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
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
Latest News Policy Publications SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities Our experts give evidence on soil and plastic to Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology Grantham Centre experts have given evidence to the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology (POST). Topics covered include soil health […] Read More
Latest News Policy SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities SDG 15 Life On Land Soil erosion ‘greatest threat to planet’ ‘By the time you’ve finished reading this paragraph, the world will have lost another football pitch of soil. At current […] Read More
Publications SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation Removal of heavy metals from sewage paper Grantham Scholar James Bezzina is first author of a paper about removing heavy metals from sewage. Specifically the paper looks […] Read More
Latest News Publications SDG 2 Zero Hunger Sustainable food systems for a healthier UK Grantham Scholar Kristin Bash co-authors a paper on sustainable food systems and public health. The paper discusses important links between […] Read More
Publications Research SDG 2 Zero Hunger SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation NEW PAPER: Circular economy fertilization by Emanga Alobwede Congratulations to Grantham Scholar Emanga Alobwede for her paper on algal species as soil improvers. Published in 2019, this is […] Read More
Latest News SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production Could Plastic Be The Solution To Soil Pollution? By Tony Ryan Grantham Director Prof Tony Ryan OBE believes that plastic could be the solution to soil pollution, especially that caused by […] Read More
Comment SDG 15 Life On Land SDG 2 Zero Hunger Why soils are entities, not a set of properties Grantham Scholar Jenny Veenstra is a soil scientist on a mission to make us appreciate the wonder of soil. For […] Read More
Comment SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production SDG 15 Life On Land SDG 2 Zero Hunger UN World Soil Day: we can all be the solution to soil pollution To celebrate UN World Soil Day 2018 we spoke to the Grantham Centre’s soil scientists. They told us some amazing […] Read More