Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Research Centre
| Abbreviation | CLARRC |
|---|---|
| Formation | 1998 |
| Legal status | Research Centre |
| Purpose | Centre of excellence for multi-disciplinary research and knowledge exchange |
| Location | |
Director | Colin Cunningham |
| Affiliations | University of Strathclyde, University of Edinburgh |
| Website | CLARRC |
The Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Research Centre (CLARRC) was a multi-disciplinary centre of excellence based in the University of Edinburgh, Scotland, from 1998 until 2010. CLARRC was also a focus for collaboration between different institutions and aimed to encourage engagement between industry and Scottish Higher Education Institutions.
History
The Contaminated Land Assessment and Remediation Research Centre was founded in June 1998 by the University of Edinburgh, Napier University and the Scottish Universities' Research & Reactor Centre (SURRC) with seed funding from the Scottish Higher Education Funding Council (SHEFC). In 2006, CLARRC became the Scottish Environmental Technology Network (SETN) providing specialist support to SMEs in the emerging Environmental and Clean Technology sector in Scotland.