Comment Latest News Research SDG 2 Zero Hunger Seeds without soil: a new use for old beds – Harry Wright Grantham Scholar Harry Wright on how refugee resilience at Za’atari is inspiring a new way of growing plants – in old mattresses. I recently had a humbling experience at the Za’atari refugee camp. What I saw there was incredible resilience. Displaced farmers worked with us on hydroponic growing systems, which […] Read More
Comment Latest News SDG 13 Climate Action Training Calculating individual contributions to climate change by Anton Eriksson While there is consensus about the causes of climate change, it’s difficult to work out what individuals can do to […] Read More
Latest News Research SDG 15 Life On Land SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy Training Grantham supervisor awarded SEB President’s Medal Grantham supervisor Dr Matt Johnson wins one of biology’s most prestigious prizes: the SEB President’s Medal. Breakthrough in photosynthesis The […] 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 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
Latest News Policy Research SDG 13 Climate Action COP21 panel on climate-smart food system: slides from speakers At COP21 the Grantham Centre and the Worldwide Universities Network hosted a panel discussion that brought together scientists and social […] Read More
Comment Latest News Policy SDG 13 Climate Action Watch: Carbon Neutral University videos about climate change for COP21 In the run up to COP21, the University of Sheffield’s Carbon Neutral University hosted a range of experts to talk […] Read More
Comment Latest News Research SDG 2 Zero Hunger Busting molecular myths with cross-species gene movement by Tinashe Mawodza Grantham Scholar Tinashe Mawodza reflects on a Journal Club discussion about cross-species gene movement. Specifically, he explores how this idea […] Read More
Comment Latest News Research SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 13 Climate Action Training Changing practices to decarbonise transport by Katie Sumner Grantham Scholars looked at using theories of practise to decarbonise transport in this week’s Journal Club. Here Grantham Scholar Katie […] Read More