climate change

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 […]

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 […]

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

In 2015 Grantham Scholar Monica Ortiz attended the National Centre for Atmospheric Science (NCAS) climate modelling summer school. Here, she […]

For this week’s Journal Club, Scholars watched a TED Talk from the Copenhagen Consensus that ranks the world problems. Inspired, […]

Grantham Scholars discuss the possibilities offered by integrated soil-crop system management in a Journal Club session led by Grantham Scholar […]

Journal Club was led by Grantham Scholar Emanga Alobwede who introduces the use algae as biofertilisers in agriculture.  The article […]

Grantham Scholar Monica Ortiz reflects on the important role that climate data plays in food security research. Extreme climate events […]