Development
Bridging the gap between planetary climate models and country level
Inventor: Dr James Keeble, Centre for Atmospheric Science, Chemistry Mentor: Kirsty Mackinlay, Centre for Global Equality The inventor’s research focuses on using models of the atmosphere to understand how a global change to a hydrogen economy is expected to impact the climate and air quality. Burning hydrogen rather than fossil fuels is expected to reduce…
Investigating the need for monitoring foetal movements in pregnancy
Inventors: Dr. Kathryn Hesketh, MRC Epidemiology Unit & Dr. Cassi Henderson, Institute for Manufacturing Mentor: Johannes Wolff The inventors are developing a method of measuring foetal movements outside of clinical settings, allowing longer-term monitoring of foetal movements than is currently possible with existing approaches (e.g ultrasound, heart-rate sensors). There has been some research showing links…
Detecting water contaminants with touchscreen devices in low and middle
Inventors: Professor Lisa Hall (Department of Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology) Dr. Ronan Daly, Sebastian Horstmann (Department of Engineering) Mentor: Dr. Clara Aranda-Jan More information Touchscreen technology is ubiquitous in our everyday lives : the screen on a typical smartphone is covered in a grid of electrodes, and when a finger touches the screen the local…
Assessing and enhancing the quality of chlorinated water in Africa
Inventor: Francesca O’Hanlon & Rebecca Donaldson, Blue Tap Mentor: Dr. Ian Willis Blue Tap is a social enterprise founded by Cambridge University students which aims to deliver safe drinking water to families all over the world. Their initial technology provides chlorine dosing technology designed to be used in decentralised water systems. Chlorine is one of…
Improving the long-term monitoring of neurosurgical patients in low resource
Inventors: Brandon Smith, Angelos Kolias & Professor Peter Hutchinson, Clinical Nuerosciences Mentor: Dr. Bill Matthews In global healthcare settings, there is a lack of formalised long-term outcome monitoring, particularly in low- and middle-income countries where loss to follow-up rates following hospital discharge remain high. Where solutions have been implemented, they are often exclusive to specific…
Investigating the market need for a low-cost paper-based point-of-care anaemia
Inventors: Professor Alex Routh & Sheila Bhatt, Chemical Engineering & Biotechnology Mentor: Alim Thawer Anaemia is a widespread problem in low and middle income countries. It is estimated that 70% of women in rural India will be anaemic for most of their working lives, due to a low-quality diet. The researchers at Chemical Engineering have…
Improving food quality and livelihoods of people in low and
Inventors: Dr. Jonathan Cullen & Samantha Islam, Resource Efficiency Collective, Engineering Mentor: TBC The researchers are working on a food traceability project for low and middle income countries, sponsored by the Cambridge Trust and the Commonwealth Scholarship Commission. The primary focus for this research is the export shrimp supply chain from Bangladesh to the UK.…
Automating the detection of human schistosomiasis
Inventors: Oliver Higgins, Jonathan Cooper, Julien Reboud; University of Glasgow Mentor: Henry Blower Schistosomiasis (also known as bilharzia) is a disease caused by infection with parasitic flatworms called schistosoma. The disease is primarily transmitted through contact with contaminated water and is common in areas with poor sanitation facilities. It causes a range of chronic symptoms…
Investigating the best markets for 3D-printed medical braces
Inventors: Dr. Sebastian Pattinson & Cassi Henderson, Engineering Mentor: Alim Thawer 20-33% of people suffer from musculoskeletal conditions including arthritis, drop foot, or lower back pain. In developing countries, these conditions can limit education and employment, especially for poor people, causing poverty and inequality. Orthoses (braces) are external devices that can significantly improve quality of…