Energy IRC

The Energy Interdisciplinary Research Centre (IRC) has established a central role in supporting energy research across the University, fostering new connections between exciting energy research areas, enhancing research and education opportunities, performing horizon-scanning for funding opportunities and government priorities, and coordinating Cambridge-led national and international energy initiatives towards a sustainable planet and society. We bring together the collective deep knowledge and research expertise of the University — from science and engineering through to policy, social sciences and humanities — to tackle the grand technical and intellectual challenges that must be overcome to achieve a global transition to a zero-carbon future. Working with research institutions, industry, funding agencies, benefactors, and UK and foreign government departments, our mission is to support research to maximise Cambridge’s impact on mitigating climate change.