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Consultation responses

Long Duration Electricity Storage

Long Duration Electricity Storage

Read the response on behalf of the ‘Future Electric Vehicle Energy networks supporting Renewables (FEVER)’ project team to long duration electricity storage.

Revised national air strategy

Revised national air strategy

Read Professor Dominic Hudson, Dr Christina Vanderwel and Dr Matthew Loxham's response to the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs' consultation on the Air Quality Strategy.

Domestic maritime decarbonisation

Domestic maritime decarbonisation

Domestic maritime decarbonisation: the course to net zero emissions. Read from Professor Damon Teagle, Professor Stephen Turnock, Charlie McKinlay, Professor Dominic Hudson, Panagiotis Manias and Dr Wassim Dbouk.

UK mandatory water efficiency labelling

UK mandatory water efficiency labelling

Read from Carmine Ornaghi, Professor of Economics in response to this call for evidence on UK Mandatory Water Efficiency Labelling by Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs.

2030 International climate and nature action

2030 International Climate and Nature Action

Read Professor Chris Hauton, Professor Jack Corbett, Dr Jasmin Godbold and Dr Maria Baker's consultation response on the 2030 Strategic Framework for International Climate and Nature Action.

Draft joint Fisheries statement

Draft Joint Fisheries Statement

Read Professor Paul Kemp's consultation response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Draft Joint Fisheries Statement.

Future of transport regulatory review

Future of Transport Regulatory Review

Read Professor Professor Tom Cherret, Professor James Scanlan, Dr Matt Grote, Dr Aliaksei Pilko from the University of Southampton, as well as Angela Smith and Janet Dickinson.

Data: a new direction

Data: a new direction

Read Professor Dame Wendy Hall, Professor Leslie Carr, Professor Rosalind Edwards, Professor Sophie Stalla-Bourdillon, Professor Gopal Ramchurn, and Dr Sarah Gorin's consultation responses.

Whole industry strategic plan for rail

Whole industry strategic plan for rail

Read Professor Simon Blainey, Professor John Preston, Professor William Powrie, Professor Rod Anderson, and Professor Tom Cherrett's response to a call for evidence on Whole Industry Stategic Plan for Rail.

PR24 and beyond

PR24 and beyond

Read Professor Carmine Ornaghi's, Professor of Economics at the University of Southampton, response.

Amendment to MGN535 passenger ships' code

Amendment to MGN535 passenger ships' code

Richard Coles of the University of Southampton, has submitted a response to the Maritime and Coastguard Agency consultation on Amendment to MGN 535 on the small seagoing passenger ships code.

Automated Vehicle

The Future of automated mobility in the UK

Prof. Gopal Ramchurn, Francesco D'Amore, Seyed Toliyat, Dr Wassim Dbouk, Dr Enrico Gerding, Dr Richard Gomer and Dr Seb Stein respond to the BEIS consultation on The future of automated mobility in the UK.

Parole

Root and Branch review of the parole system

Dr Harry Annison, Associate Professor in Criminal Law at the University of Southampton, has submitted a response to the Ministry of Justice's consultation on Root and Branch review of the parole system.

Climate Change

New Zealand's Climate Change

Dr Ben Anderson of the University of Southampton, recently submitted a response to the New Zealand Climate Change Comission's Consultation.

Women's Health Strategy

Women's Health Strategy

UoS academics have submitted a response to the Health and Social Care Committee's inquiry into women's health strategy.

Tax Relief

R&D Tax Relief

Dr Hosam Al Kaddour, Prof. Collins Ntim and Prof. Ven Tauringana from the Southampton Business School at the University of Southampton, have responded to the HMRC consultation on R&D Tax Reliefs.

Environment

Environmental Principles

Dr Wassim Dbouk, Marine and Maritime Policy Officer from the University of Southampton has submitted a response to the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs consultation on Environmental Principles.

Fatty Food

Restricting promotions of products high in fat

Read the response from the MRC Lifecourse Epidemiology Unit, University of Southampton to the Department of Health and Social Care on Restricting promotions of food and drink that is high in fat, sugar and salt.

Pregnant woman

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder

Read the response from Prof Fiona Woollard, Professor of Philosophy at the University of Southampton, to the call from the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence.

Fishing Boat

Post-Brexit management of fisheries

Read the responses from Prof. Paul Kemp, Professor of Ecological Engineering at the University of Southampton, to three DEFRA calls for evidence on post-Brexit management of fisheries.

Southampton Air Quality

Outdoor air quality in Southampton

An analysis  of changes in outdoor air quality in Southampton during the COVID-19 outbreak from Dr Ben Anderson, Principal Research Fellow within the ECC Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences.

Ofgem

Ofgem: Significant Code Review

Read the response from Dr Ben Anderson, Principal Research Fellow within the ECC Division of Engineering and Physical Sciences, to the call on "Access and Forward-Looking Charges Significant Code Review".

Food Strategy

National Food Strategy

Read the response from Dr Callum Highmore and Professor Bill Keevil, providing advice on chlorine treatment during food processing.

National Minimum Wage

2021 National Minimum Wage

Written evidence from Dr Krishanthi Vithana, Prof Yehuda Baruch, and Prof Collins Ntim, Southampton Business School, University of Southampton; and Dr Zhifang Zhang, Warwick Business School, University of Warwick.

Chlamydia

National Chlamydia Screening Programme (NCSP)

Read the response from Ian Clarke, Prof of Molecular Microbiology; and Dr Colette O'Neill, Postdoc Researcher, University of Southampton, expressing their opinion surrounding the the NCSP policy update.

Food Bank

National Food Strategy

Read the response from Dr Dianna Smith, University of Southampton, addressing ‘The need for a consistent approach to providing equitable food access’.

Food Strategy

National Food Strategy

Read the response from Dr Emma Roe addressing ‘Designing a market that enables higher standard, domestic food products to flourish in relation to food animal health and welfare’.

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