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Steel and cement can drive the decade of action on climate change. This is how.

COP26 commitments must now be turned into concrete actions – a complex but urgent task.

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Published: May 27th, 2022
Posted in News


World’s first zero-emissions cement developed in Cambridge

Three Cambridge engineers, Dr Cyrille Dunant, Dr Pippa Horton and Professor Julian Allwood, have filed a patent and been awarded new research funding for their invention.

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Published: May 27th, 2022
Posted in News


The role of CCS in Transforming Foundation Industries

Presentations and discussion panel exploring carbon capture and storage in the Foundation Industries

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Published: May 27th, 2022
Posted in Events


TFI Network+ announces funding for 10 new research projects in digitalisation and sustainability

UKRI-ISCF Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ awards over £400,000 to 5 digitalisation themed research projects and 5 Early Career Researcher projects boosting sustainability and innovation in the Foundation Industries 

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Published: May 18th, 2022
Posted in TFI Network+ News


Workshop for Post-Doctoral Researchers – Funding for small projects

23 May 2022 Virtual via Zoom Register to attend The Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ has available funding for small projects of between 3 and 6 months duration. The TFIN+ is […]

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Published: May 3rd, 2022
Posted in Events


Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ goes international with Portuguese ceramics workshop

On the 13th April 2022, Professor Ian Reaney, director of Transforming Foundation Industries Network+, gave the Keynote lecture for a workshop discussing energy and resource efficiency in the Ceramics sector in Portugal.

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Published: May 3rd, 2022
Posted in TFI Network+ News


Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ Early Career Researcher Open Funding Call

The TFI Network+ is looking to fund high quality projects that, with industrial participation, have potential to drive transformative impact in the foundation industries, and will also enhance the career of […]

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Published: April 29th, 2022
Posted in Funding Opportunities


Transforming Foundation Industries Forum

The UKRI-funded TransFIRe and Transforming Foundation Industries Network+ are pleased to announce the dates for the first ever Transforming Foundation Industries Forum.

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Published: April 26th, 2022
Posted in Events


Blue Skies, Green Future webinar: The bulk materials in 2050 with Absolute Zero emissions

This talk will aim to anticipate the resulting growth opportunities – for new businesses that optimise material use, electrify the whole material supply chain, extend material value over the longest feasible time, and lead to the highest quality all-electric processing for end-of-life materials.

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Published: April 26th, 2022
Posted in Events


Webinar Catch Up: Which Future for the Chemicals Sector?

Professor Justin Perry explores the current climate of the chemicals sector, presenting an overview of different potential approaches to chemistry and aspects of how it is operationalized.

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Published: April 21st, 2022
Posted in Resources


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