The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation

Co-developing solutions for economies, communities and ecosystems to thrive together.

We are recruiting graduate researchers

Do you have a 2:1 or 1st class degree? You could get paid £16,000 to do a one-year enterprise-led funded Master’s by Research with Lancaster University. We are recruiting from a variety of backgrounds and disciplines and graduates join a cohort of like-minded and ambitious researchers, providing an important peer network and support group.

Master's by Research Projects

The Centre for Global Eco-Innovation was established in 2012 based on the University’s pioneering decision to place its world-class environmental research at the heart of driving innovation for Clean and Sustainable Growth.

About us

Research Themes

We focus on four core themes that bring together people across disciplines and across sectors.

Themes

Business R&D and Innovation Support

Bringing together the cross-disciplinary expertise and cross-sector collaborations needed to create and deliver products, services and practices that help both people and our environment prosper.

Business support

News

Graduate secures a job while completing an enterprise-led master’s by research

‘Charge my Street’ launched in 2016 with the goal of improving accessibility to EV charge-points for residents without off-street parking in the Northwest. To raise awareness of their work the community interest organisation recruited a graduate to complete a business sponsored master's by research in collaboration with the Centre for Global Eco-Innovation (CGE) at Lancaster University.

Physics of Sustainability

A 'Physics of Sustainability' website for schools has been developed by Lancaster University’s Department of Physics in partnership with the Ogden Trust, Green Lancaster and others.

Richard holding a PPECO eco friendly face visor

Lancaster University researcher’s life cycle analysis (LCA) finds local firm’s PPE visor produces 85% less carbon than popular alternatives

Lancashire based start-up PPECO launched after winning a Innovate UK grant at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. The ambitious company founded by Richard Taylor set out to provide eco-friendly, plastic free face visors to meet UK demand. To validate their environmental claims, PPECO took on a Lancaster University (LU) intern to carry out an independent study.

The power of partnerships: Two eco-innovation projects win awards

Two projects supported by Lancaster University’s Centre for Global Eco-Innovation (CGE) that bring together science professionals in industry and university researchers to work on ways to combat climate change have won awards.

Composite image: on the left scientific equipment taking measurements from plants growing in a lab, on the right a tractor working in a crop field

‘The best of both worlds’

A new cohort of 24 postgraduate researchers from Lancaster University are working with local businesses to help support the development of carbon-saving products and services.

Fuel cell research secures valuable funding to continue product development

After effectively doubling business capacity in just two years, innovative local firm DA Techs were interested in exploring new markets when they took on an intern from Lancaster University. DA Techs offered the internship to James Gorman, a physics student, who carried out research into whether it was possible to build a portable, renewable power source with the equivalent energy output of a diesel generator.

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Contact us

General Enquiries

Email - cge@lancaster.ac.uk

Business Enquiries

Email - business@cgeinnovation.org

We receive a lot of emails to this address - typically we try to respond within 48 hours, but this can be extended during busy periods.