Innovation and sustainability from the university outward
I study how universities support innovation, jobs and sustainable cities, and how ICT can lower environmental impact.
What I do
- University innovation ecosystems and graduate employability
- Higher education and sustainable urban systems
- Green computing and ICT for the environment
- GIS for municipal services
Evidence from my work
- Principal Investigator, Association of Commonwealth Universities scoping study on higher education and urban systems in Kenya (GBP 12,000, 2026)
- Co-PI, UNESCO ICM project (US$8,900); Co-PI, LIIT study (2025)
- STI Champion (2022 onward); Venture4Change planning (2022); recognised in 2019 for helping win a Centre of Excellence bid
- Papers on green computing (2017) and IT infrastructure and environmental degradation (2019)
- Researcher on the UNIHUBS innovation-hub project and the UKRI bagasse-drier project
Supervision and examination
Supervised a GIS study of municipal solid-waste management; examined an IoT biodiversity architecture thesis.
Partners and funders
Association of Commonwealth Universities Sustainable Urbanisation Expert Group; UNESCO; Erasmus+ UNIHUBS consortium.
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 11 (sustainable cities)
- SDG 8 (decent work)
- SDG 12 and SDG 13
Collaboration ideas
- A policy brief from the urban-systems scoping study
- Innovation-hub models that turn graduates into jobs
- Green ICT audits for universities
Related areas
Let us build something together
Whether you are a funder, a university looking for a partner, or a doctoral applicant, I would like to hear from you.
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