citiesabc interview: Prof Darryl Newport, Director of Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) - Sustainability and The Future of Cities
- Author
- Dinis Guarda / Darryl Newport
- Published
- Fri 29 May 2020
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From his role as Director of Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) at University of East London, Professor Darryl Newport is an experienced academic whose main areas of focus are sustainable materials, circular economy, green economy and everything in between. In this new series interview for citiesabc, host Dinis Guarda and Prof. Darryl Newport go through major economic challenges, including those affecting city development and COVID-19. And he provides sustainable solutions for all of them.
Interview Structure
- Profile and education background
- Academic career
- About The Sustainable Research Institute and the University of East London
- Green economy. Challenges and opportunities
- Cities and smart city projects
- Green infrastructure
- Sustainability and circular economy solutions
- Case studies and research projects
- A look into the future
Professor Darryl Newport Biography
Professor Darryl Newport is Director of the Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) and leader on a number of key research projects. During this current tenure I have united a number of research centres under the SRI Umbrella, including the Manufactured Aggregate Research Centre (MARC), Environmental Research Group and the Resource Efficiency Research Centre. I currently manage research staff with research interests aligned to SRI research ethos. The SRI currently supervises a number of PhD students. Darryl currently is Director of Studies for three students and sits on two additional supervisory teams.
Darryl's research focuses on sustainable use of materials, resource efficiency and the circular economy. These areas of research are particularly important for the development of our future cities and provide considerable opportunity for innovative material and process development.
In the recent Research Excellence Framework (REF 2014), the SRI in partnership with UEL’s Architecture research team, submitted to UoA 16. This was a successful partnership and a very creditable showing for our first submission.
Professor Darryl Newport Biography: https://www.uel.ac.uk/staff/n/darryl-...
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/darrylnew...
ResearchGate Profile: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/...
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