited mini-workshop at Gateshead Developer Network |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Local |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Hosted knowledge exchange workshop with Gateshead Council planning and environment officers to assist with development of Gateshead Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited talk at Land Condition Symposium (Institute of Environmental Sciences) |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk at annual conference on land condition by Institute of Environmental Sciences |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Invited talk at North East Contaminated Land Forum |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on my KE Fellowship |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited talk at Remediate 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at Remediate 2018 (Belfast) on dermal bioavailability of organic compounds in contaminated soils |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited talk at Remediate 2018 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited presentation at Remediate 2018 (Belfast) on spatial decision support tools for brownfield redevelopment projects |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited talk at the Society of Brownfield Risk Assessment annual conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on dermal bioavailability of organic contaminants in soils |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Invited talk at the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Pollution Advisory Group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk on bioaccessibility of soil contaminants |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Multiple meetings and discussions about developing a brownfield remediation cost calculator for Greater Manchester Combined Authority |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
Results and Impact | Multiple meetings and disucssions about developing a new spatial decision support tool for Greater Manchester Combined Authority to assist with prioritising the redevelopment of brownfield sites on the basis of remediation costs. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017,2018 |
Description | Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals (OEESC) Conference talk |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | International |
Primary Audience | Other audiences |
Results and Impact | Talk on dermal bioavailability research conducted as part of this Fellowship at 8th Occupational and Environmental Exposure of Skin to Chemicals (OEESC) Conference, Dublin. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Presentation to Environmental Protection UK contaminated land working group |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Presentation on current dermal bioavailability research being developed through my Fellowship and associated industry collaborations and PhD students. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
Description | Talk given at Brownfield Briefing Site Investigation conference |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk given at the Brownfield Briefing Site Investigation conference on the brownfield ground risk calculator |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://events.environment-analyst.com/79199/brownfield-investigation-and-remediation-2019 |
Description | Talk given at Brownfield Development Midlands |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk given at the national Brownfield Development Midlands conference. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
URL | https://events.environment-analyst.com/73460/brownfield-redevelopment-midlands-2019 |
Description | Talk given at Geography in Government conference 2019 |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Invited talk given on the brownfield ground risk calculator at the annual Geography in Government conference |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Talk given at national conference on NERC bioaccessibility research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Talk at Brownfield Briefing conference on risk assessment |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Talk given at national conference on my KE fellowship |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk given on my Fellowship at Environmental Protection UK annual conference (mainly Local Authorities) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Talk given at regional conference on NERC bioaccessibility research |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Talk given on NERC bioaccessibility to the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire Pollution Advisory Group (Local Authorities) |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2017 |
Description | Three regional BGS geoscience and brownfields workshops held in England |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | 70 participants attended workshops. Each left with a new understanding of the scope of the geoscience (geology, hydrogeology, geochemistry) in relation to the brownfield redevelopment sectors. Participants gave lots ideas and feedback on NERC geoscience - informing what NERC and BGS might do to improve the current offering and develop new opportunities in partnership with the sector. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
URL | http://www.bgs.ac.uk/news/events/brownfieldandgeoscience/ |
Description | Webinar on Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Webinar on the Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator for planning and environment officers in Greater Manchester |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2019 |
Description | Workshop on Beta version of Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | Regional |
Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
Results and Impact | Co-development workshop for Greater Manchester Brownfield Ground Risk Calculator. Attended by Combined Authority and district local authorities. Feedback on beta version of GIS spatial decision support tool garnered from delegates. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2018 |
Description | Workshop on brownfields and sustainable urban drainage |
Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
Geographic Reach | National |
Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
Results and Impact | Hosted a workshop for industry on the challenges of implementing SuDS on brownfields. Interactive talks inc. live surveys conducted to measure how participants currently manage risks on brownfields SuDS. |
Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2020 |
URL | https://events.environment-analyst.com/106154/exploring-the-barriers-and-opportunities-for-infiltrat... |