UKRI Interdisciplinary Circular Economy Centre for Technology Metals (Met4Tech)
Lead Research Organisation:
UNIVERSITY OF EXETER
Department Name: Camborne School of Mines
Abstract
The Circular Economy (CE) is a revolutionary alternative to a traditional linear, make-use-dispose economy. It is based on the central principle of maintaining continuous flows of resources at their highest value for the longest period and then recovering, cascading and regenerating products and materials at the end of each life cycle. Metals are ideal flows for a circular economy. With careful stewardship and good technology, metals mined from the Earth can be reused indefinitely.
Technology metals (techmetals) are an essential, distinct, subset of specialist metals. Although they are used in much smaller quantities than industrial metals such as iron and aluminium, each techmetal has its own specific and special properties that give it essential functions in devices ranging from smart phones, batteries, wind turbines and solar cells to electric vehicles. Techmetals are thus essential enablers of a future circular, low carbon economy and demand for many is increasing rapidly. E.g., to meet the UK's 2050 ambition for offshore wind turbines will require 10 years' worth of global neodymium production. To replace all UK-based vehicles with electric vehicles would require 200% of cobalt and 75% of lithium currently produced globally each year. The UK is 100% reliant on imports of techmetals including from countries that represent geopolitical risks. Some techmetals are therefore called Critical Raw Materials (high economic importance and high risk of supply disruption). Only four of the 27 raw materials considered critical by the EU have an end-of-life recycling input rate higher than 10%.
Our UKRI TechMet CE Centre brings together for the first time world-leading researchers to maximise opportunities around the provision of techmetals from primary and secondary sources, and lead materials stewardship, creating a National Techmetals Circular Economy Roadmap to accelerate us towards a circular economy. This will help the UK meet its Industrial Strategy Clean Growth agenda and its ambitious UK 2050 climate change targets with secure and environmentally-acceptable supplies of techmetals.
There are many challenges to a future techmetal circular economy. With growing demand, new mining is needed and we must keep the environmental footprint of this primary production as low as possible. Materials stewardship of techmetals is difficult because their fate is often difficult to track. Most arrive in the UK 'hidden' in complex products from which they are difficult to recover. Collection is inefficient, consumers may not feel incentivised to recycle, and policy and legislative initiatives such as Extended Producer Responsibility focus on large volume metals rather than small quantity techmetals. There is a lack of end-to-end visibility and connection between different parts of techmetal value chains.
The TechMet consortium brings together the Universities of Exeter, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester and the British Geological Survey who are already working on how to improve the raw materials cycle, manufacture goods to be re-used and recycled, recycle complex goods such as batteries and use and re-use equipment for as long as possible before it needs recycling. One of our first tasks is to track the current flows of techmetals through the UK economy, which although fundamental, is poorly known. The Centre will conduct new interdisciplinary research on interventions to improve each stage in the cycle and join up the value chain - raw materials can be newly mined and recycled, and manufacturing technology can be linked directly to re-use and recycling. The environmental footprint of our techmetals will be evaluated. Business, regulatory and social experts will recommend how the UK can best put all these stages together to make a new techmetals circular economy and produce a strategy for its implementation.
Technology metals (techmetals) are an essential, distinct, subset of specialist metals. Although they are used in much smaller quantities than industrial metals such as iron and aluminium, each techmetal has its own specific and special properties that give it essential functions in devices ranging from smart phones, batteries, wind turbines and solar cells to electric vehicles. Techmetals are thus essential enablers of a future circular, low carbon economy and demand for many is increasing rapidly. E.g., to meet the UK's 2050 ambition for offshore wind turbines will require 10 years' worth of global neodymium production. To replace all UK-based vehicles with electric vehicles would require 200% of cobalt and 75% of lithium currently produced globally each year. The UK is 100% reliant on imports of techmetals including from countries that represent geopolitical risks. Some techmetals are therefore called Critical Raw Materials (high economic importance and high risk of supply disruption). Only four of the 27 raw materials considered critical by the EU have an end-of-life recycling input rate higher than 10%.
Our UKRI TechMet CE Centre brings together for the first time world-leading researchers to maximise opportunities around the provision of techmetals from primary and secondary sources, and lead materials stewardship, creating a National Techmetals Circular Economy Roadmap to accelerate us towards a circular economy. This will help the UK meet its Industrial Strategy Clean Growth agenda and its ambitious UK 2050 climate change targets with secure and environmentally-acceptable supplies of techmetals.
There are many challenges to a future techmetal circular economy. With growing demand, new mining is needed and we must keep the environmental footprint of this primary production as low as possible. Materials stewardship of techmetals is difficult because their fate is often difficult to track. Most arrive in the UK 'hidden' in complex products from which they are difficult to recover. Collection is inefficient, consumers may not feel incentivised to recycle, and policy and legislative initiatives such as Extended Producer Responsibility focus on large volume metals rather than small quantity techmetals. There is a lack of end-to-end visibility and connection between different parts of techmetal value chains.
The TechMet consortium brings together the Universities of Exeter, Birmingham, Leicester, Manchester and the British Geological Survey who are already working on how to improve the raw materials cycle, manufacture goods to be re-used and recycled, recycle complex goods such as batteries and use and re-use equipment for as long as possible before it needs recycling. One of our first tasks is to track the current flows of techmetals through the UK economy, which although fundamental, is poorly known. The Centre will conduct new interdisciplinary research on interventions to improve each stage in the cycle and join up the value chain - raw materials can be newly mined and recycled, and manufacturing technology can be linked directly to re-use and recycling. The environmental footprint of our techmetals will be evaluated. Business, regulatory and social experts will recommend how the UK can best put all these stages together to make a new techmetals circular economy and produce a strategy for its implementation.
Organisations
- UNIVERSITY OF EXETER (Lead Research Organisation)
- Pontifical Catholic University of Chile (Collaboration)
- University of Bath (Collaboration)
- University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Collaboration)
- Catholic University of Bukavu (Collaboration)
- OPEN UNIVERSITY (Collaboration)
- Copenhagen Business School (Collaboration)
- Mandalay Resources (Project Partner)
- Oakdene Hollins Ltd (Project Partner)
- Beta Technology Ltd (Project Partner)
- Critical Minerals Association (Project Partner)
- Mkango Resources Limited (Project Partner)
- Cornwall Resources Limited (Project Partner)
- Cobalt Institute (Project Partner)
- Celsa Steel UK (Project Partner)
- ENVIRONMENT AGENCY (Project Partner)
- PV3 Technologies Ltd (Project Partner)
- Minviro (Project Partner)
- Roskill Information Services Ltd (Project Partner)
- Less Common Metals Ltd (Project Partner)
- Life Saver Power (Project Partner)
- Advanced Propulsion Centre UK Ltd (APC) (Project Partner)
- Pact (Project Partner)
- Kite Air Ltd (Project Partner)
- Colorado School of Mines (Project Partner)
- HyProMag (Project Partner)
- Apto Solutions (Project Partner)
- Natural History Museum (Project Partner)
- Ravel (Project Partner)
- The Coal Authority (Project Partner)
- CB2tech Limited (Project Partner)
- NTNU (Norwegian Uni of Sci & Technology) (Project Partner)
- Circunomics (Project Partner)
- EYDE Cluster (Project Partner)
- Marine Minerals Ltd (Project Partner)
- Cornwall Council (Project Partner)
- Department for International Trade (Project Partner)
- Satarla (Project Partner)
- Bullitt (Project Partner)
- Cornish Mining World Heritage (Project Partner)
- Cornish Lithium (Project Partner)
- Geothermal Engineering Ltd (Project Partner)
- Critical Materials Institute (Project Partner)
- Levin Sources (Project Partner)
- HSSMI Ltd (Project Partner)
Publications
Dawson L
(2021)
Steering extended producer responsibility for electric vehicle batteries
in Environmental Law Review
Qian Z
(2024)
Digital advertising spillover, online-exclusive product launches, and manufacturer-remanufacturer competition
in European Journal of Operational Research
Gong C
(2024)
Logistics sourcing of e-commerce firms considering promised delivery time and environmental sustainability
in European Journal of Operational Research
Daskalopoulou E
(2024)
Overcoming passivation through improved mass transport in dense ionic fluids.
