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George Asiamah is one of many Grantham Scholars who write for us

Our PhD students – the Grantham Scholars – are an exceptional lot.

They work across disciplines and throughout the world. They are dedicated to the environment and act as expert activists. Together with the Grantham Centre team, they are working hard to create a sustainable future.

Our blog, interviews and comments page is your chance to hear directly from our Scholars. Here you can read their thoughts about the environment, their work, and advances in sustainability.

If you want to find out more about their work, check out our Grantham Scholar project pages.

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A day at COP: what’s it like to be at the biggest climate conference in the world?

COP – the UN’s annual mega conference to debate climate change and set targets – is underway, despite a last minute change of location. Every year the Grantham Centre sends some of our Scholars to COP, including the year the Paris Agreement was agreed upon. If you want to stay […]

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Grantham Scholars reducing food waste in schools

Let’s reduce food waste in schools

Food waste is a big problem for the environment. And public places, like schools or hospitals, create a significant proportion […]

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green barrier of plants

Green barrier to reduce air pollution for children

Something amazing is happening at Hunters Bar Infant School in Sheffield. A living wall of plants is appearing in the […]

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Rukkaya who will explain in her interview what is life cycle analysis

What is life cycle analysis?

And why is it so important for sustainability? Have you heard of life cycle analysis? The chances are you haven’t, […]

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Roberta and her family

Jam-jars, genetic modification and the Italian food nerd

Meet the food nerd with a passion for GMOs and food sustainability Roberta Fabrizi is a self-described ‘food nerd’ from Italy, […]

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an educational card game

Photoblog: Can you name a wild animal from Malaysia?

Can you name a wild animal from Malaysia? Not many can. This is just one of the facts Grantham Scholar […]

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Rohit Chakraborty and the tools that help him tackle air pollution in Sheffield

Air pollution in Sheffield: interview with Rohit Chakraborty

Did you know that air pollution in parts of Sheffield is the equivalent of a smoking habit? Or that domestic […]

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a poster for the Time Is Now march which reads there is no planet b

The Time Is Now: Grantham Scholars at ‘mass lobby’

There have been a lot of big protests this year, like the Extinction Rebellion and the school walkouts. And they […]

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a power station clearly using lots of 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 […]

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A person cups a candle in their hands

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 […]

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