SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

icon for SDG 11 sustainable cities and communities We work towards SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities through our Grantham Scholars projects.

For example, Maria del Carmen Redondo Bermudez is creating green barriers of plants to reduce air pollution in urban settings.

And our Plastics: Redefining Single-Use research project works towards this goal through an innovative rethinking of single-use plastic.

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 of this waste. With this in mind, a group of Grantham Scholars – Jonas Cromwell, Gloria Mensah, Ye Jiang, and Eunice Oppon – went to Anne Grove Primary School. Their […]

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 […]

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 […]

Grantham Centre scientist calls for sustainable sandwiches to be more nutritious

Grantham Scholar Fiona Graham has called for sustainable sandwiches to be more nutritious. Fiona made this call during an interview […]

images of soil being tested in the lab, the results of experiments like this feed into POSTnotes

Our experts give evidence on soil and plastic to Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology

Grantham Centre experts have given evidence to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Topics covered by our experts […]

SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities

Public prefers glass milk bottles to plastic

Our Plastics: Redefining Single-Use team work closely with local dairy Our Cow Molly. Together they’re looking into how to make […]

a picture from the paper showing green space

NEW PAPER: Greenspace spatial characteristics and human health in an urban environment

Grantham Supervisor Anna Jorgensen has co-authored a new paper. You can read the full paper here https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolind.2019.105464 Highlights: Landscape metrics […]