Mrs Sarah Fear

Profiles

Mrs Sarah Fear

Project and Knowledge Exchange Manager

School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences (Faculty of Science and Engineering)

Project Manager working across FoSE specifically linked to the Sustainable Earth Institute. Supporting academics in areas of Environmental Intelligence & Sensors and Clean Maritime. 

Managing externally funded projects: 

Virtual Bunkering for Electric Vessels, Innovate funded  

  • https://www.aqua-superpower.com/article/uk-consortium-wins-uk-government-funding-to-support-the-development-of-bi-directional-boat-charging

Plymouth's Marine e-charging Living Lab (MeLL) project, installing electric infrastructure across Plymouth Sound to support electric vessels.

  • https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/first-uk-charging-network-for-electric-maritime-vessels-launched-in-plymouth
  • https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/news/uks-first-sea-going-electric-ferry-launches-in-plymouth

The Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab project gives Devon-based SMEs the opportunity to work collaboratively with our scientists and technologists to develop new products, services or processes with a focus on big data and safeguarding the environment.

  • https://www.plymouth.ac.uk/research/impact-lab


Qualifications

PRINCE II Practitioner

Bsc (Hons) Business Studies

NVQ 4 Management 
Award in Education 

Roles on external bodies

Governor for a local Trust covering multiple primary and secondary schools.

Research

Grants & contracts

ERDF Environmental Futures and Big Data Impact Lab £8.1m partner project

DfT via Innovate UK CMDC funding for Plymouth's Marine e-charging Living Lab project (MeLL) £570k 

Plymouth City Council - Smart Pontoon Grant £15k

Plymouth City Council - Maritime Transport Grant £25k