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Digital and Sustainable Futures

In the Institute of Digital and Sustainable Futures, we innovate in technological fields while supporting growth in the economic, political and relational well-being of our planet.

The growing need to develop truly sustainable societies has arisen from global issues which affect us all; countries which are riven by war and conflict; the depletion of energy, food, water and other resources, and weak governance and economic models leading to corruption and stark inequalities.

Our research themes

The Institute of Digital and Sustainable Futures has three core themes which focus our research towards:

Engineering and Artificial Intelligence

Our innovative engineering and Artificial Intelligence research advances the fundamental understanding of engineering and AI to create technological solutions to real world problems and needs.

Student on an engineering placement

Archaeology

We have created a powerful and distinctive research identity which blends cultural archaeology with cutting edge science.

Our field and lab-based projects have a global reach, including work in Mediterranean Europe, western Asia, the North Atlantic and South America.

Read about our Archaeological research centre.

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Management and Sustainable Development

Our research centres in this area include:

We also have Research Clusters, which aim to bring together researchers to focus expertise on responsible management research, these are:

Two students using laptops in a seminar

Stories from the Institute of Digital and Sustainable Futures

Solid-state shear milling equipment with ground tyre rubber

Engineering and Artificial Intelligence

refugees using virtual reality to explore and share heritage

Management and Sustainable Development

Get in touch

We are here to facilitate new ideas by supporting our research community and sharing their stories. Contact us with any enquiries.

Email research@bradford.ac.uk Make an enquiry View our LinkedIn page