in Faraday discussions
Patel A
(2024)
Lithium-ion battery second life: pathways, challenges and outlook
in Frontiers in Chemistry
Lee R
(2024)
The Geopolitics of Access to Critical Minerals Necessary to Support Energy Transition
in Global Energy Law and Sustainability
Mulcahy K
(2022)
Debondable adhesives and their use in recycling
in Green Chemistry
Yang L
(2023)
Design principles for LiFePO 4 electrodes with improved recyclability
in Green Chemistry
Marin Rivera R
(2022)
Catalytic dissolution of metals from printed circuit boards using a calcium chloride-based deep eutectic solvent
in Green Chemistry
Qian Z
(2025)
To Cooperate or Not: Evaluating process innovation strategies in battery recycling and product innovation
in International Journal of Production Economics
| Title | new precious metals exhibit |
| Description | transportable Museum exhibit on circular economy - enables audience to interact to explore the difference between mining and sending metals through a linear economy and mining coupled with a circular economy |
| Type Of Art | Artefact (including digital) |
| Year Produced | 2024 |
| Impact | exhibit has been at Wrexham science discovery centre, Royal Cornwall Museum Truro Cornwall and Eden Project Cornwall - Eden noted the good engagement of the audiences with the exhibit |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/met4tech-exhibit-on-display-at-eden-project/ |
| Description | Researchers have established as far as available data allow, the UK stocks and flows models for lithium and rare earth elements, which provide a fundamental understanding of the status of the UK supply chain, supply dependencies and the circular economy. We have chosen these metals so that this work is in alignment with the UK critical minerals strategy. The UK Tech Metals Observatory has been launched, hosted by the British Geological Survey, ready for use by external stakeholders. Meanwhile, the Environment LCA team has estimated the stocks and flow of technology metals embedded in electrical and electronic equipment in UK households. An important point about our circular economy research is that it 'starts at the beginning' by considering the initial exploration for raw materials. Researchers have been working to understand better where technology metals are held in geological resources and could be produced as by-products. A case study illustrating a circular economy 'Geo-model' for the granite associated resources in Cornwall, bringing together all the various mineral and geothermal resources has been extended to demonstrate the new draft UN Resource Management System and presented to the Third United Nations Resource Management System (UNRMS) Workshop.. Staying with the importance of the 'in-bound' phase of the circular economy as most important in ensuring the best chance of success with keeping materials in use/ re-use and recycled, the chemistry team has developed a toolkit to show technical manufacturing innovations as well as recycling improvements that can help ensure that materials can be recovered by recycling, in environmentally-friendly ways. We have also carried out some bioleaching experiments using three methylotroph bacterial strains on monazite and lamp phosphor which resulted in successful bioleaching of REE. The social science team has developed a new roadmapping approach for tech metals which has been trialled with industry and policy stakeholders (to be published soon). The Business school team has developed an agent-based model of the circular economy system for EV battery materials to support the roadmap investigations. Our regulatory team help to translate regulatory changes relevant to the Centre research and held a workshop on extended producer responsibility to see how we can incorporate these business models into our roadmap outputs. Having listened to our industry partners and brought their insights together with our research results, we are now completing two roadmap products: one is a FAQ-based online roadmap for rare earths in magnets and the other is an online roadmap for lithium, and cobalt in lithium-ion batteries. |
| Exploitation Route | Advice to the Critical Minerals team in Government at BEIS and now DBT, as references in the Resilience for the Future, July 2022 and the strategy refresh in March 2023. Advice to Defra resources and waste. Advice to devolved government and regional government on CE. Companies are using the outputs (See impact section) to help with technical innovation and CE roadmapping, |
| Sectors | Energy Environment Manufacturing including Industrial Biotechology Security and Diplomacy |
| URL | http://www.met4tech.org |
| Description | The Met4Tech researchers have collaborated closely with our industry and policy partners on new case studies and projects, and on development of the new Tech metals Observatory (hosted at BGS, and complementary to the the Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre) and the Tech metals circular economy roadmap for the UK, as outlined in the Annual reports and the Biannual reporting to UKRI. The Met4Tech Co-Investigators met with industry groups and the academic community to present and discuss the project studies and potential new (strategic) collaborations with the Centre. There are many new case studies, papers and publications (see resources list on website Met4Tech.org). Many technology metals are critical minerals, and there is much interest in Met4Tech in Policy circles and UK government departments (Defra, Cabinet Office, DBT, DESNZ, Ministry of Defence, Environment Agency). The Met4Tech researchers participated in national and international forums concerned with critical materials (minerals and metals) for strategic applications, including the ISO Committee for critical minerals, the BSI Committees for Lithium and REEs, the UK's Expert Committee on Critical Minerals, and CLIMATES Advisory Board. Met4Tech researchers meet regularly with policy groups to discuss specific topics (batteries, magnets, WTO rules, sustainable mining, etc.) and international initiatives (critical minerals, product passports, Centres of Excellence, etc.). Met4Tech researchers are providing views and recommendations to the UK Policy partners in several key areas (see Annual and Biannual reports). There have been a wide range of media engagements, including filming with the BBC news (Critical minerals and climate change, recycling of REPMs, etc.), Sky News (UK critical minerals), and broadcast events. |
| First Year Of Impact | 2021 |
| Sector | Energy,Environment,Government, Democracy and Justice,Manufacturing, including Industrial Biotechology |
| Impact Types | Economic Policy & public services |
| Description | Advanced Propulsion Centre academic advisory group |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | reference to APC programme of publications, conferences, and research calls |
| URL | https://www.apcuk.co.uk/get-involved/the-academic-advisory-group/ |
| Description | BSI REE Circular Supply Chain Strategic Advisory Group (Evi Petavratzi, Wan-Ting Hsu and Gavin Harper) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Biden's Inflation Reduction Act and Critical Minerals - An Analysis (In-house seminar for UK Dept of International Trade) December 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | n/a |
| Description | CLIMATES advisory committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | Helped to shape calls for research funding to establish REE supply chains in UK |
| URL | https://iuk-business-connect.org.uk/programme/circular-critical-materials-supply-chains/ |
| Description | CSaP Policy Fellowship - contribution of evidence |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The evidence provided will be utilised to produce a report that will reach senior UK Civil Service professionals to enable better integration of existing strategies with cross-cutting themes. |
| Description | Carol Pettit, Robert Lee, Jyoti Ahuja, Aleks Cavoski, Frances Wall contributed to Met4Tech response to Foreign Commonwealth and Development Office inquiry into Critical Materials |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | FW Member of UK Critical Minerals Expert Committee |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-opens-latest-meeting-of-the-critical-minerals-... |
| Description | Fellowship with FCDO |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Influenced training of practitioners or researchers |
| Impact | Ongoing work with colleagues in FCDO to provide internal expertise and upskilling, relating to mining & recycling, critical minerals and nautral resources. |
| Description | Foreign Affairs Committee Critical Minerals Inquiry |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Impact | The evidence are likely to influence future activities from FCDO on improving the resilience and security of the UK critical minerals supply chains. |
| Description | Jyoti Ahuja- panel member at 3rd UNRMS workshop on Resources as a Service |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Meeting of the All Party Parliamentary Group on Critical Materials, House of Commons, Westminster |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | Meeting with Lorraine Fleming (Minerals and Petroleum Department for the Economy, Northern Ireland) |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Robert Lee and Jyoti Ahuja attended and contributed to Defra batteries consultation group meetings |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to a national consultation/review |
| Description | Skills Development for UK Critical Minerals Workshop |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Impact | The workshop was co sponsored by the Department for Business and Trade and feeds in to their planning around the UK's Skills and Training needs in the Critical materials space. There were DBT representatives there that I interacted with. |
| Description | UK Brazil Mining Dialogue - Dry Stacking: Geotechnical Challenges and Legislation (Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office) December 2022 |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre Advisory Committee (Prof Allan Walton, Prof Frances Wall) |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Contribution to new or improved professional practice |
| Impact | influences the CMIC programme of activities, see outputs from CMIC on their website |
| URL | https://ukcmic.org/ |
| Description | UK HMG workshop |
| Geographic Reach | Multiple continents/international |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| Description | input to Cornwall and IoS Economic plan |
| Geographic Reach | Local/Municipal/Regional |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/business-trading-and-licences/economic-development/good-growth-plan/ |
| Description | policy paper for information in preparation of UK Critical Minerals strategy, Frances Wall, Eva Marquis Karen Hudson-Edwards, Aleks Cavoski, Robert Lee, and Jyoti Ahuja |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Policy Influence Type | Participation in a guidance/advisory committee |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/UNFC_SWEngland_Policy_Brief_May2022.pdf |
| Description | Assessing the circular economy potential of cobalt in the UK |
| Amount | £44,609 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Cobalt Institute |
| Sector | Charity/Non Profit |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 09/2022 |
| End | 10/2026 |
| Description | Circular Economy Feasibility Study - Ecomar Propulsion (Clean marine propulsion systems for circularity and sustainable materials use) |
| Amount | £72,626 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10026882 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 04/2023 |
| Description | Circular Niobium |
| Amount | £89,950 (GBP) |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 03/2022 |
| End | 03/2023 |
| Description | MineMT |
| Amount | £434,795 (GBP) |
| Funding ID | 10084269 |
| Organisation | Innovate UK |
| Sector | Public |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Start | 11/2023 |
| End | 04/2025 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | Catholic University of Bukavu |
| Country | Congo, the Democratic Republic of the |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | Copenhagen Business School |
| Country | Denmark |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | Open University |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | Pontifical Catholic University of Chile |
| Country | Chile |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | University of Bath |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain (Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research) |
| Organisation | University of Chinese Academy of Sciences |
| Country | China |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | Part of a network led by Copenhagen Business School to explore Weath and value entanglements in the Lithium Ion Battery Supply Chain - providing technical expertise and knowledge gained from UKRI funded projects to a group that is focused around the social sciences understanding the flows of material, wealth and value in the global Lithium Ion Battery Supply chain. Attended workshops at the University of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Beijing and Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile in Santiago. |
| Collaborator Contribution | A network development grant bringing together a consortium of 16 researchers across six countries to investigate entanglements of wealth and value in the global lithium-ion battery chain, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Research. In 2024 and 2025, we will meet in China, Chile, and Australia (hosted by a partner university in each country) to work towards the final project output of submitting a major consortium bid by mid-2025. Short title £100,000 Status Active Effective start/end date 1/01/24 ? 27/06/25 |
| Impact | Publication outputs from the network have not been generated yet, however, there are a number of working papers in process. The network has resulted in a number of workshops that have been funded by the network, which represent an in-kind contribution to our research. The collaboration is multidisciplinary cutting across the physical and social sciences, with collaborators based in Business and Management, Economic Geography, Geology and the Social Sciences. |
