Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
@granthamcsf.bsky.social
Sustainability research centre at The University of Sheffield
https://sheffield.ac.uk/grantham-centre
https://sheffield.ac.uk/grantham-centre
How do we transform our food systems without losing our cultural heritage, or negatively impacting communities?
Our Co-Director, Rachael Rothman, and our Sustainability Assessment team discuss the social and cultural sustainability in food systems in their new article.
➡️ tinyurl.com/4ys2en6p (p62)
Our Co-Director, Rachael Rothman, and our Sustainability Assessment team discuss the social and cultural sustainability in food systems in their new article.
➡️ tinyurl.com/4ys2en6p (p62)
January 21, 2026 at 4:24 PM
How do we transform our food systems without losing our cultural heritage, or negatively impacting communities?
Our Co-Director, Rachael Rothman, and our Sustainability Assessment team discuss the social and cultural sustainability in food systems in their new article.
➡️ tinyurl.com/4ys2en6p (p62)
Our Co-Director, Rachael Rothman, and our Sustainability Assessment team discuss the social and cultural sustainability in food systems in their new article.
➡️ tinyurl.com/4ys2en6p (p62)
We don't all breathe the same air. 😷
New research by our Grantham Associate, Maria Val Martin, has revealed that low-income & ethnically diverse communities in major northern cities face up to 33% more harmful #AirPollution than their wealthier counterparts.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4tjkkpn9
New research by our Grantham Associate, Maria Val Martin, has revealed that low-income & ethnically diverse communities in major northern cities face up to 33% more harmful #AirPollution than their wealthier counterparts.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4tjkkpn9
January 19, 2026 at 3:23 PM
We don't all breathe the same air. 😷
New research by our Grantham Associate, Maria Val Martin, has revealed that low-income & ethnically diverse communities in major northern cities face up to 33% more harmful #AirPollution than their wealthier counterparts.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4tjkkpn9
New research by our Grantham Associate, Maria Val Martin, has revealed that low-income & ethnically diverse communities in major northern cities face up to 33% more harmful #AirPollution than their wealthier counterparts.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4tjkkpn9
Today our new Grantham Scholars had their first Journal Club plus took part in a sustainability quiz!
It's been fantastic meeting our new, enthusiastic cohort of scholars and we're excited to see how they progress over the next three years! 🌱
Read more about our scholarship ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2eps3cd8
It's been fantastic meeting our new, enthusiastic cohort of scholars and we're excited to see how they progress over the next three years! 🌱
Read more about our scholarship ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2eps3cd8
January 15, 2026 at 3:34 PM
Today our new Grantham Scholars had their first Journal Club plus took part in a sustainability quiz!
It's been fantastic meeting our new, enthusiastic cohort of scholars and we're excited to see how they progress over the next three years! 🌱
Read more about our scholarship ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2eps3cd8
It's been fantastic meeting our new, enthusiastic cohort of scholars and we're excited to see how they progress over the next three years! 🌱
Read more about our scholarship ⬇️
tinyurl.com/2eps3cd8
Know the difference between biodegradable and compostable?♻️
This new report reveals how unclear communication is slowing the adoption of biobased & biodegradable materials.
Congratulations to our Grantham Associate, Joanna Gavins, and the BB-REG-NET team 🙌
Read the report ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4fprdfmk
This new report reveals how unclear communication is slowing the adoption of biobased & biodegradable materials.
Congratulations to our Grantham Associate, Joanna Gavins, and the BB-REG-NET team 🙌
Read the report ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4fprdfmk
January 15, 2026 at 10:07 AM
Know the difference between biodegradable and compostable?♻️
This new report reveals how unclear communication is slowing the adoption of biobased & biodegradable materials.
Congratulations to our Grantham Associate, Joanna Gavins, and the BB-REG-NET team 🙌
Read the report ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4fprdfmk
This new report reveals how unclear communication is slowing the adoption of biobased & biodegradable materials.
Congratulations to our Grantham Associate, Joanna Gavins, and the BB-REG-NET team 🙌
Read the report ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4fprdfmk
We're excited to officially welcome our 2026 cohort of Grantham Scholars! 🙌
We have 26 students joining us from 9 different Schools across @sheffielduni.bsky.social. They're starting their induction today to kick off their journey in sustainability leadership.
