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Computer scientists at the University of Birmingham have won funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council to work on a groundbreaking study into teenage energy consumption that could change the behaviour of a whole generation. Dr Russell Beale and research colleagues from the School of Computer Science | have won funding of £327,343, of which £261,875 comes from the EPSRC, to carry out the research under the Transforming Energy Demand through Digital Innovation (TEDDI) scheme. The Birmingham team will be working in collaboration with partners from the Universities of Swansea, Central Lancashire and Nottingham plus the Institute of Education to assess teens' attitudes to using domestic energy, measure how much they use daily and find novel ways to encourage them to make savings. The partners in the study, led by UCLan, share a total TEDDI grant of £1.5 million. Teenagers will be encouraged to take part in the research via an energy-awareness competition being run in some UK secondary schools. It is hoped to track their energy consumption while making them aware of how often they, for example, switch on the kettle or the TV, use their hairdryer, leave a light on or open the fridge door. Using web-based, mobile phone and wireless technology, the project aims to develop two digital products - one for younger teens and one to interest older teenagers - which will help to change behaviour towards energy use.
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