

Reef Revolution: How Implementation of 3D Printing Can Promote Sustainable Coral Restoration
As Indonesia’s coral reefs face threats, it is essential to find solutions to protect the marine ecosystem. Adopting innovative methods like 3D printing for coral reef restoration presents a promising answer. MSc IME student Nisrina Iswara argues that acknowledging the complexities involved and fostering responsible governance is essential for ensuring a sustainable and impactful outcome.

Unlocking the Future: Exploring Facial Recognition’s Role in Retail Evolution
Exploring the potential of facial recognition in retail, MSc IME student Yalin Pang delves into its opportunities for enhancing customer experience and operational efficiency, and for reaching SDGs. However, as an emerging technology, risks and ethical dilemmas exist, and robust governance strategies should be developed.

Welcome to MIOIR Researcher: Liangping Ding
Meet Dr. Liangping Ding, our newest Research Associate at MIOIR. Discover her passion for AI-driven research, bridging academia and industry, and her exciting plans within our community.

Discussions on Benefit-Sharing and Data Governance
This blog post summarizes and reflects on discussions at the Convention on Biological Diversity’s (CBD) first meeting of the Ad Hoc Open-ended Working Group on Benefit-sharing from the Use of Digital Sequence Information (DSI) on Genetic Resources, which took place on...

Low-carbon reorientation in steel, oil refining and petrochemical industries
This blog summarises the findings of the 2-year research project ‘Low-carbon reorientation in steel, oil
refining and petrochemical industries’ that was funded by the Industrial Decarbonisation Research and
innovation Centre (IDRIC).

Tackling the housing crisis: Taking a closer look at challenges in delivering modular housing
Suzanne Peters, Jonatan Pinkse, and Graham Winch delve into the hurdles of modular housing amid the UK’s housing crisis. They investigate solutions requiring government support and industry-wide collaboration.

Can 3D Bioprinting “cure” organ trafficking?
Addressing organ shortage and trafficking, 3D bioprinting has emerged as the most promising technology in biotechnology. Trang Tran, discusses that responsible research and innovation and governance of emerging technologies are crucial to mitigate risks and ensure ethical development.

Special Issue: ‘Reconceptualizing university contribution to knowledge exchange: broadening our understanding of motivations, channels and stakeholders’
The seven papers selected in this volume published on Studies in Higher Education, seek to broaden our understanding of KE in a broader context, with more diverse audiences and impacts, and deepen the understanding of tensions and trade-offs between university missions.

Policy Alignment as a Key Driver for Inclusion in Urban Areas: Insights from Melbourne
Many local governments worldwide have actively started thinking about making cities more inclusive and sustainable for their residents. Alina Kadyrova discusses the experience of Melbourne, the second-largest city in Australia, in pioneering inclusion strategy and what lessons Greater Manchester can learn from this experience.

Friends or Foes: Can green and non-green knowledge be both crucial for environmental innovation?
Martina Ayoub and Stephane Lhuillery from BETA, University of Strasbourg, are set to investigate what it takes to eco-innovate by exploring the knowledge components that can drive environmental innovation.