Our Living Laboratory provides a testbed for transformative technologies and approaches to deliver enhanced social, economic and environmental outcomes in urban systems
The Living Laboratory and Urban Observatory support research in a wide range of areas. These include:
The Living Laboratory provides a springboard for new transdisciplinary research and collaborations involving Cranfield researchers and external partners. The Living Laboratory and the UKCRIC Urban Observatory are already providing ongoing and future research opportunities, with recent research funding including:
Since 2015 the Living Laboratory has been used in numerous MSc courses, with group and thesis projects being commissioned by PSUs including Estates and Cranfield Airport through the Living Laboratory Group. Many of these projects have provided pilot studies and datasets/tools that are now being incorporated in the Living Laboratory and Urban Observatory. Examples of such activities include:
The Urban Observatory has formed the basis of numerous MSc group and thesis projects. Examples of recent projects include:
Air Quality
Climate Risk and Adaptation
Energy
Food Sustainability
Geographical Information Systems
Waste and Recycling
Water Science