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Grantham Scholar comment, interviews and blogs

Our sustainability researchers – the Grantham Scholars – are an exceptional group of people. They work across disciplines and throughout the world. They are dedicated to the environment and act as expert activists. Together with the Grantham Centre team, they work hard to create a sustainable future.

This page is your chance to hear directly from them. In interviews, blogs and articles, here the Grantham Scholars share their expertise and enthusiasm with the world.

Our researchers are an amazing lot. Keep on reading to find interviews with those pictured above. From top left: Gloria Mensah, George Asiamah, Joe Llanos; from bottom left: Nicole Kennard, Rukayya Ibrahim Muazu and Ling Min Tan.

If you want to find out more about their projects, you can also check out our Grantham Scholar project pages.

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Disability housing and sustainability - interview with Abraham Mariech pictured here with disabled children in an informal settlement.

Disability, housing and sustainability: Interview with Abraham Mariech

Grantham Scholar Abraham Mariech researches disability, housing and sustainability in Kenya, where he was born and grew up.

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two storey extensions

Two storey extensions could help housing crisis and reduce carbon emissions

A study led by Grantham Scholar Charles Gillott shows two storey extensions on buildings could provide an extra 175,000 homes […]

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Paper: Indigenous lands protect forests

Congratulations to Jocelyne Sze on the publication of her paper on Indigenous lands, protected areas and deforestation in the tropics. […]

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Community-led housing researcher Philippa Hughes at a protest about bad landlords with Acorn

What is community-led housing?

In this interview with Philippa Hughes we talk community-led housing. Philippa explains what community-led housing is and how it exposes […]

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photo of Ella Hubbard by the sea, she writes in this blog about the need to look beyond the conference at COP26

COP26: We must look beyond the conference floor

Grantham Scholar Ella Hubbard explains why we must look beyond the conference floor at COP26 to repoliticise the climate crisis […]

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The Grantham Centre at COP

Every year, we send Grantham Scholars to COP as official observers for the University of Sheffield. Doing so gives our […]

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COP26 observer Manasi Mulay

COP26 observer interview: Manasi Mulay

How is COP26 like cutting a cake? COP26 observer and Grantham Scholar Manasi Mulay explains how in this interview. Plus […]

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Photo of Suma Mani is who an official observer at COP26

COP26 observer interview: Reena Sayani & Suma Mani

COP26 observers Reena Sayani and Suma Mani tell what they hope to see happen at COP26. Plus they explain how […]

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COP26 observer David Rapley in his lab at Sheffield University.

COP26 observer interview: David Rapley

COP26 observer David Rapley is one of 7 Grantham Scholars going to Glasgow in 2021. Here David explains his hopes […]

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A photograph of Maria Wang Mei Hua who researches rubber, agroforestry and sustainability. She is pictured on TUoS campus and there are some nice trees behind her.

COP26 observer interview: Maria Wang Mei Hua

COP26 observer Maria Wang Mei Hua tells us her hopes and fears for COP26 – and why we need people […]

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