Comment Latest News Research SDG 15 Life On Land Training Agricultural intensification and conservation by Felix Lim Grantham Scholar Felix Lim led a group discussion about agricultural intensification, argued by many to improve conservation. Here Felix gives an overview of the debate, including the damaging outcomes agricultural intensification can have on biodiversity. With the increasing demand for food and resources to feed a rising global population, there […] Read More
Comment Latest News Research Training By accident or design: how should we fund science? By Guy Mayneord This week’s Journal Club was led by Professor of Soft Matter Physics Ashley Cadby. As his PhD student Guy Mayneord writes here, […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 15 Life On Land Training How should we value ecosystem services? By Niall Bradshaw For this week’s Journal Club, Professor Duncan Cameron considered the difficulties of measuring the value of ecosystems. Here, his PhD […] Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 2 Zero Hunger Training Can Twitter save us from unsafe food? By Patience Muchada For Journal Club Dr Farida Vis presented research that uses Twitter to improve food safety. Here, Grantham Scholar Patience Muchada, […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 13 Climate Action Training How the Paris Agreement was made: overcoming the tragedy of the commons by Rob Hardie Grantham Scholar Rob Hardie was an official observer at COP21. Here Rob sets out how Ostrom’s theories about overcoming the […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 2 Zero Hunger Training Is open data the future of farming? By Daniel Casey Open data could bring enormous benefits to sustainable farming, and the policy that encourages it. Here, Grantham Scholar Daniel Casey […] Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Training Photovoltaics or photosynthesis? By Oleksandra Korychenska For Journal Club physicist Dr Jenny Clark asked the Grantham Scholars to consider whether photovoltaics systems (such as silicone-based solar […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Training The energy conundrum with TUoS alumni at the Royal Society by Guy Mayneord In 2015, Grantham Scholars Guy Mayneord and Oleksandra Korychenska went to a University of Sheffield alumni event at The Royal Society […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 2 Zero Hunger Unhealthy diets, climate change & hunger by Michelle Holdsworth As she joins the University of Sheffield’s delegation to COP21 Professor Michelle Holdsworth explains why this COP is an important opportunity […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy Research Training Academics and select committees by Daniel Casey Grantham Scholar Daniel Casey explains how academics can work with select committees and so influence policy. Meeting the International Development […] Read More