| Start Year | 2024 |
| Description | "Keynote talk - Geoscience, Exploration and Extraction Conference, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Keynote talk on resources |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.pnggeoscience.com/gee-2022-conference.html |
| Description | 'What about Tier 4?' A podcast Interview by Transmission podcast |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interivew given for the Transmission podcast on the impact of Tier 4 supply chain in the decarbonisation of transport. This followed the recent publication of a paper on the subject (https://doi.org/10.1007/s13563-022-00334-2). The podcast is popular in the US Automotive related audience. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://tv.freightwaves.com/player/32791/stream?assetType=episodes |
| Description | 11th International Conference on Industrial Ecology - Presenation (Wan-Ting Hsu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Wan-Ting gave a presentation, titled 'A dynamic analysis of Rare Earth Elements in the UK electric vehicle stock', at ISIE conference, which sparked questions, discussion and had new networking connection afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | 15 July 2021 Presentation, TM Group, Implications of Environmental Social and Governance Investment (Prof Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | 15 July 2021 Presentation, TM Group, Implications of Environmental Social and Governance Investment |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 20 August 2021 Meeting with Welsh Government re mining waste |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Bob Lee meeting with Welsh Government regarding mining waste on 20 August 2021. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 21 April 2021: Meeting, Coal Safety Expert Group (convened by UK and Welsh Governments - RGL Legal Adviser) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Prof. Bob Lee Meeting regarding Coal Safety Expert Group (convened by UK and Welsh Governments - RGL Legal Adviser): 21 April 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 24 June 2021 - Speaker, Webinar, Landmark: ESG Data: Standardisation, Accessibility and Understanding (Prof. Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 24 June 2021 - Speaker, Webinar, Landmark: ESG Data: Standardisation, Accessibility and Understanding |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 5 May 2021 - Speaker, Bristol Law Society, Introduction to ESG (Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 5 May 2021 - Speaker, Bristol Law Society, Introduction to ESG (Prof. Bob Lee) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 6 May 2021 - Speaker, International Association of Young Lawyers, New frontiers of energy transitions (Prof Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 6 May 2021 - Speaker, International Association of Young Lawyers, New frontiers of energy transitions (Prof Bob Lee) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | 6th Annual Electrification & Battery Development For Non-Road Applications Forum, "Effective Management for End of Life Batteries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A great number of CO2 limiting legislation for passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles is becoming more and more pressing and boosts the electrification development also in the sector of non-road mobile machinery. However, a great number of large and heavy mobile machinery is still powered by internal combustion engines, and their power transmission solutions and designs have to be reconsidered in order to keep up with the demands of the regulators. Due to the fact that the challenges of electrifying machinery are present on different system levels, it is crucial to create solutions through the collaboration of many parties. TBM is proud to present the 6th annual Electrification and Battery Development for Non-Road Applications conference which aims to present effective solutions for the main challenges that the industry is currently facing. The event will cover such essential topics as power supply in remote sites, overcoming barriers to implementation of FCEVs, component integration with the vehicle, battery technologies and much more. The participants at the event will be able to gain a great number of perspectives on what does the future hold for fully electric and fuel cell powertrains while drawing lessons from new solutions that can speed up and simplify the transition to a cleaner future. This event will feature: Power supply in remote sites Thermal management for electric drivelines Overcoming barriers to implementation of FCEVs Achieving component integration with the vehicle Battery electric vs. fuel cell-powered machines Electric vehicle cooling systems Developing practical reliability assessment methods Recent developments in electric engine technology Controlling the battery temperature in tough environments Charging solutions enabling 8-hour operation Battery technologies that match the needs of the user |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | 6th Annual Electrification & Battery Development For Non-Road Applications Forum, "Effective Management for End of Life Batteries" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A great number of CO2 limiting legislation for passenger cars and heavy-duty vehicles is becoming more and more pressing and boosts the electrification development also in the sector of non-road mobile machinery. However, a great number of large and heavy mobile machinery is still powered by internal combustion engines, and their power transmission solutions and designs have to be reconsidered in order to keep up with the demands of the regulators. Due to the fact that the challenges of electrifying machinery are present on different system levels, it is crucial to create solutions through the collaboration of many parties. TBM is proud to present the 6th annual Electrification and Battery Development for Non-Road Applications conference which aims to present effective solutions for the main challenges that the industry is currently facing. The event will cover such essential topics as power supply in remote sites, overcoming barriers to implementation of FCEVs, component integration with the vehicle, battery technologies and much more. The participants at the event will be able to gain a great number of perspectives on what does the future hold for fully electric and fuel cell powertrains while drawing lessons from new solutions that can speed up and simplify the transition to a cleaner future. This event will feature: Power supply in remote sites Thermal management for electric drivelines Overcoming barriers to implementation of FCEVs Achieving component integration with the vehicle Battery electric vs. fuel cell-powered machines Electric vehicle cooling systems Developing practical reliability assessment methods Recent developments in electric engine technology Controlling the battery temperature in tough environments Charging solutions enabling 8-hour operation Battery technologies that match the needs of the user |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://tbmgroup.eu/etn/6th-annual-electrification-battery-development-for-non-road-applications-for... |
| Description | 7 September 2021 Presentation, Searchflow, ESG and due diligence (Prof Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 7 September 2021 Presentation, Searchflow, ESG and due diligence |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | A Novel Approach to Estimate UK Household's Technology Metal Footprint - Poster |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | SETAC Europe 25th LCA Case Study Symposium (online) The SETAC Europe 25th LCA Symposium is a two and a half days focused topic meeting exploring "The Role of LCA in Raw Material Sustainability, Circularity and Criticality." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | A circular economy in critical minerals: challenges and opportunites within global legislation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A circular economy in critical minerals: challenges and opportunites within global legislation |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | ABD'nin kendi madenleri varken Trump neden Ukrayna'ninkileri istiyor? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Jeremy Howell about Critical Materials and Trump's Minerals Deal in Ukraine. Contributed to global understanding of the role of emerging Critical Materials conflicts in geopolitical tensions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.com/turkce/articles/cqjdezpexx2o |
| Description | AI Process innovation talk at IWSPE |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Artificial Intelligence-based Process Innovation Strategies in a Closed Loop Supply Chain considering Product Innovation at Twenty-third International Working Seminar on Production Economics (IWSPE) by" Joshua Ignatius*, Krishna Mohan Thazhathu Valiyaveettil |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Active Communications International Battery Recycling Conference - Title Future Lithium Ion Battery Recycling : Towards a roadmap. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Conference presentation, Chaired day of conference and hosted panel discussion on LIB Recycling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Anglo American Circular Economy Open Forum, London |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Participation in Anglo American Circular Economy Open Forum, London, UK, as technical experts Karen Hudson-Edwards, Frances Wall Anglo American Circular Economy Form - by invitation only |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Annual Royce Institute Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Henry Royce Institute's flagship stakeholder conference to explore Royce's mission to develop advanced materials for a sustainable society. Presentation session outlined the UK's materials research priorities and direction to around 400 professional materials scientists. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | AnyLogic Training Programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | Attended the training programme conducted by AnyLogic software to enhance my skills for Agent-Based Simulation Modelling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Article in Belfast telegraph |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in Belfast Telegraph "Researchers find new way to extract high-purity silver from used solar panels" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/uk/researchers-find-new-way-to-extract-high-purity-silver-fr... |
| Description | Article in India Times |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in India Times "Researchers Find A New Process To Extract Silver From Solar Panels, Reduce Mining Burden" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.indiatimes.com/technology/science-and-future/researchers-find-a-new-process-to-extract-s... |
| Description | Article in Portal G7 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in G7: "Pesquisadores descobrem nova maneira de extrair prata de alta pureza de painéis solares usados" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://g7.news/ciencia/2022/09/13/pesquisadores-descobrem-nova-maneira-de-extrair-prata-de-alta-pur... |
| Description | Article in The Independent |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in the independant: "Researchers find new way to extract high-purity silver from used solar panels" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.independent.co.uk/news/science/university-of-leicester-b2166239.html |
| Description | Article in The Inverness Courrier |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in The Inverness courrier: "Researchers find new way to extract high-purity silver from used solar panels" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.inverness-courier.co.uk/news/national/researchers-find-new-way-to-extract-high-purity-si... |
| Description | Article in the press and journal |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in The press and journal: "Scientists find new way to extract high-purity silver from solar cells" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.pressreader.com/uk/the-press-and-journal-aberdeen-and-aberdeenshire/20220914/28184864744... |
| Description | As electric vehicles take off, we'll need to recycle their batteries :28/05/2021 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article about LIB Recycling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/article/electric-vehicles-take-off-recycling-ev-batte... |
| Description | BBC Mundo Data Team - Critical Materials Visual Storytelling Infographic in 22 Languages |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | The BBC's Mundo Data Team, created a visual infographic web page, which explained the challenges around Critical Materials, in a visual storytelling format, with scrollable animated infographics. This was published by the BBC internationally, and translated into around 22 languages in order to reach diverse international audiences in their own languages. The URL link is given for the story in Spanish, however, this has also been translated into a wide array of other languages. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.com/mundo/resources/idt-785327f3-1924-47dd-bc5c-deea29a07e0a |
| Description | BBC Radio 4 - Inside Science - Interview on the Circular Economy of Lithium Ion Batteries - Broadcast Date TBC |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interviewed for a forthcoming BBC Radio 4 Production "Inside Science" on the Circular Economy of Lithium Ion Batteries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b036f7w2 |
| Description | BBC World Survice - The Inquiry (Evi Petavratzi) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Evi was interviewed by BBC. The eposode titled 'Has Toyota solved the electric car battery problem?' and aidoemce reported changed in views and increased interest in related subject areas. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/w3ct4wdz |
