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THE FINALISTS in a University of Limerick Sustainability Challenge seeking ambitious proposals from students to tackle climate issues have been announced.
The five student teams selected as finalists in the UL Sustainability Challenge are to receive €10,000 each.
UL President Professor Kerstin Mey announced the selected teams at an event in UL’s Glucksman Library this Monday.
The purpose of the challenge is to stimulate sustainable solutions which can be tested on the UL campus or in the wider region.
The selected projects show the diversity of UL and are in plastic recycling, thermal energy monitoring, improving sustainable agricultural practices in Africa, biodiversity in the Shannon Estuary, and efficiency improvement and cost reduction in hydrogen manufacturing.
Announcing the finalists, Professor Mey said: “Given the importance of sustainability for this institution, this challenge is a perfect example of how we can draw on the ambition of our student body to attempt to solve the climate issues and some of the grand challenges of our time."
Each team will receive up to €10,000 to develop their project by March 2023 and will have a mentor to facilitate them.
The concept of the Sustainability Challenge evolved from a partnership between the Bernal Institute, Kemmy Business School and Buildings and Estates department at UL, along with the Research Office, to empower and encourage students to contribute to sustainable development.
Professor Norelee Kennedy, Vice President Research, said that the UL Sustainability Challenge is supporting talented student research across energy, sustainable agriculture, circular economy, advanced manufacturing, biodiversity to be translated into real benefits for our world.
"These dynamic student teams have all demonstrated a global perspective to partnering to solve grand challenges, this illustrates the power of a connected and open research community. The future is bright and I am very excited to see where these projects take us," she said.
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