Welcome to the Grantham Centre! 🌎
We have 26 students joining us from 9 different Schools across @sheffielduni.bsky.social. They're starting their induction today to kick off their journey in sustainability leadership.
Welcome to the Grantham Centre! 🌎
January 14, 2026 at 4:53 PM
We're excited to officially welcome our 2026 cohort of Grantham Scholars! 🙌
We have 26 students joining us from 9 different Schools across @sheffielduni.bsky.social. They're starting their induction today to kick off their journey in sustainability leadership.
Welcome to the Grantham Centre! 🌎
We have 26 students joining us from 9 different Schools across @sheffielduni.bsky.social. They're starting their induction today to kick off their journey in sustainability leadership.
Welcome to the Grantham Centre! 🌎
📢 We're thrilled to announce the 14 successful sustainability research projects awarded funding from our Grantham Amplification Fund (GA Fund) initiative!
In total we’ve committed £500,000 to projects that will generate real-world impact within South Yorkshire and beyond: tinyurl.com/ba9b85e3
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In total we’ve committed £500,000 to projects that will generate real-world impact within South Yorkshire and beyond: tinyurl.com/ba9b85e3
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January 7, 2026 at 2:46 PM
📢 We're thrilled to announce the 14 successful sustainability research projects awarded funding from our Grantham Amplification Fund (GA Fund) initiative!
In total we’ve committed £500,000 to projects that will generate real-world impact within South Yorkshire and beyond: tinyurl.com/ba9b85e3
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In total we’ve committed £500,000 to projects that will generate real-world impact within South Yorkshire and beyond: tinyurl.com/ba9b85e3
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From fish tanks to healthy plants 🐟 Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social continued his visit to Jordan with a tour of an aquaponic installation at a special needs school.
The plants grow in sand that hosts a microbial community which converts the waste water from the fish tank into nutrients
The plants grow in sand that hosts a microbial community which converts the waste water from the fish tank into nutrients
December 17, 2025 at 12:22 PM
From fish tanks to healthy plants 🐟 Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social continued his visit to Jordan with a tour of an aquaponic installation at a special needs school.
The plants grow in sand that hosts a microbial community which converts the waste water from the fish tank into nutrients
The plants grow in sand that hosts a microbial community which converts the waste water from the fish tank into nutrients
The Desert Gardens project has helped thousands of Syrian refugees grow fresh food in the Jordanian desert.
Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social is back visiting the Zaatari refugee camp to help install new hydroponic systems 🥬
Find out how you can support the project
➡️ tinyurl.com/2xnhmxr9
Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social is back visiting the Zaatari refugee camp to help install new hydroponic systems 🥬
Find out how you can support the project
➡️ tinyurl.com/2xnhmxr9
December 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
The Desert Gardens project has helped thousands of Syrian refugees grow fresh food in the Jordanian desert.
Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social is back visiting the Zaatari refugee camp to help install new hydroponic systems 🥬
Find out how you can support the project
➡️ tinyurl.com/2xnhmxr9
Our Co-Director @neofossil-tony.bsky.social is back visiting the Zaatari refugee camp to help install new hydroponic systems 🥬
Find out how you can support the project
➡️ tinyurl.com/2xnhmxr9
Did you know, standing near 67 bananas could give you a very low level waste (VLLW) dose of radiation! ☢️
That was just one of the facts shared at today's ISAC event.
Five Grantham Scholars gave insightful presentations on their research covering everything from radioactive waste to carbon capture.
That was just one of the facts shared at today's ISAC event.
Five Grantham Scholars gave insightful presentations on their research covering everything from radioactive waste to carbon capture.
November 5, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Did you know, standing near 67 bananas could give you a very low level waste (VLLW) dose of radiation! ☢️
That was just one of the facts shared at today's ISAC event.
Five Grantham Scholars gave insightful presentations on their research covering everything from radioactive waste to carbon capture.
That was just one of the facts shared at today's ISAC event.
Five Grantham Scholars gave insightful presentations on their research covering everything from radioactive waste to carbon capture.