| Description | BLS Annual Research Conference - presentation on regulatory challenges surrounding switch to electric vehicles (Prof Aleksandra Cavoski) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | BLS Annual Research Conference - presentation on regulatory challenges surrounding switch to electric vehicles |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Bath Royal Literary and Scientific Institute |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presented on responsible sourcing of metals; "Where will your electric car really come from?" Delivered online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.brlsi.org/whatson/live-where-will-your-electric-car-really-come-from/ |
| Description | Battery Insiders Podcast (Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Battery Insiders Podcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Battery Recycling Europe, 1st March, London, UK A Future Roadmap for Lithium Ion Battery Recycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Conference Presentation on A Future Roadmap for Lithium Ion Battery Recycling |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/battery-recycling-europe/ |
| Description | Birmingham Policy Commission, invited preview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Allan Walton, Paul Anderson,Frances Wall, Bob Lee invited preview of Birmingham Policy Commission. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Brazilian Electrochemistry Society   Conference Prof. Abbott |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Brazilian Electrochemistry Society conference on 25th Nov 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | CBI critical minerals round table |
| 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 | CBI round table on critical minerals convened by Imerys at Carlyon Bay Hotel St Austell 4 Feb 2025. Gave keynote talk to introduce the topic. About 20 key companies, CBI Senior stall, Cornwall Councillor, Great South West staff and University of Exeter staff attended by invitation from Imerys. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | CMA (UK) & GSBF 3rd Annual Conference: The UK Opportunity |
| 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 | Panel member on the discussion around 'Mineral Rights, Planning & Permitting, and developing local infrastructure development for critical metals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | CMs and EV batteries: legal drivers (Batteries conference India 2022) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk on Batteries on CMs and EV batteries: legal drivers at Batteries conference India 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Chair of "Battery Recycling Europe 2023" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Chair of Battery Recycling Europe 2023, Royal Horseguards Hotel, London 1st-2nd March 2023 ACI's Battery Recycling Europe conference will take place on 1st-2nd March 2023 in London, UK. The conference will bring together Battery Recycling industry experts, collection scheme operators and battery manufacturers to learn, share and discuss the current and emerging topics in the Battery Recycling industry. The two-day event will give you an insight on the latest EU regulations, newest recycling technologies, and commercial benefits of battery recycling. ACI'S Battery Recycling Europe will also showcase future opportunities in the Battery Recycling Market and blend together inspirational keynotes, informative sessions, and wonderful networking opportunities. Topics Including: European Battery Recycling Market Overview. Current and Future Battery Recycling Projects and Facilities. Assessing New European Battery Recycling Regulations Challenges to Ensure Safety and Best Practise Enhancing the 2nd Life of Batteries Processing Black Mass Evolving Sustainability and Circularity New Technological Advances Recycling Li-ion Phosphate and Energy Storage Systems Battery Design to Enable more Efficient Recycling Speakers Including: Cesar Santos, Policy Officer, European Commission. John Redmayne, Managing Director - UK, ERP UK. Timm Lux, Associate Director, Non-Ferrous Metals & Recycling, Boston Consulting Group. Sam Haig, Battery Recycling Business Manager, R S Bruce. Hans Eric Melin, Managing Director, Circular Energy Storage. Dr Lin Xiao, CEO, Botree Cycling. Till Bussmann, CTO, Duesenfeld GmbH. Johan van Peperzeel, CEO, Van Peperzeel. Helen Waters, Head of Electric Battery Recycling, European Metal Recycling (EMR). Martina Petranikova, Associate Professor, Chalmers University of Technology. Julia Harty & Lee Allen, Fastmarkets Louise Drue Andersen, Business Developer - Product Area Batteries, Stena Recycling. Daniel Bien, Global Fluids Technical Advisor, Exxonmobil. Jeff Borrman, Director of Battery Division, Cellcycle Ltd. Georgios Chryssos, CEO, GRS Batterien. Gavin Harper, Faraday Institute Research Fellow, University of Birmingham. Takamitsu Utsumi, Manager, Asahi Kasei. Kamila Slupek, Sustainability Director, Eurometaux. Philipp tho-Pesch, Sustainable Battery Engineer, Henkel. Ian Braime, Chief Commercial Director, Ascend Elements. Robbie Staniforth, Innovation and Policy Director, Ecosurety. Michelle Lynch, Director, Enabled Future Ltd. Peter Hessler, Acting Partner and CEO, Urt Recycling Technology. Mina Ha, Senior Research Analyst, Rho Motion. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/battery-recycling-europe/ |
| Description | Chairing "Battery Recycling Europe" 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Following 3 successful editions, ACI is delighted to announce the 4th Battery Recycling Europe Summit, taking place in London, UK, on the 28th & 29th February 2024. The European battery recycling market is experiencing significant growth driven by the increasing demand for battery-powered devices and electric vehicles. Strict regulations and policies, such as the EU Battery Directive, have been implemented to ensure the safe and environmentally responsible management of end-of-life batteries, fostering a robust recycling infrastructure and promoting the circular economy within the region. On the 28th & 29th February 2024, the two-day event is dedicated to advancing the knowledge and collaboration in the field of battery recycling within Europe. Our conference brings together industry leaders, researchers, policymakers, and stakeholders from across the battery recycling ecosystem to exchange insights, discuss emerging trends, and explore innovative solutions for a sustainable future. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.wplgroup.com/aci/event/battery-recycling-europe/ |
| Description | Circularity to reduce criticality |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'Circularity to reduce criticality from a primary supply perspective: micro to macro strategies' at International Round Table on Materials Criticality (IRTC) 2024 by Eva Marquis, Karen Hudson-Edwards, Frances Wall, Carol Pettit |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly critical minerals deep dive |
| 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 | Cornwall and Isles of Scilly Economic Forum (Critical Minerals session) 24 October at Cornish Lithium trelith plant. Gave keynote talk to economic forum members on critical minerals and took part in discussion |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Critical Metals and Circular Economy: a SW England Perspective - Poster |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Mineral Deposits Study Group Winter Meeting 2023, ~150 participants from industry and academia |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Critical Minerals Association Breakfast Chat (Allan Walton, Frances Wall) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Critical Minerals Association Breakfast Chat |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Critical Resource Management using UNRMS in UK |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'Critical Resource Management using UNRMS in UK: Best Practices and Lessons Learned' at Critical Raw Materials Management: UNFC and UNRMS as the Sustainable Transition Pathway by Frances Wall, Eva Marquis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | DASA visit to university of Exeter Penryn campus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Frances Wall and Karen Hudson-Edwards discussed their research, Camborne School of Mines, Met4Tech, Exeter Extreme Environments - all of which could have cross-over interests to Defence & Security -- with visiting policy makers. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Daily Telegraph Interview: The electric cars with the best - and worst - battery life if you're looking to buy in 2022, Vicky Parrott, 2nd September 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Newspaper article on electric vehicle battery life. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.telegraph.co.uk/cars/features/best-worst-battery-life-evs-electric-cars-charger-buy-2022... |
| Description | Deep eutectic solvents for the recycling of technology metals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Conference of metallurgist 2022 (Montreal, Canada), with around 200 people attending (academics, industry, policymakers). Fruitful discussions about the research project. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://com.metsoc.org/2022/ |
| Description | Defra Portable Batteries Workshop (Bob Lee and Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Defra Portable Batteries Workshop |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Defra batteries consultation group 26/04/2021 (Bob Lee and Jyoti Ahuja) |
| 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 | Defra batteries consultation group |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Defra batteries consultation group: 15 July 2021(Bob Lee and Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Defra batteries consultation group: 15 July 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Design sprint |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | A 3-days design sprint to define the aims and objectives of the National Virtual Observatory for technology metals and to produce a prototype. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Designing lithium ion batteries for recycle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Joule/One Earth virtual event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Designing lithium-ion batteries for recycle |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Direct Critical Metal Footprint of the UK Households - Poster |
| 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 | IRTC 2023 conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | EPSRC - Circular Economy & ICT Community Engagement Workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Participated in EPSRC engagement workshop to engage ICT and CE researchers. Participated in brainstorming and knowledge exchage sessions |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | EXE talk entitled 'If it can't be grown, it has to be mined' from Karen Hudson-Edwards |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | ExeTalks are a chance to discover some of the fascinating research undertaken at the University of Exeter, published on own YouTube Channel for additional audiences. Talk entitled 'If it can't be grown, it has to be mined', included Geomodels, legal and circular economy aims of this project |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jFoSKm2dtMw |
| Description | Entanglements of Wealth and Value in the Lithium-ion Battery Chain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A networking project, funded by the Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science and led by Duncan Wigan of Copenhagen Business School organised this workshop in Santiago, Chile. Interaction with in-country experts about the Lithium supply chain, critical to the manufacture of Lithium Ion Batteries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.linkedin.com/posts/gavindjharper_esta-semana-tuvimos-el-segundo-taller-del-activity-7287... |
| Description | Eva Marquis Talk: Tailings and Circular Economy what is the link? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited Talk: Tailings and Circular Economy what is the link? At Critical Minerals Association & Royal Society of Chemistry Policy Event |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Faster, greener technique to improve recycling process for electric vehicle batteries |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article about Lithium Ion Battery Recycling - method developed by Andy Abbott and the team at University of Leicester. Diagram by Gavin Harper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://techxplore.com/news/2021-06-faster-greener-technique-recycling-electric.html |
| Description | Geological Society Energy Transition series first webinar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The first of a series of webinars and meetings to assess and highlight the role of Geosciences in the Energy Transition (ET). The first webinar was an overview of the Energy Transition and Geoscience contributions. Scientific progress and achievements in critical areas, the context of geosciences wrt society awareness, and Government Policy were covered. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Geological Society Public Lecture |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Talk on responsible sourcing of metals, LCA and the role geologists can play from the outset. Finished off with a game of 'Rare earths deposits deck' - a Top Trumps-style game developed to show the kind of issues exploration geologists, investors and consumers need to think about when comparing mineral deposits. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.geolsoc.org.uk/expired/04-postponed-gsl-public-lecture-apr-2020 |
| Description | Geoscientist Features: "The Circular Economy: A View from the Front" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Popular article about circular economy in mining sector. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://geoscientist.online/sections/features/the-circular-economy-a-view-from-the-front/ |
