Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Making Decisions Under Uncertainty: SHELF User Forum How do you make decisions under uncertainty? Jonathan Sykes is studying uncertainty and how it relates to sustainable built environments. In January 2019 the School of Mathematics and Statistics and the University of Sheffield hosted the SHELF User Forum. SHELF (SHeffield ELicitation Framework) is used by at least one major player […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog Publications Carbon, candles and more: how soot became a wonder Damage caused to paintings in churches by candle soot has been observed for years. Little did anyone know that this […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog Policy Scientific Advice And The SDGs In A Post-truth World: INGSA 2018 James Wilsdon, professor of research policy, University of Sheffield, Associate Director of the Grantham Centre, and vice-chair of INGSA: An […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog Publications NEW PAPER: The interplay of photosynthesis and evolution – resolving the anatomical paradox Grantham Scholar Suma Mani explains the importance of a paper published today co-written by Suma’s supervisor Prof Colin Osborne (former […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation The Politics of Water 3: Area Mechanics in Malawi Naomi Oates (Grantham Scholar) writes about the ways water and policy work together on the ground in Malawi, with inputs […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 15 Life On Land SDG 2 Zero Hunger Why I Think Soils Are Entities – Not A Set Of Properties Grantham Scholar Jenny Veenstra is a soil scientist on a mission – to make us appreciate the wonder of soil […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 2 Zero Hunger Could Fish Be The Future Of Agriculture? APS post-doctoral researcher Dr Anastasia Kottara discusses how aquaponic systems may provide the answer to the sustainability crisis in agriculture. […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Did you know that Sheffield Students’ Union plans to be Zero Waste? It’s the launch of the University’s Sustainability Strategy this week and the campus is buzzing with ideas about how we […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Going with the Flow: Bluedot Festival 2018 A group of Grantham Scholars went to the Bluedot festival to showcase how tracking our urban environment could lead to […] Read More
Grantham Scholar Blog Policy SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation The Politics Of Water 3 Have you ever considered the politics of water? Grantham Scholar Naomi Oates studies the values and everyday practices of different […] Read More