“I took a long hard look at my values and realised I had no good reason to fly”✈️
Our Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, chose only to use trains & ferries on her recent conference trip to Finland.
Read her tips on how academics can travel more sustainably
➡️ tinyurl.com/5fhkpaa3
#SustainableTravel
Our Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, chose only to use trains & ferries on her recent conference trip to Finland.
Read her tips on how academics can travel more sustainably
➡️ tinyurl.com/5fhkpaa3
#SustainableTravel
October 17, 2025 at 8:33 AM
“I took a long hard look at my values and realised I had no good reason to fly”✈️
Our Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, chose only to use trains & ferries on her recent conference trip to Finland.
Read her tips on how academics can travel more sustainably
➡️ tinyurl.com/5fhkpaa3
#SustainableTravel
Our Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, chose only to use trains & ferries on her recent conference trip to Finland.
Read her tips on how academics can travel more sustainably
➡️ tinyurl.com/5fhkpaa3
#SustainableTravel
Plus thank you to our co-hosts South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, our Grantham Scholars for putting on a brilliant research poster exhibition, and the incredible More Than Minutes artists who produced an amazing live drawing at our event. 🎨 4/4
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Plus thank you to our co-hosts South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre, our Grantham Scholars for putting on a brilliant research poster exhibition, and the incredible More Than Minutes artists who produced an amazing live drawing at our event. 🎨 4/4
A big thank you to our special keynote speaker, Jon Alexander, and all our incredible panellists: Joshua Forstenzer, Stephen Allen, Thomas Webb, Harriet Baird, Isabelle Doucet, Dan Olner, Jeanine Griffin, Joanna Gavins, Emma Woods, Abi Perrin and Harun Morrison 🙏 3/4
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
A big thank you to our special keynote speaker, Jon Alexander, and all our incredible panellists: Joshua Forstenzer, Stephen Allen, Thomas Webb, Harriet Baird, Isabelle Doucet, Dan Olner, Jeanine Griffin, Joanna Gavins, Emma Woods, Abi Perrin and Harun Morrison 🙏 3/4
Last week we brought together academics, artists and activists for the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 🌎
The day was full of fascinating discussions about interdisciplinarity, communities of practice, and the role of art and storytelling in activism. #SheffSustSymp 1/4
The day was full of fascinating discussions about interdisciplinarity, communities of practice, and the role of art and storytelling in activism. #SheffSustSymp 1/4
October 15, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Last week we brought together academics, artists and activists for the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 🌎
The day was full of fascinating discussions about interdisciplinarity, communities of practice, and the role of art and storytelling in activism. #SheffSustSymp 1/4
The day was full of fascinating discussions about interdisciplinarity, communities of practice, and the role of art and storytelling in activism. #SheffSustSymp 1/4
We're excited to be hosting the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 today!
Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
October 8, 2025 at 11:24 AM
We're excited to be hosting the @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 2025 today!
Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
Through panel discussions featuring academics, practitioners & activists, we will be exploring how systemic change comes through true interdisciplinarity and the creation of community. #SheffSustSymp
Hot off the press - our new Grantham Centre t-shirts are here! 👕
A huge thank you to the award-winning social enterprise @printedbyus.bsky.social for producing them 🙏
This amazing local organisation teaches homeless and vulnerable people new skills to help them move towards more fulfilling lives
A huge thank you to the award-winning social enterprise @printedbyus.bsky.social for producing them 🙏
This amazing local organisation teaches homeless and vulnerable people new skills to help them move towards more fulfilling lives
October 2, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Hot off the press - our new Grantham Centre t-shirts are here! 👕
A huge thank you to the award-winning social enterprise @printedbyus.bsky.social for producing them 🙏
This amazing local organisation teaches homeless and vulnerable people new skills to help them move towards more fulfilling lives
A huge thank you to the award-winning social enterprise @printedbyus.bsky.social for producing them 🙏
This amazing local organisation teaches homeless and vulnerable people new skills to help them move towards more fulfilling lives
Last month our Grantham Scholar Meg Meredith co-hosted a PGR Interdisciplinary Soil Research Workshop. The engaging session explored interdisciplinary working and provided an opportunity for PGRs to start conversations with researchers from other disciplines working on the broad topic of soil. 🌱
August 5, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Last month our Grantham Scholar Meg Meredith co-hosted a PGR Interdisciplinary Soil Research Workshop. The engaging session explored interdisciplinary working and provided an opportunity for PGRs to start conversations with researchers from other disciplines working on the broad topic of soil. 🌱
We're also thrilled to partner with South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre to launch the 'Regional Readiness Fund' 🤝
This fund aims to encourage researchers to work with partners within #SouthYorkshire to drive projects that address sustainability challenges.