| Description | Geoscientist Features: "The Circular Economy: A View from the Front" |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A magazine, newsletter or online publication |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Geoscientist magazine Features: "The Circular Economy: A View from the Front" Frances Wall, Philip Bird, Eva Marquis, Carol Pettit, Gawen Jenkin, Karen Hudson-Edwards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://geoscientist.online/sections/features/the-circular-economy-a-view-from-the-front/ |
| Description | Great South West Critical Minerals Deep Dive |
| 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 | Critical Minerals deep dive session on Wednesday 6th November at Imerys, St Austell. Round table to formulate regional policy ask on Critical Minerals. F Wall gave keynote talk |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Guest lecture - life cycle assessment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on life cycle assessment introduction and case studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Guest lecture - life cycle assessment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Lecture on life cycle assessment introduction and case studies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | House of Commons, Commons Terrace Reception |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sir Jeremy Wright KC MP hosted a reception for 170 delegates on 30 January 2024, that focused on 'our electric future, opportunities in UK battery innovation'. Proudly hosted by the Faraday Battery Challenge (FBC), delivered by Innovate UK, in collaboration with its delivery partners, The Faraday Institution (FI) and the UK Battery Industrialisation Centre (UKBIC). The evening brought together stakeholders from across the public and private sectors to explore the transformative impact the challenge has had on the sustainable development of the UK's battery industry. The event, underscored the critical need for a sustainable UK battery industry, one underpinned by relentless scientific and innovative endeavours that deliver cost-effective, high-performance, durable, safe and recyclable batteries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.ukri.org/news/faraday-battery-challenge-illuminates-parliament/ |
| Description | IRTC 2023 Presentation (Wan-Ting Hsu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Wan-Ting gave a presentation titled 'Tracking the flows of REEs for EVs and wind turbines in the UK to inform circular economy decisions' and , which sparked questions, discussion and had new networking connections afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | IRTC 2023 Presentation: Sampriti Mahanty |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | "Insights from historical critical metal cases: Ideal-type stages and dilemmas for responsible innovation" at IRTC 2023 conference |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | IRTC 2023 Workshop: UNRMS |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | IRTC 2023 Workshop: Critical Raw Materials Management: UNFC and UNRMS as the Sustainable Transition Pathway. Invited talk in workshop at the IRTC 2023 workshop on UNFC and UNRMS for sustainable development |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | IRTC 2024 Workshop B: Technical aspects of REE mining and processing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | IRTC 2024 Workshop B: Technical aspects of REE mining and processing |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://irtc.info/conference/programme/ |
| Description | IRTC 2024 Workshop D: Critical Youth in the Raw Materials Environment |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | workshop discussing the role of youth in energy transition and sustainable resource usage. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://irtc.info/conference/programme/ |
| Description | IRTC 2024 Workshop E: Emerging Sustainability standards |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | workshop discussing emerging sustainability standards and where the United Nations Resource Management System fits in the standards space |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://irtc.info/conference/programme/ |
| Description | ITV Central West, 25th January 2022, 6PM Bulletin - Battery Recycling (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Gavin Harper spoke to ITV Regional News. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_SuE4I8Q43Y |
| Description | Iberian-American Meeting on ionic liquids (Santiago Chile) 26th May 2021 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Iberian-American Meeting on ionic liquids (Santiago Chile) on 26th May 2021, conference by Prof. Abbott |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Imperial College London conference Prof. Abbott |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Presentation Imperial college London |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | In-house training: Responsible innovation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | In-house training regarding Responsible innovation aimed at Met4Tech PDRAs - ECRs |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Industry engagement meeting, TARGET |
| 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 | Collaborative academic - industry workshop with research council, learned society and policymaker involvement. Project generation, research straetgic directions. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Institute for Global innovation- presentation on Circular economy benefits of EV battery leasing- 17 June 2021 (Dr Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Institute for Global innovation- presentation on Circular economy benefits of EV battery leasing- 17 June 2021 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Institute of Physics, London & South East Region, Recycling and Reusing Electric Vehicle Components |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Institute of Physics Regional Lecture at the University of Hertforshire As the number of electric vehicles on our roads increases, the demand for the critical materials used to make key vehicle components is predicted to soar. The question looms what to do with the batteries when these vehicles reach the end of life? This lecture will explore the pathways to a circular economy of electric vehicle batteries and the magnetic materials used in electric vehicle motors. Dr Gavin Harper helped to establish the University of Birmingham's Centre for Strategic Elements and Critical Materials, the UK's first centre dedicated to the study of the challenges around materials criticality. He is currently a Research Fellow with the UKRI Interdisciplinary Centre for the Circular Economy of Technology Metals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.iop.org/events/recycling-and-reusing-electric-vehicle-components-dr-gavin-harper#gref |
| Description | International Conference on Circular Economy in Transport (ICCET) conference presentation (Wan-Ting Hsu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Wan-Ting gave a presentation titled 'Closing the loop of rare earth elements in the UK electric vehicle stock,' which sparked questions and discussion afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | International Roundtable on materials criticality |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | IRTC23 hosted the first conference of the International Roundtable on materials criticality. We represented Met4Tech through an oral presentation at the event as well as chairing a session on policy case studies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.irtc-conference.org/ |
| Description | International Tin Association visit to University of Exeter Penryn Campus |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | This constructive in-person meeting enabled a thorough discussion of the Met4Tech goals, and building stronger links between the academic and industrial fields. Met4Tech Thematic Area 2 is developing a detailed case study of technology metals (tin and tungsten) production networks in Cornwall. The wealth of real world information that ITA can access will benefit the Met4Tech project greatly. The ITA is now working closely with the project team at British Geological Society on Thematic Area 1, describing material flows and value chains for the National Virtual Data Observatory. This transfer of key data, knowledge and skills through working collaboratively has ensured all parties gain from the connection. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/ita-visit2021/ |
| Description | Interview for Country file TV programme |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with Tom Heap, Countryfile BBC TV programme about critical minerals in Cornwall - for a programme that concentrated on Underground Britain , 2023 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m001hz7x |
| Description | Interview for New Scientist on EU recycling e-waste: 10.05.2021 (Aleksandra Cavoski, Jyoti Ahuja, Andy Abbott, Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Aleksandra Cavoksi and Jyoti Ahuja spoke with the Layal Liverpool (journalist) from the New Scientist for an article - The EU may make recycling e-waste a legal requirement - will it work? |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.newscientist.com/article/2277074-the-eu-may-make-recycling-e-waste-a-legal-requirement-w... |
| Description | Investing in Cornish Mining Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Paper entitled UNECE Resource Management System: Cornwall Case Study presented.~100 in person + unknown number online. Audience included representatives of operational mines, exploration companies, and mining supply chain, plus Gov officials (BEIS) and investors. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Invited lecture, Royal Society of Chemistry Biotechnology and Environmental Chemistry Groups meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The Royal Society of Chemistry special interest; Biotechnology and Environmental Chemistry Group event aimed to energise professional practitioners with a new network of like-minded scientists and a greater understanding of what is required from funders and policy makers to maximise impact. Invited lecturer, Karen HE presented on 'Chemistry for the Environment'. Presentation entitled 'Metal Pollution from Mining: Challenges and Opportunities. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.envchemgroup.com/Chem4Env.html |
| Description | Joint MSILDG-Electrochemistry Group Seminar Prof. Abbott |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Joint MSILDG-Electrochemistry Group Seminar conference by Prof. Abbott |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Josh Ignatius - plenary speaker for the workshop on challenges and opportunities in production economics |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited plenary speaker for the workshop on challenges and opportunities in production economics at Zhejiang Gongshang University, China, on 18 July 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Josh Ignatius - plenary speaker for the workshop on game theoretic modelling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Invited plenary speaker for the workshop on game theoretic modelling for take-back policies at the University of Electronic Science and Technology, China, 5 October 2022. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | KTN - Battery Recycling Event - presentation & panel session |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | KTN - Battery Recycling Event - presentation & panel session delivered by Dr Gavin Harper and Carol Pettit. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Karen HE: Plenary talk at University of Exeter International Summer School: New Mining Treasures: Extracting Value from Wastes |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | University of Exeter International Summer School: New Mining Treasures: Extracting Value from Wastes - talk inspired questions and discission afterwards |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Karen HE: Talk at Space Resources Week conference entitled 'Mining Sustainably on Earth' |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | The space resources community in growing and this is clear from the increasing number of contributors and participants we have seen attending our Space Resources Week events since 2018. The Space Resources Week 2022 attracted 300 people on-site in Luxembourg and close to 700 people online. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FH88-MR1uOg |
| Description | Keynote Presentation: 8th International Conference on Battery Technologies and Management Systems for Hybrid and Electric Vehicle Systems, Automotive IQ, 27th to 29th September 2022, The Waldorf Astoria, Berlin, Germany: Battery Recycling Techniques, Technologies and Associated Costs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | FOCUS DAY | TUESDAY, 27th SEPTEMBER, 2022 9:00 AM BATTERY RECYCLING | TECHNIQUES, TECHNOLOGIES, AND ASSOCIATED COSTS Battery recycling might not be a problem today, but the recycling business is booming and is a major trend for the battery domain. We are seeing a lot of players investing in this and in the assessment phase. This presentation and interactive discussion take a deep dive into some of the biggest questions on the OEM's and cell supplier's minds right now, with the end of goal of providing real world insight on: Different techniques of recycling and types of recycling facilities Technologies available for recycling Expected cost of recycling Benefits recycling can bring in terms of what you have to pay, what you get back, and what the whole cycle of raw material is going to look like How can the battery be structured to think about the recyclability How to handle the innovations in lithium-ion cells recycling How to enable battery packs to be disassembled in an efficient & environmentally friendly way What the industry can do together to introduce recycling of batteries |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.automotive-iq.com/events-battery-technologies-management-systems/speakers/gavin-harper |
