Conservationists have underestimated the combined impact of deforestation and capture when assessing the threat to Southeast Asia’s bird populations — a one-two punch that a new report warns could lead to the extinction of dozens of species by the end […]

It’s the launch of the University’s Sustainability Strategy this week and the campus is buzzing with ideas about how we can be more sustainable. Grantham Scholar Gloria Mensah has been adding to the green revolution through her work with Sheffield […]

Grantham Supervisor Professor Frances Cleaver has co-authored a new paper with Dr Brock Bersaglio. Bersaglio, B. and Cleaver, F. (2018). Green grab by bricolage – the institutional workings of community conservancies in Kenya. Conservation and Society, ahead of print. DOI: […]

Green Impact is an NUS environmental accreditation and awards scheme running in over 50 universities across the UK. By celebrating green actions and providing a clear framework to create positive change it encourages staff and students to work together to […]

A new study, led by scientists from the University of Cambridge, says focusing resources to generate higher yields from smaller areas might be the “least bad” option to meet rising demand for food – as long as it allows more […]

Grantham Supervisor Professor Frances Cleaver has co-authored a new paper, ‘Understanding process, power, and meaning in adaptive governance: A critical institutional reading’, for the journal Ecology and Society. Frances’ research connects three themes, institutions, livelihoods and water governance and how improved […]

Director of the Grantham Centre Professor Tony Ryan has spent his life working with plastic, and believes we need to be more nuanced in our understanding of this remarkable but – recently – much reviled material. As Professor Ryan recently […]

A group of Grantham Scholars went to the Bluedot festival to showcase how tracking our urban environment could lead to better, more sustainable cities. They took the MOBIUS (MOBIle Urban Sensing) van along with them, a mobile tracking vehicle manufactured […]

Have you ever considered the politics of water? Grantham Scholar Naomi Oates studies the values and everyday practices of different actors involved in water supply. As part of this research project, Naomi has undertaken fieldwork in Balaka, Malawi, and here […]

Grantham Scholar Ling Min Tan has co-authored a paper published in the journal Resources, Conservation and Recycling. Ling Min’s research explores the fascinating concept of city metabolism, and the published paper summarises findings from an intra-city study. The paper is about the […]