Find out more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3saw64h3
This fund aims to encourage researchers to work with partners within #SouthYorkshire to drive projects that address sustainability challenges.
Find out more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3saw64h3
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
We're also thrilled to partner with South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre to launch the 'Regional Readiness Fund' 🤝
This fund aims to encourage researchers to work with partners within #SouthYorkshire to drive projects that address sustainability challenges.
Find out more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3saw64h3
This fund aims to encourage researchers to work with partners within #SouthYorkshire to drive projects that address sustainability challenges.
Find out more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/3saw64h3
📢 We're very excited to launch the Grantham Amplification Fund!
We're pledging £500,000 to kickstart impactful #sustainability research projects!
It's open to all @sheffielduni.bsky.social academics, researchers & professional service staff.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/26ut4mpf
#ResearchFunding
We're pledging £500,000 to kickstart impactful #sustainability research projects!
It's open to all @sheffielduni.bsky.social academics, researchers & professional service staff.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/26ut4mpf
#ResearchFunding
July 23, 2025 at 2:16 PM
📢 We're very excited to launch the Grantham Amplification Fund!
We're pledging £500,000 to kickstart impactful #sustainability research projects!
It's open to all @sheffielduni.bsky.social academics, researchers & professional service staff.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/26ut4mpf
#ResearchFunding
We're pledging £500,000 to kickstart impactful #sustainability research projects!
It's open to all @sheffielduni.bsky.social academics, researchers & professional service staff.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/26ut4mpf
#ResearchFunding
This is the world’s most #sustainable solar-powered cold room 🧊
It is improving food security, supporting the local economy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
Our Research Fellow, Stuart Walker, was part of the team behind the project.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mr66x5zb
It is improving food security, supporting the local economy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
Our Research Fellow, Stuart Walker, was part of the team behind the project.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mr66x5zb
June 30, 2025 at 9:03 AM
This is the world’s most #sustainable solar-powered cold room 🧊
It is improving food security, supporting the local economy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
Our Research Fellow, Stuart Walker, was part of the team behind the project.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mr66x5zb
It is improving food security, supporting the local economy and cutting greenhouse gas emissions in Sub-Saharan Africa 🌍
Our Research Fellow, Stuart Walker, was part of the team behind the project.
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/mr66x5zb
Vegan cake, bicycles & a Repair Tree - it must be the Grantham Centre Summer Social 😎
Thanks to all those who came to our summer social this week to celebrate the amazing work done by our Scholars & Supervisors! A big thanks also to Reyt.Repair & A Different Gear for leading the repair workshops 🙏
Thanks to all those who came to our summer social this week to celebrate the amazing work done by our Scholars & Supervisors! A big thanks also to Reyt.Repair & A Different Gear for leading the repair workshops 🙏
June 26, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Vegan cake, bicycles & a Repair Tree - it must be the Grantham Centre Summer Social 😎
Thanks to all those who came to our summer social this week to celebrate the amazing work done by our Scholars & Supervisors! A big thanks also to Reyt.Repair & A Different Gear for leading the repair workshops 🙏
Thanks to all those who came to our summer social this week to celebrate the amazing work done by our Scholars & Supervisors! A big thanks also to Reyt.Repair & A Different Gear for leading the repair workshops 🙏
Water is a basic human need, yet water scarcity is causing suffering for millions of households across Kenya. 💧
A video project, funded by our GO Fund initiative, aims to empower local voices and highlight their innovative water practices. 🎥
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/59fc73wy
A video project, funded by our GO Fund initiative, aims to empower local voices and highlight their innovative water practices. 🎥
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/59fc73wy
June 13, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Water is a basic human need, yet water scarcity is causing suffering for millions of households across Kenya. 💧
A video project, funded by our GO Fund initiative, aims to empower local voices and highlight their innovative water practices. 🎥
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/59fc73wy
A video project, funded by our GO Fund initiative, aims to empower local voices and highlight their innovative water practices. 🎥
Read more ⬇️
tinyurl.com/59fc73wy
Don't miss our final @festofdebate.bsky.social event tonight!
Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will be exploring how bio-based plastics can suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help combat climate change.
🕖 7:00-8:30pm
The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 2
Book here ⬇️
🎟️ tinyurl.com/2s4arvf4
#Sheffield
Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will be exploring how bio-based plastics can suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help combat climate change.
🕖 7:00-8:30pm
The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 2
Book here ⬇️
🎟️ tinyurl.com/2s4arvf4
#Sheffield
May 28, 2025 at 10:25 AM
Don't miss our final @festofdebate.bsky.social event tonight!
Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will be exploring how bio-based plastics can suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help combat climate change.
🕖 7:00-8:30pm
The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 2
Book here ⬇️
🎟️ tinyurl.com/2s4arvf4
#Sheffield
Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will be exploring how bio-based plastics can suck carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere to help combat climate change.
🕖 7:00-8:30pm
The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 2
Book here ⬇️
🎟️ tinyurl.com/2s4arvf4
#Sheffield
The planet actually needs you to use more plastic! 🌎
Join us for our @festofdebate.bsky.social event where our Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will challenge common perceptions and outline an alternative, sustainable future for plastic.
📅 Wed 28 May, 7pm
Book here ⬇️
lnkd.in/eiP6kFm4
#FofD #Sheffield
Join us for our @festofdebate.bsky.social event where our Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will challenge common perceptions and outline an alternative, sustainable future for plastic.
📅 Wed 28 May, 7pm
Book here ⬇️
lnkd.in/eiP6kFm4
#FofD #Sheffield
May 16, 2025 at 12:58 PM
The planet actually needs you to use more plastic! 🌎
Join us for our @festofdebate.bsky.social event where our Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will challenge common perceptions and outline an alternative, sustainable future for plastic.
📅 Wed 28 May, 7pm
Book here ⬇️
lnkd.in/eiP6kFm4
#FofD #Sheffield
Join us for our @festofdebate.bsky.social event where our Co-Director, Tony Ryan, will challenge common perceptions and outline an alternative, sustainable future for plastic.
📅 Wed 28 May, 7pm
Book here ⬇️
lnkd.in/eiP6kFm4
#FofD #Sheffield
Our Senior Research Fellow @richsulley.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look North yesterday to discuss our report raising concerns around the proposed reopening the Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
👀 Watch here (segment starts at 13:30) tinyurl.com/5abej2t6
Read our report here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/smn33xw8
👀 Watch here (segment starts at 13:30) tinyurl.com/5abej2t6
Read our report here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/smn33xw8
May 1, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Our Senior Research Fellow @richsulley.bsky.social appeared on BBC Look North yesterday to discuss our report raising concerns around the proposed reopening the Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
👀 Watch here (segment starts at 13:30) tinyurl.com/5abej2t6
Read our report here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/smn33xw8
👀 Watch here (segment starts at 13:30) tinyurl.com/5abej2t6
Read our report here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/smn33xw8
We were delighted to host the Buddie-Pack Consortium meeting this week - welcoming project partners from industry and academia from across Europe.
The project aims to develop #Sustainable strategies for reusable plastic packaging in the food & personal care sectors. Read more ⬇️
www.buddie-pack.com
The project aims to develop #Sustainable strategies for reusable plastic packaging in the food & personal care sectors. Read more ⬇️
www.buddie-pack.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
We were delighted to host the Buddie-Pack Consortium meeting this week - welcoming project partners from industry and academia from across Europe.
The project aims to develop #Sustainable strategies for reusable plastic packaging in the food & personal care sectors. Read more ⬇️
www.buddie-pack.com
The project aims to develop #Sustainable strategies for reusable plastic packaging in the food & personal care sectors. Read more ⬇️
www.buddie-pack.com