| Description | Keynote talk - Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | How do we get the Metals for Clean, Green Technology' - keynote address looking at metal demand and supply issues for common green technologies |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/esta-conference-2022 |
| Description | Keynote talk at Irish Geoscience Research Meeting with invite to wider public |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Keynote talk on critical rare earths to geoscience conference - for a broad geological audience including invites to wider public than just the conference registrants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://www.tcd.ie/geology/news-and-events/igrm-2025/ |
| Description | LCA Talk ACRS 2023 - Sam Hu |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Paper presentation at ICRS 2023 for publication, 'Environmental Impact of EEE consumption by UK Households, 2011-2020: a full life-cycle assessment study' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Lecture on the use of DESs for metal recycling (Prof Andy Abbott) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Plenary Lecture on the use of DESs for metal recycling |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Lithium ion battery recycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Lithium workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The UK decarbonisation targets as set in the UK net zero agenda would require critical technology metals, such as lithium to become available for the success of the low-carbon energy transition. The transition is likely to have important technological, geopolitical and socio-environmental consequences as profound as those observed during the shift to fossil fuels more than a hundred years ago. This workshop sought to provide a platform to present up-to date research and promote a dialogue among different stakeholders of the lithium supply chain about the following topics: • the challenges associated with its supply and use in key technologies such as the lithium-ion batteries (LIBs), • knowledge gaps in research, regulations, data gaps across the whole supply chain, • routes for strengthening collaboration and identification of opportunities for the UK. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Meeting with Manufacturing Commission: 4 May 2021 (Bob Lee, Aleksandra Cavoski and Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Bob Lee, Aleksnadra Cavoski and Jyoti Ahuja meeting with Manufacturing Commission |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Meeting with Simon Strickland, Cabinet Office (Aleksandra Cavoski and Bob Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Meeting with Simon Strickland, Cabinet Office |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Met4Tech & Deep Digital Cornwall Joint Workshop: Data & Scenarios for Circularity. |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Industry attendees gathered to discuss data sharing and future scenarios for circular economy of technology metals. primarily from mining backgrounds, with limited knowledge of CE the conversations were insightful and fruitful with the audience thankful for the new viewpoint. Collaborative workshop of two related projects based at the Exeter University - Met4Tech CE Centre and Deep Digital Cornwall |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Met4Tech website regular updates |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Met4Tech website is regularly updates with blogs via the News pages. these are regularly linked to our Twitter account, and LinkedIn. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021,2022 |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/news/ |
| Description | NAATBatt Workshop, Lithium Ion Battery Recycling at the Birmingham Centre for Strategic Elements & Critical Materials, NAATBatt International, Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop V, August 8-9, 2022, Michigan Union, Ann Arbor, University of Michigan |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | ABOUT THE WORKSHOP Efficient Recycling Of Lithium Batteries In North America Is Now A Top Priority For Vehicle OEM's, Battery Makers And Government The lithium, nickel, and cobalt recoverable from battery recycling will be critical in addressing anticipated shortages of the raw materials needed to manufacture high capacity lithium-ion batteries. Recycling and reusing lithium batteries will also be vital to achieving the carbon reduction goals of vehicle electrification. The NAATBatt Lithium Battery Recycling Workshop V program will present the latest information about the economics and technology of lithium battery recycling and reuse. Speakers will include leading experts on the economics of lithium battery recycling, the technology of lithium battery recycling, government assistance available to battery recyclers, and regulatory and legal matters related to lithium battery recycling and reuse. Battery Recycling photo 1 (Umicore USA) ABOUT THE WORKSHOP The Workshop Will Examine The Emerging Options For Battery Owners In The Battery Recycling Marketplace NAATBatt has invited the leading battery recycling companies in North America that have announced firm plans to develop industrial-scale operations to make short presentations, back to back, outlining their plans. The major vehicle OEM's will be there to hear what they have to say, and possibly to make some choices. ABOUT THE WORKSHOP NAATBatt Programs Are About Making New Connections The program will include plenty of networking opportunities and a workshop dinner on Monday evening, August 8, at the famous Original Cottage Inn Pizza restaurant in Ann Arbor. As always, NAATBatt programs are about making new connections and doing business with other companies active in the North American advanced battery supply chain. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://nac.naatbatt.org/lithium-battery-recycling-workshop-v/ |
| Description | NICER ECR Summer School 2023 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | meeting and training programme for ECRs in associated with CE-Hub. Each person presented their circular economy research and had discussions on research progress. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | NICER Summer School |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Study participants or study members |
| Results and Impact | ECR profiles & Video show reel posted on CE-Hub website |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ce-hub.org/news/nicer-early-career-researchers-annual-summer-school/ |
| Description | NICER launch program (Scenarios workshop) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This was national level launch of NICER program that was held from 24 - 27th May 2021. A workshop was conducted to discuss about various circular economy scenarios conducted by Prof Frank Boons. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | NOVEL ELECTRIFICATION THROUGH ADVANCED SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGIES (Allan Walton, COP 26) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Most people immediately think electric vehicles are green, but sadly that is not always true as they often use materials and designs that are less than sustainable. With over 128 million electric vehicles to be sold annually by 2041 this could create a huge problem, unless there is another way. Over the past four years, Advanced Electric Machines (AEM) has been working with world-class academics, global vehicle manufacturers and leading industrial partners to deliver the most sustainable and highest performing solutions for electric vehicles, from passenger cars and trucks to tractors and aerospace. AEM has manufactured a range of electric motors for these sectors that allow our customers to go faster and travel further, whilst remaining much greener than other technologies due to our elimination of environmentally damaging primary rare earth materials. We also remove copper, which means our motors are fully recyclable at end-of-life. However, we haven't stopped there. AEM brings together partners from across the UK to collaborate on government-funded projects to develop this technology even further. From creating high-power, e-axle systems with Bentley Motors for their world-renowned luxury cars, to delivering breakthrough integrated solutions for the next-generation of electrified commercial vehicles with Tevva. AEM is even working alongside Hypromag to extract, recycle and reuse rare earth magnets that have already been disposed of to power our world record-holding aerospace technology. In our session, AEM and our partners will introduce these exciting projects and the cutting-edge technologies they are creating that will lead the way for the electric vehicle market. We will hear from: Peter Fleet, AEM, Chairman Prof. James Widmer, AEM, CEO and Founder David Thackray, Tevva, Sales and Marketing Director Prof. Mark Johnson, University of Nottingham, Director of the EPSRC Centre for Power Electronics Prof. Allan Walton, Hypromag, Founding Director |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://ukcop26.org/events/novel-electrification-through-advanced-sustainable-technologies/ |
| Description | NTD News:04/08/2021 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Gavin Harper spoke to NTD News about issues relating to end of life electric vehicle batteries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zsgg-mdu3o |
| Description | Naked Scientists on BBC Radio, But syndicated worldwide and replayed on Australian National Radio e.t.c.: 02/08/2021 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Gavin Harper spoke to the radio programme "Naked Scientists" about battery recycling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=83r1Tmo_zy4 |
| Description | New Precious Metals Circular Economy exhibition |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Circular economy exhibit called the new precious metals created and installed during 2024 and 2025 at a Discovery Centre in Wrexham (in collaboration with a company - Less Common Metals) and Innovate UK, at the Royal Cornwall Museum (now the Cornwall Museum and Art Gallery) and at the Eden Project. General public and school group audiences - >500 category. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024,2025 |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/met4tech-exhibit-on-display-at-eden-project/ |
| Description | New York Times: Electric Cars Are Taking Off, but When Will Battery Recycling Follow? |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Quoted in the New York Times article |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/21/business/energy-environment/battery-recycling-electric-vehicles.h... |
| Description | New recycling techniques set to make electric vehicles greener |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article about LIB Recycling. Prof. A. Abbott, Dr. G. Harper |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.reuters.com/technology/new-recycling-techniques-set-make-electric-vehicles-greener-2021-... |
| Description | ONS-workshop: Markus Zils |
| 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 | Expert group workshop on identification of business potential for data pooling in the REE magnet value chain |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Outreach workshop, British Science Festival, Leicester |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Metal Heads - How to extract essential resources' - workshop exploring metal demand and geological supply chains for electric vehicles, public audience ranging from 5 years to 60+ years - supported by £5k grant from Roy Soc Chem |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://britishsciencefestival.org/event/metal-heads/ |
| Description | Podcast Series developed around Electrification |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Podcast series developed around materials for electrification and the impact of not recycling these |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Podcast: EV battery recycling |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Jyoti Ahuja took part in Podcast series: EV battery recycling for Royal Society of Chemistry |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Poster presentation at REPM 2023 BIRMINGHAM 27TH INTERNATIONAL WORKSHOP ON RARE EARTH AND FUTURE PERMANENT MAGNETS AND THEIR APPLICATIONS (Wan-Ting Hsu) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Wan-Ting had a poster presentation titled 'Stocks and flows analysis of NdFeB permanent magnets in the UK,' which sparked questions, discussion and had new networking connections afterwards. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Predicting tech-metal abundances in ore deposits: can mineralogically associated predictors be used to estimate abundances of technologically essential but rarely reported resources |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk during the mineral deposit studies group which gathered over 100 participants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | http://mdsg.org.uk/ |
| Description | Presentation at the University of Exeter's St Piran's Celebration |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Undergraduate students |
| Results and Impact | Audience came along to celebrate Cornish Identity and Innovation. Talk was entitled: Innovation in Research: Focus on Cornish Geology. the talk highlighted some of the innovative discoveries that are taking place in research and shaping the future of mining and energy in the county. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/university/title_899733_en.html |
| Description | Presentation by Karen Hudson-Edwards at Royal Geological Society Annual General Meeting |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Annual address for the Royal Geological Society Annual General Meeting entitled 'Mine Wastes: Canada to Cornwall' |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Presentation to University of Pennsylvania, Centre for Sustainable Separation of Metals, Sustainability Ambassadors - Russia's War in Ukraine: The Impact on Critical Materials Supply |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Invited presentation (online) to the University of Pennsylvania's Centre for the Sustainable Separation of Metals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.cssm.upenn.edu/sustainability-ambassadors-program/ |
