UKERC news

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Publications

Working paper

UKERC Flexible Fund Consultation

Apr 2020

News

Article

UKERC Director Robert Gross to join the 2030 Clean Power Mission as a Commissioner

We are delighted to announce that UKERC Director Robert Gross will be joining Chris Stark as one of...

10 Oct 2024

Article

UKERC Included on ReGenerate’s Just Transition Map

We are delighted to be included on the just energy transition ecosystem map, launched this week by...

14 Jun 2023

Blog

Generating Research Ideas in Lancaster

Earlier this week we hosted two key events in Lancaster, inviting researchers to join us to...

09 Mar 2023

Article

International Summer School in Global Just Transition: Equity in Net Zero

Attend the summer school to advance your interdisciplinary understanding of net zero. Hosted by...

27 Feb 2023

Article

UKERC conference: call for poster abstracts

We will be hosting our research conference 'Putting Net Zero into Action', at etc.venues,...

28 Feb 2022

Article

The UKERC EDI Plan

UKERC's Engagement Officer Amber Sawyer announces the publication of our Equality, Diversity and...

13 Jan 2022

Video

Video: Energy research for net zero

UKERC recently attended a UKRI parliamentary reception to highlight the role their investments play...

17 Nov 2021

Article

Flexible Fund project announcement #2

We are delighted to announce details of the successful projects awarded through the second call of...

30 Sep 2021

Video

Video: The UK as an example for decarbonisation?

A key part of our Annual Assembly, held earlier this week was our keynote debate: ‘The UK as an...

23 Sep 2021

New UKERC webinar series

We are delighted to announce that we have a new series of webinars in development that aim to...

25 Mar 2021

UKERCHQ welcomes Amber Sawyer

Amber Sawyer has joined the UKERCHQ team as our new Engagement Officer.

10 Feb 2021

Congratulations Professor Janette Webb MBE

Professor Janette Webb, UKERC Co-Director and Professor of Sociology of Organisations at the...

14 Oct 2020

Congratulations Professor Gross

We are delighted to announce UKERC Director Rob Gross been awarded a professorship by Imperial...

10 Sep 2020

Expression of Interest (EOI) – EERA E3S UK Representative

Are you interested in the social, economic and environmental implications of energy transitions?

12 Aug 2020

Article

Introducing Catherine Jones, the new Energy Data Centre lead

Catherine Jones discusses her new role as the new Energy Data Centre Lead.

03 Jun 2020

Flexible Fund: first call

We are issuing our first call for proposals under our Flexible Fund. We are specifically seeking...

19 May 2020

Rob Gross steps up as UKERC Director

We are delighted to announce that Dr. Robert Gross began his tenure as the director of UKERC.

06 Apr 2020

Phase 4 research committee announced

The Research Committee, encompassing a wide range of disciplines and skills will be responsible for...

29 Jan 2020

The net zero challenge, 2020 and beyond…

In this video, UKERC Director Professor Jim Watson discusses the challenges for UK energy in 2020...

28 Nov 2019

UKERC Director to step down at the end of the year

Professor Jim Watson, has announced that he will be stepping down from his role at the end of the...

11 Oct 2019

Storms, cyberattacks and solar eruptions: Jim Watson features on BBC Radio 4’s The Stress Test

The year is 2030. The UK has decarbonised. Unexpected events challenge our energy system. Are we...

05 Jun 2019

Podcast

Director Jim Watson features in Social Market Foundation “Ask the Expert” podcast

In their latest "Ask the Expert" podcast Prof. Jim Watson of UKERC chats to Social Market...

16 May 2019

UKERC Annual Conference: Keynote speech by Cllr Tom Hayes

In his keynote speech for our 2019 Annual Conference, Councillor Tom Hayes outlines Oxford's...

25 Apr 2019

Watch sessions from UKERC’s Annual Conference 2019

For the first time we live-streamed our conference. The conference focused on local energy systems...

18 Apr 2019

Professor Keith Bell appointed to Committee on Climate Change

UKERC co-director Professor Keith Bell will take up the position of power sector specialist on the...

11 Apr 2019

UKERC Annual Conference 2019: Local Energy Systems in National and International Contexts

The full programme for the UKERC Annual Conference 2019 on the theme "Local Energy Systems in...

28 Feb 2019

Rethinking the Nation: Implications for Energy Policy

Current UK policies are nowhere near sufficient to deliver an energy system and economy that meets...

28 Feb 2019