Our value lies not only in what we know, but who we know – both in the UK and internationally. Our community of experts spans business and innovation support, carbon and climate policy, research, industry, project management and communications.

We use our in-house expertise and strong links within the data, clean tech and public sectors to deliver real world impact. From transforming game-changing start-ups into growth businesses to turning research insights into innovative local and urban projects.

World-leading research and innovation

We’re also hosted by one of the world’s best universities, which is itself aiming to be zero carbon by 2040. And we’re based in one of the world’s most climate-ambitious countries, with low carbon industries worth £11 billion a year.

That means that as well as our in-house expertise, residents and partner networks, we connect to expert knowledge from across the university, across all subject disciplines related to climate change.  

The University of Edinburgh's world-leading academics work on research aimed at tackling climate change, examining everything from carbon management through to wind and wave technology. Institutes include:

• The Edinburgh Climate Change Institute (ECCI)
• Carbon Capture and Storage
• UK Biochar Research Centre
• Institute for Energy Systems
• Atmospheric Chemistry and Climate of the Anthropocene
• Global Change Institute

The impact of climate change will affect all sectors of our economy and be felt across society. The University of Edinburgh’s research and innovation programme helps us to understand and reduce the global impact of climate change on environment, wellbeing and society. It harnesses and complements knowledge, expertise and resources from across sectors and disciplines to develop impactful approaches to tackling climate challenges.   

Business Development team

The Business Development team is the School of GeoSciences' primary point of contact for all commercial engagements. Based at ECCI, the team is a gateway to the knowledge in the University of Edinburgh.

The team works in cooperation with the School, Bayes Centre, Data-Driven Innovation team and Edinburgh Innovations - the University of Edinburgh's commercialisation service - to link to wider services, facilities and resources to support a range of innovation activities to link research, innovation and impact.

Get in touch with the team if you are looking to collaborate with specialists from across the university on research and innovation to tackle climate change across a range of sectors.

Connect with our experts

To find out more about our low carbon expertise and connect with our in-house specialists, contact us.

Meet the team

Find out more about our in-house experts, and what they do at ECCI.