Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Plant senescence and crop productivity: Journal Club with Peter Venn Peter Venn, a PhD student working with the University of Sheffield’s P3 research centre, introduced the Grantham Scholars to senescence at this week’s Journal Club. This led to an interesting discussion on how it might be used to make crops more productive. Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Seed banks in a secure food system: Journal Club with Hannah Sewell At this week’s Journal Club, Grantham Scholar Hannah Sewell introduced the group to the role seed banks, while offering an […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment Keep it complex? Journal Club with Stefano Golinelli Informing policy debates is at the heart of the Grantham Centre’s mission. But is reaching policy positions informed by hard scientific […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment Towards a Grantham Consensus: Journal Club with James Thackery This week’s Journal Club, led by Grantham Scholar James Thackery, took a different approach. Using a thought-provoking TED talk as […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger How enzymes can help food security: Journal Club with Nicholas Moody At this week’s Journal Club, chemist and Grantham Scholar Nicholas Moody introduced his fellow PhD students to the importance of […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Integrated soil-crop system management: Journal Club with Angesh Anupam After a break over Easter, the Grantham Scholars reconvened to discuss the possibilities offered by integrated soil-crop system management, in […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Producing nutritious food: Journal Club with Cecilie Dyngeland At this week’s Journal Club, Grantham Scholar Cecilie Dyngeland led a discussion on the challenges of developing a global food supply […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Sustainable intensification of agriculture amidst yield stagnation: Journal Club with Monica Ortiz For this week’s Journal Club, Grantham Scholar Monica Ortiz introduced the concept of ‘sustainable intensification’. In this post, she explains […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger To till or not to till? Journal Club with James Lambert At the Grantham Centre’s Journal Club, Grantham Scholars read and debate recent publications about sustainability. For this discussion, James Lambert […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment The advantages of algae: Journal Club with Emanga Alobwede This week’s Journal Club was led by Grantham Scholar Emanga Alobwede. Her research project focuses on making agriculture more sustainable […] Read More