Innovation-environment interactions

Innovative technologies generally have a range of complex interactions with the natural environment, both positive and negative, as perceived by different societal actors. They can provide more environmentally sustainable systems and improve the quality of life. Achieving the desired benefits while minimising the negative aspects requires an integrated and inclusive analytical approach. Innogen conducts in-depth, rigorous research into these innovation-environment interactions to support the delivery of optimal environmental outcomes from the introduction of innovative technologies.

Projects

Innogen: Centre for Social and Economic Research on Innovation in Genomics
Joyce Tait, Robin Williams, David Wield
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Work Package 2, Consequences, Opportunities and Challenges of Modern Biotechnology for Europe – Primary Production, Agro-food
Joyce Tait
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Innogen retreat 2019

10 October 2019

This year's annual meeting took place 3-4 October in Edinburgh and it brought together researchers from the Open University and the University of Edinburgh as well as colleagues from the Open University Scotland. 

National COVID-19 testing strategy analysis

15 October 2020

Innogen member Smita Srinivas and co-authors analyse COVID-19 testing in different countries. They highlight the need to take the industrial organisation of health systems within countries into account for testing strategies to be successful.

Seaweed in the city

31 October 2021

As part of the ESRC Festival of Social Science, Innogen is hosting a public engagement event in Edinburgh that will explore the many uses of seaweed, and its potential role in ameliorating climate change.