| Description | Presentation, Cornish Mining Conference |
| 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 | Circularity Scenarios for Technology Metals - Presentation at investment conference, with good attendance from Met4Tech partner companies, alongside other exploration/mining companies, investors, local gov., and BEIS representation. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://cornishminingconference.co.uk/ |
| Description | Presentation, Responsible Raw Materials conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Meeting the demand for technology metals; The challenges of quantifying by-product metal resources' - invited talk examining factors that inhibit the reporting a geological resources for technology metals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.responsiblerawmaterials.com/2022-conference |
| Description | Presentation- Regulatory challenges for technology metals roundtable event 13 July (Dr Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Presentation- Regulatory challenges for technology metals roundtable event 13 July |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Press article BBC newsround |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in BBC newsround "Silver solar panels: Scientists find new way to extract the precious metal". |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/62886797 |
| Description | Press article in PV magazine |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Article in PV magazine "Novel tech to recycle silver, aluminum from end-of-life solar panels" |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.pv-magazine.com/2022/09/16/novel-tech-to-recycle-silver-aluminum-from-end-of-life-solar-... |
| Description | REEs in the Just Transition Bob Lee, Jyoti Ahuja, Aleks Cavoski) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | REEs in the Just Transition at Warwick conference 2022 |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | RSC COP26 Round Table Discussion |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | RSC COP26 Round Table Discussion, Prof. Abbott |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Radio Five live |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Live interview with BBC radio five live breakfast show on critical minerals and Ukraine |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Radio interview on public charging points for EV |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | ReLIB Project Conference, University of Birmingham |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Participation in the ReLIB (Recycling & Reuse of Lithium Ion Batteries) project funded by The Faraday Institution, acting as a bridge between the TReFCo project and the ReLIB project, aggregating knowledge and encouraging collaboration around the Recycling of Lithium Ion Batteries. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Recycling Lithium ion Batteries Macclesfield U3A Prof. abbott |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Recycling Lithium ion Batteries Macclesfield U3A Prof. abbott |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Redox potentials in deep eutectic solvents-Talk during Euchemsil conference 2022 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | 28th EUCHEM Conference on Molten Salts and Ionic Liquids. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://euchemsil2022.org/ |
| Description | Regulating EV LIBs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk on Regulating EV LIBs at KTN - Battery Recycling Event - presentation & panel session by Dr Jyoti Ahuja |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Regulating EV battery second use: CE challenges |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | Talk on Regulating EV battery second use: CE challenges at International Conference of Resource Sustainability by Jyoti Ahuja. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Regulatory Challenges in Creating the Circular Economy for Techmetals (Aleksandra Cavoski, Bob Lee and Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Regulatory Challenges in Creating the Circular Economy for Techmetals |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Resources as a Service and Critical Materials Management at the 3rd UNRMS Workshop (Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Resources as a Service and Critical Materials Management at the 3rd UNRMS Workshop https://met4tech.org/unrms_sept22/ |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/unrms_sept22/ |
| Description | Responsible Innovation workshop |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This workshop was conducted by Prof Frank Boons and Dr Gavin Harper, was held on 29th June 2021 as a webinar focused on the principles of Responsible Innovation (RI). It used a 'learning history' approach in which the development and diffusion of several key products containing technology metals was collectively explored: (1) Nano-silver in consumer products; (2) Lithium-Ion Batteries for mobility; (3) Platinum in catalytic convertors; and (4) Tantalum in consumer electronics. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Responsible Innovation workshop for ECRs |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | This workshop was conducted by Prof Frank Boons and Dr Sampriti Mahanty on 16th February 2022 with early career researchers (ECRs) in Met4tech. This workshop focussed on providing an overview of RI principles, their importance in the Met4Tech context to the ECRs. The discussion was focused on identifying key dynamics that help bring about and sustain contested practices in selected challenge areas and robust solutions that systemically tackle contested practices. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Reuse, Refurbishment and Recycling of Critical Metals and Materials, UK-India Academia Scoping Workshop, 6-7 March, 2023, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Other audiences |
| Results and Impact | A workshop organised by the Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay, Mumbai India, the British High Commission, New Delhi and the Royal Society of Chemistry to explore UK-India opportunities |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Reuters Breaking Views 'The Exchange' Podcast: |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | (Reuters Breakingviews) - China dominates the processing of stuff essential to the energy transition. Rich countries can shift the balance if they accept more mining at home. Most of all, Europe needs to be better at recycling, critical materials expert Gavin Harper explains in the Exchange podcast. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| URL | https://www.reuters.com/breakingviews/how-west-can-win-green-metals-race-podcast-2023-11-21/ |
| Description | Roundtable on renewable energy with EXIM Bank (India) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A roundtable discussion with several investors from the Indian EXIM Bank that were trying to understand the science and technology developments associated with renewable technologies. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Secretary of State for Levelling Up visits Tyseley Energy Park: 28/02/2022 (Allan Walton) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | On Monday 28 February Rt Hon Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations visited the Birmingham Energy Innovation Centre (BEIC) at Tyseley Energy Park (TEP). |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2022/03/secretary-of-state-for-levelling-up-visits-tyseley-... |
| Description | Seminar on the sustainable management of critical raw materials |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Following the release of a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) on critical raw materials (CRM) a seminar was organised to engage further with participants interested to is to deepen their knowledge on critical raw materials and are interested in upcoming developments in the CRM field. The event targeted professionals interested in this field. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.suscritmat.eu/mooc-summer-seminar/ |
| Description | Sir Keir Starmer visit to Tyseley Energy Park: 11/01/2022 (Allan Walton) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Sir Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, visited Tyseley Energy Park (TEP) in Birmingham to find out more about the collaboration that is taking place between academia, industry and the public sector and how this is creating solutions that that will drive carbon reduction across the region. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/latest/2022/01/sir-keir-starmer-visit-to-tyseley-energy-park.aspx |
| Description | Skills gap outreach event, NHM |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Critical Minerals Association and Natural History Museum led event on skills gaps in mineral resources for energy transition. Aimed at recruiting from schools and undergraduates. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Sky News Interview for longer news article |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Frances Wall interviewed for longer news article by Ed Conway, Sky News about the resources needed for a green transition and the potential for a successful battery industry in Britain. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0xDkOaHV3qU&t=20s |
| Description | Society of Economic Geologists 2022, Denver, online - Geomodels (invited plenary talk) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Unknown |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | St Piran's Day in Parliament |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Display of minerals and electronics and Critical Minerals Centre at Cornwall showcase at Houses of Parliament. Engaged in conversations about raw materials with politicians and their support teams, and also with other representatives from Cornwall, answered questions on raw materials security and topical issues such as US interest in Ukraine and Greenland minerals. 50 - 100 participants |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | Tackling the dirty little secret of 'clean' electric cars :26/01/2022 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | News article about LIB Recycling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.itv.com/news/central/2022-01-25/electric-cars-batteries-recycling-birmingham-leicester-v... |
| Description | Talk on UNRMS Case Study |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on 'UNRMS Case Study: A Circular and Servitized Approach to Resource Management in the UK' by Eva Marquis, Research Fellow, Camborne School of Mines, University of Exeter, UK at the UNECE Resource Management Week 2023 given by Eva Marquis, Frances Wall |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Talk: Critical Technology Metals and Mining in the 21st Century |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Local |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Presentation for the Leicester Literary and Philosophical society |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Talks and leadership of a student group at Summer School (ICRAG, Dubin) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Postgraduate students |
| Results and Impact | ReSToRE interdisciplinary Summer School (ICRAG, Dubin) |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.icrag-centre.org/restore/ |
| Description | Technology Metals and Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Southwest talk to Ussher Society |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Technology Metals and Circular Economy: Opportunities and Challenges in the Southwest, invited talk, delivered online |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Tesla 'big battery' fire fuels concerns over lithium risks :03/08/2021 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Tesla 'big battery' fire fuels concerns over lithium risks |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.ft.com/content/8c9c3d50-98a3-4cdf-907f-901f8c328b90 |
| Description | The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development event with UN Economic Commission for Europe |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Online event to launch new UNCTAD report on inclusive diversification and energy transition, joint with UNECE with invited panelists and presentation by UNCTAD https://unctad.org/meeting/joint-unctad-unece-webinar-inclusive-economic-diversification-and-energy-transition https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UFz_wj3tTw |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| URL | https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4UFz_wj3tTw |
| Description | The World Needs to Crack Battery Recycling, Fast :23/11/2021 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Gavin Harper spoke to WIRED about Lithium Ion Battery Recycling. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.wired.co.uk/article/ev-battery-recycling-cobalt |
| Description | The global rare earth elements (REE) supply chain and the growing role of Myanmar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | This one-day interdisciplinary workshop explored the role of rare earth elements (REEs) in green technological developments and in transitioning towards renewable energy through the lens of 'just transitions'. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | The use of Deep Eutectic Solvents for metal processing |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | - |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | Towards sustainable and responsible supply of technology metals: Drivers, tools, findings and the importance of interdisciplinarity talk to the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering (IMSE), Imperial College |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | A lecture to the Institute for Molecular Science and Engineering (IMSE) practitioners and academics on the subject of technology metals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.imperial.ac.uk/events/144465/imse-highlight-lecture-towards-sustainable-and-responsible-... |
