Since 2013 the Trust has provided funding to a wide range of academic bodies, statutory organisations, charities, voluntary groups, social housing associations, local authorities, and others that meet our chosen areas of focus for research.


Below you will find details of all our funded research projects, including final reports, where we have them.

Click here to read all the papers published following CORT-funded research projects.

Completed

Cranfield University

2015

Cranfield University - CO+ Safety

The central aim of this project is the reduction of the danger of carbon monoxide and other harmful toxins from burning fossil fuels in various en ... Read more

Completed

Liverpool John Moores University

2014

Liverpool John Moores University - Long Term Exposure to Carbon Monoxide: National Study

In September 2011, the Department of Health published statistics indicating that over 4,000 people in England and Wales were diagnosed with Carbon Mon ... Read more

Completed

Institute of Occupational Medicine

2021

Institute of Occupational Medicine - Solid Fuel Review

Solid Fuel Review, Institute of Occupational Medicine Read more

Completed

Cranfield University

2014

Cranfield University – Study to Determine the Impact of CO+ on Populations in various Environments

The CO+ Impact was a thorough review of existing research and regulation relating to carbon monoxide (CO) in the UK and elsewhere. It considered not o ... Read more

Completed

Cranfield University

2013

Cranfield University – The Use of Biomass Fuels in the UK, and the Potential Human Health and Environmental Impacts

Cranfield University undertook a 10-week research project in Milton Keynes, carried out by postgraduate students undertaking MSc courses concerned wit ... Read more

Completed

IGEM

2013

IGEM – Measurement of Carbon Monoxide Emissions from Domestic Gas Appliances at Low Ventilation Rates

This project investigated the potential concentration of carbon monoxide (CO) created by gas appliance emissions in poorly ventilated domestic buildin ... Read more