Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Grantham Centre Director talks to the BBC about dentists and plastic Sheffield professor urges dentists to ditch single-use plastic Grantham Centre Director talks to the BBC about dentists and plastic. Chemistry professor Tony Ryan explained to the BBC about his work with dentists in Yorkshire to cut down on the amount of single-use plastic used during appointments. This is part of […] Read More
Latest News Publications NEW PAPER | An ecological-thermodynamic approach to urban metabolism: Measuring resource utilization with open system network effectiveness analysis Grantham Scholar Ling Min Tan is first author of a new paper. The paper is titled ‘An ecological-thermodynamic approach to […] Read More
Latest News Research Reducing single-use plastic milk bottles in university cafes A new Grantham Centre project aims to drastically reduce single-use plastic in The University of Sheffield cafes. Our Cow Molly […] Read More
Blog, interviews and comment SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 13 Climate Action 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 […] Read More
Latest News Grantham Scholars graduate: doctors in the house Congratulations to all our graduating Scholars (and those passing their PhD viva)! We can’t wait to see what they all […] Read More
Latest News Publications SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 2 Zero Hunger 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 […] Read More
Latest News Publications SDG 15 Life On Land NEW PAPER: Applying ecosystem services for pre-market environmental risk assessments of regulated stressors Grantham supervisor Lorraine Maltby is co-author of this new article about ecosystem services. The paper discusses ecosystem services (ES), which […] Read More
Latest News Universities require root-and-branch overhaul to deliver SDGs Academia needs a sweeping cultural change to create the conditions and skills it needs to fulfil its role in achieving […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities 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 […] Read More
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 […] Read More