Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

For Journal Club physicist Dr Jenny Clark asked the Grantham Scholars to consider whether photovoltaics systems (such as silicone-based solar panels) or photosynthesis are best for capturing solar energy. Here, Grantham Scholar Oleksandra Korychenska explains the issues around these 2 systems. Sunlight is one of the most sustainable sources of […]

In 2015, Grantham Scholars Guy Mayneord and Oleksandra Korychenska went to a University of Sheffield alumni event at The Royal Society […]

For COP21, we and the Worldwide Universities Network hosted a discussion about food systems and climate change. Here, Professor Peter […]

At COP21 the Grantham Centre and the Worldwide Universities Network hosted a panel discussion that brought together scientists and social […]

As she joins the University of Sheffield’s delegation to COP21 Professor Michelle Holdsworth explains why this COP is an important opportunity […]

A briefing note from our team sets out a model for sustainable agriculture. Their model combines lessons from history with […]

Grantham Scholar Daniel Casey explains how academics can work with select committees and so influence policy.  Meeting the International Development […]

In the run up to COP21, the University of Sheffield’s Carbon Neutral University hosted a range of experts to talk […]

Grantham Scholar Tinashe Mawodza reflects on a Journal Club discussion about cross-species gene movement. Specifically, he explores how this idea […]

Combining lessons from agricultural history with biotechnological insights could reverse soil loss, according to our experts.  Speaking at Chatham House […]