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Completed: Can workforce diversity stimulate transformation towards a more sustainable future? 

In collaboration with Ferrovial Construction UK & Ireland The Foundation Industries face stark challenges that are worsened by a persistent lack of workforce diversity. In 2020, women represented 16% and […]

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Published: March 8th, 2023
Posted in projects


Completed: Co-designing a goal interdependency method for deciding corporate sustainability strategy

In collaboration with The Dean Group and Morgan Advanced Materials There is no one-size-fits-all approach to Corporate Environmental Sustainability (CES) because organisations have different organisational goals (aims, values, projects, strategies, […]

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Published: March 8th, 2023
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Completed: Circular business model innovation in the UK cement, glass, and ceramics industries

Through collaborative research and knowledge exchange workshops involving companies and industry associations, the project served to develop a business case for the Foundation Industries to adopt strategies around Equality, Diversity […]

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Published: March 8th, 2023
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Completed: Enabling business models innovation for sustainability in the UK glass sector

In collaboration with British Glass  Keeping flat glass products (windows and glazing) within a circular economy model presents a great opportunity for decarbonisation, and is economically beneficial. However, public policy […]

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Published: March 8th, 2023
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Completed: Overcoming Adoption Barriers of Next Generation Processing Technologies in Ceramic/Glass Industries

In collaboration with Materials Processing Institute (MPI), Morgan Advanced Materials and Lucideon Ltd. Next generation processing technologies (NGPTs), being new technologies that provide high energy efficiency and process intensification supported […]

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Published: March 8th, 2023
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The biotechnological potential of environmental microbiomes: a new route to CO2 utilisation?

22 March 2023, 14:00 Online Via Zoom Register to attend The ‘Blue skies, green future’ webinar series presents ideas and innovation to spark discussion on the topic of transformation and […]

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Published: February 27th, 2023
Posted in Uncategorised


TFI Network+ awards funding to 5 research projects to enable transformation in the Foundation Industries 

UKRI-ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ awards over £200,000 to 5 research projects aimed at exploring enablers of transformation and social sciences in the Foundation Industries  The Transforming Foundation Industries (TFI) […]

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Published: February 7th, 2023
Posted in News, TFI Network+ News


2022 in perspective

2022 was a very positive and successful year for the TFIN+. We achieved >600 members includingrepresentatives from academia (67%) and industry (33%), 303 followers on Twitter (>33,000 impressions) and 540 […]

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Published: February 3rd, 2023
Posted in News, TFI Network+ News


Blue Skies, Green Future Webinar Presented by Begoña Ferrari

Tuesday 31st January, 10:00-11:00 Click here to register to attend The ‘Blue skies, green future’ webinar series presents ideas and innovation to spark discussion on the topic of transformation and […]

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Published: January 3rd, 2023
Posted in Events


TFIN+ director awarded funds in the Economiser programme for ultra-low temperature sintering technology

Sheffield is the leading group in the UK in this novel technology which may prove pivotal in the path to net zero for the ceramics sector. TFI Network+ director, Prof […]

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Published: January 3rd, 2023
Posted in TFI Network+ News


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