Accelerating a net zero future

Building a sustainable and carbon free future

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24 May 2021

University of Hull lecturer sparks climate awareness in local young people

Eradicating Health Inequalities

Working to give everyone the same level of healthcare and treatment

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07 April 2021

Research shows end of life care not seen as essential in pandemic

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Promoting Justice and Fairness for all

Our research in social justice is helping to drive a brighter and fairer future

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12 May 2021

Rewilding Reading project to help connect young people with nature

Living with Water

Enabling flood and climate resilience through local and global expertise

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24 May 2021

University of Hull’s water expertise boosted by £720,000 NERC funding

Enhancing Heritage and Creative Industries

Preserving our heritage and advancing our creative industries

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11 March 2021

A poet for our times? Andrew Marvell and the Covid-19 pandemic

Henry Redmore River Humber Oil Painting from University Art Collection

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01 June 2021

Yorkshire and Humber universities vow to help region bounce back stronger from Covid-19

04 May 2021

University of Hull launches three new PhD projects with Team GB

29 April 2021

Geoscientists call for action on tackling racial inequality

21 April 2021

University of Hull celebrates success in THE Impact Rankings 2021

08 April 2021

Research shows end of life care not seen as essential in pandemic

24 March 2021

University of Hull supporting Lancaster University in cutting-edge wave energy research

It's all about people

Professor Mike Elliott

Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences/ Research Professor, Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies

Mike’s going with the flow to protect our coasts and estuaries

Mike Elliott is a Professor of Estuarine and Coastal Sciences and was Director of the former Institute of Estuarine and Coastal Studies. He advised on many environmental matters for academia, industry, government and statutory bodies worldwide.

Dr. Charlotte Dean

Lecturer in Education/Postdoctoral Researcher

Charlotte is making sure that young voices are heard

A former youth worker, Dr Charlotte Dean devotes her professional life to working with young people. She is at the forefront of embedding Citizen Inquiry (Citizen Science + Inquiry-Based Learning) at the University of Hull.

Research Institutes

Our research institutes work tirelessly to find solutions to some of the biggest challenges facing the world today.

Energy and Environment Institute

Leading efforts to tackle global environmental resilience and energy sustainability

Wilberforce Institute

We're advancing the end of slavery and exploitation around the world

Institute for Clinical and Applied Health Research

Finding health solutions together Research that changes lives and communities

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Logistics Institute

We are a leader in applied logistics research and industry outreach programmes, both national and international.

The Culture, Place and Policy Institute

Culture as a transformative force for cities and regions.

The Marine and Maritime Institute

This institute is perfectly placed to research and contribute to our knowledge of the marine and maritime realm on which the planet's future must depend.

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Faculty Research

Our Research Centres and Groups

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Set to be carbon neutral by 2027

Climate change is a manmade disaster on a global scale

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We aim to create a fairer, brighter, carbon neutral future for all

We are drawing on our areas of strength and collaborating with partners from our region and around the world. Working across the multidisciplinary themes of energy and environment, social justice and responsibility, health, cultural and creative industries, and business and logistics, we will shape socially and environmentally just solutions.

Want to know more? Watch out Research Strategy video to learn more about our vision