Latest News Publications NEW: Evaluation of Recycled Materials as Hydroponic Media Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Nicole Kennard on the publication of work on recycled growing media in hydroponic systems. The need for alternative growing media for hydroponics This study aimed to find sustainable material alternatives for conventional soilless growing media used in hydroponic (soilless) crop production. Common growing media used today […] Read More
Latest News Policy Publications SDG 13 Climate Action The UK should ‘farm’ trees, not sheep Grantham Centre experts publish research that suggests sheep farming in the UK and Europe should be radically rethought. Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 15 Life On Land SDG 2 Zero Hunger Meet the earthworm CSI & discover how worm DNA can help soil health In this interview with ‘earthworm CSI’ Joe Llanos we learn about a technique he is pioneering collects worm DNA to […] Read More
Publications Research SDG 15 Life On Land NEW: Reconciling rubber expansion with biodiversity conservation by Maria Wang Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Maria Wang, she’s been published in the influential journal Current Biology on rubber expansion and biodiversity […] Read More
Latest News Publications SDG 2 Zero Hunger Economically viable forest restoration in shifting cultivation landscapes Grantham Scholar Oscar Morton publishes on forest restoration and shifting cultivation. Read More
Publications Grantham Centre experts published in Nature Grantham Centre experts write about our project in the Zaatari refugee camp for Nature. Read More
Comment Latest News Lockdown in the Janus 2020: new normal or back to basics? Grantham Scholar Manasi Mulay spent lockdown in her virtual library, swapping the lab for her kitchen and learning how to […] Read More
Comment SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation How much water does the UK use? Grantham Scholar Martin Appleby explains how much water the UK uses, and what the future of water looks like. Read More
Comment SDG 2 Zero Hunger Foodhall: Sheffield’s community hub responds to lockdown food shortages Foodhall is a community hub in Sheffield. Before COVID-19 Foodhall’s main focus was as a community café and kitchen, ‘managed […] Read More
Latest News Policy A resilient UK food system: POSTnote by Grantham Scholar Joe Llanos Grantham Scholar Joe Llanos writes a summary of issues that affect UK food resilience for POST. Read More