agriculture

In 2016 Jonas Cromwell went along to the University of Sheffield alumni event at the Royal Society, where he ate insects and learned about feeding 10 billion. Here Jonas fills us in on what he learned.  Eating insects with TUoS alumni I was lucky to be able to attend the […]

Grantham Scholar Niall Bradshaw reports back from COP22. Held in 2016 as Trump came to power in the US, and […]

Our Associate Director and Grantham supervisor Colin Osborne publishes ground breaking research on C4 photosynthesis. The study, which is the […]

Many ways of improving crop yields can be discovered when scientists understand underlying processes in plants. Grantham Scholar Tinashe Mawodza […]

Grantham Scholar Guy Mayneord led a session on his supervisor Dr Matt Johnson’s work on the thylakoid membrane and photosynthesis. […]

Grantham Scholar Felix Lim led a group discussion about agricultural intensification, argued by many to improve conservation. Here Felix gives […]

For this week’s Journal Club, Professor Duncan Cameron considered the difficulties of measuring the value of ecosystems. Here, his PhD […]

Open data could bring enormous benefits to sustainable farming, and the policy that encourages it. Here, Grantham Scholar Daniel Casey […]

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

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