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Grantham Centre For Sustainable Futures

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures is a collaboration between the Grantham Foundation for the Protection of the Environment and The University of Sheffield. We bring experts from academia, business, policy and the voluntary sector together to create a sustainable future.

About

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Research

We specialise in multi-stakeholder projects that address intractable, systemic problems. Through interdisciplinary teams, we bring the arts, humanities and social sciences into a sustainability field traditionally dominated by science and engineering, and deliver impactful projects in the UK and internationally.
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Engagement

We write articles, host seminars and produce events engaging a range of audiences in critical planetary issues, in partnership with organisations across Sheffield and the UK.

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Training

Our Sustainability Leaders Training Programme aims to give the next generation of sustainability experts the leadership, advocacy and entrepreneurial skills needed to become the change makers that will help our world solve the climate crisis.

News

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University of Sheffield’s global sustainability work boosted by £3.5 million gift from Grantham Foundation

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures has received a £3.5 million gift by the Grantham Foundation to deliver world class climate research, train the next generation of sustainability leaders and steer global climate policy.
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Method behind the madness - The Methods@Sheffield scholar training event

Methods@Sheffield is a two-day annual event where we challenge our Grantham Scholars to present research from an entirely different field as part of their Sustainability Leaders Training Programme.
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New AI software set to accelerate delivery of vital Net-Zero infrastructure

New software, developed by the University of Sheffield spin-out AENi and funded by the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures, aims to transform how the world’s essential net-zero infrastructure is planned.

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Why I'm building an office out of straw

Our Sustainability Assessment Lead, Stuart Walker, has built his new garden office out of straw! Inspired by his work on a low carbon cold room in Kenya, his new garden office was designed to have the lowest possible embodied carbon and low energy.

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Green Watch

Our Green Watch team takes a critical look at stories, products and policies in the news to identify greenwash and genuine sustainability successes.

Read our latest Green Watch articles
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Funding opportunities

The Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures is pleased to announce new funding opportunities for researchers and regional partners looking to kickstart research projects that deliver real-world impact and provide practical solutions to complex problems.
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Sustainability Assessment

The Sustainability Assessment team brings together experts in Life Cycle Assessment, Social Impact Assessment and Life Cycle Costing to quantify sustainability. We assess products, projects and processes based on current and future scenarios.
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Contact Us

We welcome approaches for collaboration in research and events, and for expert comment on sustainability issues.

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