About the Grantham Centre

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures is a collaboration between the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and The University of Sheffield. 

At the Grantham Centre experts from academia, business and policy come together to create a sustainable future. Key to this is mentoring the next generation of sustainability researchers: the Grantham Scholars.

The Grantham Scholars

Our researchers, the Grantham Scholars, do sustainability research across disciplines at the University of Sheffield. From plant pathogens to policy, they work on a broad range of topics. Where possible, our Scholars are themselves supervised by experts from different subjects.

If you want to find out more about our researchers the Grantham Scholars then look at our blogs and interviews. Here you’ll find easy-to-understand overviews, and deep dives into sustainability. 

We want the Grantham Scholars to be the sustainability leaders of tomorrow, so we provide a special training programme. In this bespoke programme they learn a variety of skills. For example, how to write for any audience and the best way to engage with policy makers.

Research

Because we work across disciplines, our work reflects the Sustainable Development Goals‘ multidisciplinary outlook. We have Grantham Scholars from every faculty at the University of Sheffield.

And in order to address some of the most pressing environmental problems, we have set up dedicated research projects. For example, we are tackling the plastic pollution crisis with Many Happy Returns. For this project we have gathered a team of diverse experts. From chemistry to linguistics, our plastics team work together to create new knowledge and solve old problems.

We also work at the Zaatari refugee camp, where we co create solutions with those living in the camp.

GO Fund

The GO Fund (Grantham Opportunities Fund) enables researchers to obtain funding to develop interesting projects that have a strong cross-disciplinary sustainability focus and are designed to propose practical solutions to complex problems.

Grantham Centre reports

If you want to find out about our work over the years, then you can read our annual reports. They’re all hosted online and are free to read. In them you can find updates about the Grantham Scholars, including where our alumni go.

Plus there are updates about all our special projects. And we review all our events and activities for the year.

Grantham Centre annual reports.

The Grantham Centre at COP

Since COP21 when the Paris Agreement was signed, we’ve been sending people to COP both as delegates and observers. If you want read blogs and news stories from our people at COP then look at the Grantham Centre at COP.

Get in touch

You can find contact details for the team on our contact page.

Do you have a PhD student at the University of Sheffield who could be a Grantham Scholar? Find out how to apply, what we offer, and what to expect.