| Description | Tracing potential by-products Te, Bi and W through beneficiation at Björkdal Gold Mine, Sweden |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Presentation during the mineral deposit studies group, which gathered over 100 participants. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | http://mdsg.org.uk/ |
| Description | Tyseley Energy Park welcomes Climate Change Committee: Feb 2022 (Allan Walton) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an open day or visit at my research institution |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | The UK's Climate Change Committee (CCC), chaired by Lord Deben visited Tyseley Energy Park (TEP) to see a demonstration of Birmingham City Council's Hydrogen Bus fleet. The demonstration took place at TEP's low and zero carbon refuelling station, home to the UK's largest green hydrogen refuelling facility. Speaking about the visit David Horsfall, Director at Tyseley Energy Park said: "It was an honour to host the CCC today and share the history and future ambitions of the site. The potential of this site is huge and by working in collaboration with world class partners like those in attendance today TEP will accelerate the delivery of low and zero carbon power, transport, heat, waste, and recycling solutions for a greener, cleaner, healthier Birmingham." The delegation then received a tour of the University of Birmingham's Energy Innovation Centre (BEIC). Funded by the Greater Birmingham & Solihull Local Enterprise Partnership the BEIC stimulates collaborative research to overcome local energy challenges and demonstrate new technologies. At the BEIC the CCC discussed how TEP, through its collaborations with the University of Birmingham and wider partners is driving the delivery of low and zero carbon transport, heat, waste, and recycling solutions for a greener, cleaner, healthier Birmingham. Professor Martin Freer, Director of the Birmingham Energy Institute and the Energy Research Accelerator said: "The delivery of a greener and cleaner ecosystem for Birmingham and the wider West Midlands region will only be achieved through the collaborative efforts of partners like the CCC, Birmingham City Council, industry and academia all coming together. It was a pleasure to bring everyone together and discuss how we can drive the delivery of carbon reduction across the region." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/research/energy/news/2022/tep-welcomes-climate-change-committee.aspx |
| Description | UEBS and IIT Delhi Global Partnerships Incubation Research Seminar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Gave an invited talk on the topic `Lithium-Ion Battery Circular Supply Chain: An Agent-Based Model Framework' at the University of Exeter Business School and Indian Institute of Technology Delhi Global Partnerships Incubation Research Seminar, held at University of Exeter Business School on May 25, 2024. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre workshop: Towards a vision and roadmap for a sustainable UK rare earth elements value chain |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | One day workshop led by CMIC to developed shared vision for UK REE value chain UK Critical Minerals Intelligence Centre workshop: Towards a vision and roadmap for a sustainable UK rare earth elements value chain CFrances Wall, Allan Walton, Evi Petavratzi, Eimear Deady, Wan-Ting Hsu, Gavin Harper, Eva Marquis |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | UK Metal Expo Blog post |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Blog post on Met4Tech website "UK metal expo." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://met4tech.org/uk-metal-expo_22/ |
| Description | UK Parliament Event Driving a real circular economy for aluminium in 2025 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Around 100 people attended including industry, politicians, researchers, media, etc. Talking on circular economy. Fruitful discussions were made from different peoples and exchanged ideas on different perspectives of circular economy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | UK lithium supply chain analysis workshop |
| 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 | Organised the 2nd UK lithium workshop that brought together researchers, policy makers and industry stakeholders, representing the entire lithium and LIB value chain in the UK. It explored the challenges associated with obtaining adequate, secure, and sustainable supplies of the lithium required to support the clean energy transition. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | UKRI, CSA Catapult India-UK Programme in 'Power Electronics, Machines and Drives', Keynote Speaker |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | In partnership with UKRI, CSA Catapult hosted industry and academia for India-UK Programme in 'Power Electronics, Machines and Drives' (PEMD), exploring opportunities for companies and universities to collaborate on joint research and innovation projects. Event series explored the PEMD challenges in four technology workshops, followed by online brokerage. FW delivered talk titled: "How do we design and manufacture PEMD for re-cycling, refurbishment and reuse, ensuring minimal end of life waste?" on fourth day. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://csa.catapult.org.uk/events/india-uk-power-electronics-machines-and-drives-pemd-programme/ |
| Description | UNESCO |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Over 4000 people worldwide registered for the webinar series called "Earth Materials for a Sustainable and thriving Society". Professor Frances Wall teamed up with Dr John Thompson from Vancouver, Canada, to deliver the lecture Climate neutrality, the circular economy, and earth materials. Professor Wall said: "It was a pleasure to give this lecture, and be able to talk to people in so many countries around the world. We had a very wide ranging discussion in the Q&A afterwards." |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://www.exeter.ac.uk/news/archive/2021/february/title_842651_en.html |
| Description | University of Birmingham postdoctoral podcast (Jyoti Ahuja) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A broadcast e.g. TV/radio/film/podcast (other than news/press) |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | University of Birmingham postdoctoral podcast |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University of Cambridge, Sedgewick Club |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | Regional |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Talk on responsible sourcing of metals, LCA and the role geologists can play from the outset. Delivered to staff and students of University of Cambridge Earth Sciences |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | University of Exeter Business School - Arizona State University Workshop on SUPPLY CHAIN RESILIENCE 11-13 June 2024 |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A talk or presentation |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Presented the research work being conducted for Met4Tech. Interacted with researchers from the University of Exeter, Arizona State University, and INSEAD. Interacted about various Circular Economy problems and understood different perspectives and methodologies used by various disciplines. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Video for University of Exeter's Green Futures |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Prior to and during the G7 conference, hosted in Cornwall, the University of Exeter launched it's Green Futures programme to highlight the extensive and impactful research and courses from the university's multiple campuses, taking advantage of the media focus, particularly on the Penryn campus and Camborne School of Mines. Eva Marquis was interviewed as part of a video in the Option C - Geo-resource solutions to global challenges 'Special Interest Session'. The video and webpages continue to advertise the role technology metals play in a Green Future to a myriad of audiences. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| URL | https://greenfutures.exeter.ac.uk/article/geo-resource-solutions/ |
| Description | War in Ukraine could cut global supply of essential elements for making green technology : 14/03/2022 (Gavin Harper) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Engagement focused website, blog or social media channel |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Industry/Business |
| Results and Impact | A piece coming in "The Conversation" on Russia / Ukraine and Technology Critical Metals. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://theconversation.com/war-in-ukraine-could-cut-global-supply-of-essential-elements-for-making-... |
| Description | Webinar Panellist, Fortune Magazine, "The Power of Green, Digital Technologies and the Green Economy (Robert Lee) |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Media (as a channel to the public) |
| Results and Impact | Webinar Panellist, Fortune Magazine, "The Power of Green, Digital Technologies and the Green Economy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Wilton Park Conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A formal working group, expert panel or dialogue |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | 4 day, online, invite only conference convened by UK Cabinet Office 'at' Wilton Park. Frances Wall (UoE), Evi Petavratzi (BGS), Paul Lusty (BGS), Allan Walton (UoB), Frank Boons (UM) attended. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Wilton Park Conference - Critical minerals trade and regulation |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Policymakers/politicians |
| Results and Impact | Critical minerals play a central role in advanced manufacturing economies globally. Concentration of the sources of critical minerals and their intermediate products, however, poses technical, geo-strategic and coordination issues for all open economies. Concerted action to coordinate and develop global governance on critical minerals could help manage associated risks to both supply and demand. The conference sought to identify ways to build greater global coordination and governance in this field. Participants comprised experts from the private sector, research communities, international organisations, and a number of governments including G7 countries. Themes centred on primary and secondary supply-side constraints; global value chain resilience and sustainability; international standards and governance; and research and development (R&D) and international finance for critical mineral resilience policy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Workshop - Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Resource Supply and Impacts of Mining' - workshop focussed on the impact of mining and how it can be demonstrated in a comprehensible way |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/esta-conference-2022 |
| Description | Workshop - Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Workshop on tailings |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| Description | Workshop - Earth Science Teachers Association (ESTA) conference |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Schools |
| Results and Impact | Metal Heads - How to extract essential resources' - workshop exploring metal demand and supply issues for common green technology products, structured as classroom activity that could be replicated by attendees for a range of target audiences in schools |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2022 |
| URL | https://le.ac.uk/gge/events/esta-conference-2022 |
| Description | Workshop with University of Warwick group researching rare earth extraction in Myanmar |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | Participation in an activity, workshop or similar |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Professional Practitioners |
| Results and Impact | Workshop with academics working on British Academy project on Rare Earth Element extraction from Myanmar, from political and international security point of view. Convened by Mandy Sadin, Warwick |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2021 |
| Description | Workshop: British Standards Institution: Critical Materials Standards Programme |
| 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 | The British Standards Institution is undertaking activity to scope what standards are going to be required in the Critical Materials space going forwards. Workshop with experts in the Critical Material space to help BSI take a view on gaps, with a particular focus on circularity. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2024 |
| Description | Workshop: Manufacturing and the Circular Economy, Advanced Manufacturing Training Centre, Recycling Lithium Ion Batteries 13th February, 2023 |
| 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 | Workshop held at the AMTC exploring opportunities around manufacturing and the Circular Economy. |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2023 |
| Description | bbc Arabic interview |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | International |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview with BBC Arabic radio to help inform their coverage of critical minerals and Ukraine story |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| Description | i news paper interview on Ukraine critical minerals |
| Form Of Engagement Activity | A press release, press conference or response to a media enquiry/interview |
| Part Of Official Scheme? | No |
| Geographic Reach | National |
| Primary Audience | Public/other audiences |
| Results and Impact | Interview for i newspaper on critical minerals and Ukraine raw materials, resource diplomacy |
| Year(s) Of Engagement Activity | 2025 |
| URL | https://inews.co.uk/news/technology/how-uk-act-global-mineral-race-trump-ukraine-3559880?srsltid=Afm... |