University of Edinburgh

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Institution: University of Edinburgh 

Location: Edinburgh, Scotland, UK 

Focus Area: Approaching the circular economycircular economyA systems solution framework that tackles global challenges like climate change, biodiversity loss, waste, and pollution. It is based on three principles, driven by design: eliminate waste and pollution, circulate products and materials (at their highest value), and regenerate nature. from a multi-disciplinary perspective. 

Expertise: Connections to the circular economy exist in the Design and Technology, the College of Art, Business School and School of Chemistry.

Key project:

1. The university regularly hosts circular economy related events and has the ambition to bring together relevant disciplines around the topic, both in terms of research and teaching. Links with the Scottish government and local industry are also strong.

Connect with:

Charlotte Lee-Woolf

Department for Social Responsibility and Sustainability

Find out more: University of Edinburgh circular economy focus

Founded in 1582, the University of Edinburgh is the sixth oldest university in the English speaking world. Its campus is embedded in Scotland's capital city and it regularly ranks among the world's elite institutions.