University News Last updated 01 May 2013
Birmingham City University has won European funding in excess of £1.1million to lead a consortium of eight large companies, universities and small businesses to create a suite of innovative climate-aware planning support products and services.
The KIC-Transitions project consortium is led by Birmingham City University and includes industry giants ESRI, the powerhouse university ETH Zurich and local company GreenHill Sustainability founded by Birmingham entrepreneur Siobhan Hill.
The 18-month project has been funded through the European Climate-KIC (Knowledge Innovation Community), which drives innovation in climate change through partnerships between business, universities and public bodies, hosted regionally at the Birmingham Science Park Aston (BPSA).
Katharine Fuller, European Funding Manager at Birmingham City University, said: “The results of this project will feed into many of the sustainability policies being developed by Birmingham City Council through the Smart City Commission and complement research in sustainability and smart-cities undertaken by the University.”
Professor Keith Osman, Director of Research at Birmingham City University, added: “This project represents a tremendous success for Katharine and for the University and builds on the excellent local and pan-European relationships we have with businesses universities and public bodies. The KIC-T project will be critical to advancing our research and knowledge exchange agenda in sustainability and smart-cities.”