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Now Then magazine @nowthenmag.bsky.social · 6d

"I've increasingly embraced an identity as both a scientist and an activist"

At the @granthamcsf.bsky.social's Sustainability Summit, scholars and scientists explored what roles art and activism have to play in furthering serious action on climate breakdown 🪧

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"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse?

An afternoon at the University of Sheffield’s Sustainability Symposium saw discussion on the roles of art and activism in furthering serious action on climate breakdown.

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The University of Sheffield @sheffielduni.bsky.social · 1d

Democratising data, renegade economists and visual activism: @nowthenmag.bsky.social on an afternoon at the @granthamcsf.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium 👇

nowthenmagazine.com/articles/the...

"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse?

An afternoon at the University of Sheffield’s Sustainability Symposium saw discussion on the roles of art and activism in furthering serious action on climate breakdown.

nowthenmagazine.com

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 12h

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

Artists from More Than Minutes producing a live drawing at the Sustainability Symposium 2025

The final drawing from the Sustainability Symposium

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 12h

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

A panel of speakers at the Sustainability Symposium 2025, including Emma Woods, Abi Perrin and Harun Morrison

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 12h

We hope our audience left feeling inspired to break out of their silos, find new collaborations & take bold action 💪

You can read a write up of the event here ⬇️
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Art, activism and collaboration at the Sustainability Symposium 2025

Academics, artists and activists came together for the University of Sheffield Sustainability Symposium on Wednesday, 8th October.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 12h

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

Dr Joshua Forstenzer, Professor Thomas Webb and Dr Stephen Allen talking on stage at the Sustainability Symposium 2025.

A view of the crowd at the Sustainability Symposium 2025

Jon Alexander speaking at the Sustainability Symposium 2025

Harun Morrison speaking at the Sustainability Symposium 2025

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Psychology of Music @ Uni of Sheffield @musicpsychshef.bsky.social · 7d

At Muses Mind Machine we're investigating how ecomusicking helps shape our environmental values, beliefs and behaviours Yesterday's www.bbc.co.uk/academy/live... and today's @granthamcsf.bsky.social symposium asks how individual and systemic change can shape the environmental choices we make.

Climate Creatives 2025 presented by BBC Academy Live

A conference to spark and inspire compelling climate storytelling which took place on 7 October, live from the Royal Geographical Society.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 6d

Can data alone change human behaviour and what role does art play in combating climate change?

These are just some of the questions discussed at yesterday's @sheffielduni.bsky.social Sustainability Symposium.

Read this insightful review of the event from @nowthenmag.bsky.social ⬇️

#SheffSustSymp

Now Then magazine @nowthenmag.bsky.social · 6d

"I've increasingly embraced an identity as both a scientist and an activist"

At the @granthamcsf.bsky.social's Sustainability Summit, scholars and scientists explored what roles art and activism have to play in furthering serious action on climate breakdown 🪧

@sheffielduni.bsky.social

"There is no neutral path anymore": How can scientists take action and tell stories to avert climate collapse?

An afternoon at the University of Sheffield’s Sustainability Symposium saw discussion on the roles of art and activism in furthering serious action on climate breakdown.

nowthenmagazine.com

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 7d

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

Jon Alexander speaking at the University of Sheffield Sustainability Symposium 2025

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 13d

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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 15d

Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fraud - Just how damaging is #Greenwash?

There is another chance to watch our event from this year's @festofdebate.bsky.social where our panel of experts separate fact from fiction and deliberate the issues around #sustainability rhetoric.

Watch here ⬇️
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Eco-Friendly or Eco-Fraud - Let's Talk About Greenwashing

YouTube video by Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 28d

The Reform UK led #Kent County Council is on the verge of ditching its #climate emergency declaration, despite the motion being at odds with the latest research.

@richsulley.bsky.social from our #GreenWatch team shares his expert views. Read the full story here ⬇️
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Ditching the declaration: the real cost of Reform UK's plans to rescind the climate emergency in Kent

Reform UK look set to rescind the climate emergency declaration in Kent. But does the motion align with the latest research? Our Green Watch team share their views.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Sep 8

Council leaders are expected to vote in favour of investing public money to reopen Doncaster Sheffield Airport, despite warnings about the financial risk and impact on the environment.

Senior Research Fellow @richsulley.bsky.social spoke to @theipaper.com about the decision ⬇️
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Inside Labour's £190m gamble to re-open a Red Wall airport

Doncaster Sheffield Airport closed in 2022 after owners Peel Group said it wasn’t commercially viable – has anything changed?

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Aug 5

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. 🌱

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Aug 1

We welcome the new evidence provided by @granthamicl.bsky.social on the climate & health risks associated with #AirportExpansion.

This year @richsulley.bsky.social wrote an @uk.theconversation.com article on why Heathrow expansion is incompatible with #NetZero.

Read here ⬇️
tinyurl.com/4kerye8w

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richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · Jul 30

As part of @granthamcsf.bsky.social's #Greenwatch project we cast our eye on headlines and claims and see if they stack up. In this article we investigated an idea for decarbonising shipping and using lifecycle analysis and some simple chemistry looked at the numbers.

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 30

A new #CarbonCapture technology made headlines recently with the claim it can clean up cargo shipping. The key ingredient: quicklime

It works by reacting it directly with CO2 from the ship's exhaust to make limestone

Can it be that simple? Our #GreenWatch team investigated
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Making Waves: Could emissions capture at sea be the answer to low-carbon shipping?

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 30

A new #CarbonCapture technology made headlines recently with the claim it can clean up cargo shipping. The key ingredient: quicklime

It works by reacting it directly with CO2 from the ship's exhaust to make limestone

Can it be that simple? Our #GreenWatch team investigated
➡️ tinyurl.com/3pzrzj3w

Making Waves: Could emissions capture at sea be the answer to low-carbon shipping?

tinyurl.com

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richsulley.bsky.social @richsulley.bsky.social · Jul 23

Exciting Times at the Grantham Centre.

We've got money available to UoS researchers with ideas that can multiply the effect of existing sustainability research, or kick start something new.

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 23

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

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 23

📢 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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 11

⚠️ A new comprehensive list of chemicals used in plastics shows that over a quarter of those used are classified ‘chemicals of concern’! Should we be worried? 😟

Our Co-Director, Rachael Rothman, went on BBC Inside Science to discuss the new findings ⬇️ (starts: 2:02)
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BBC Inside Science - How can we reduce the impact of plastic on the environment? - BBC Sounds

Solutions to plastic waste from creating cleaner products to cleaning up ocean litter.

www.bbc.co.uk

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jul 7

What impact would #Degrowth or #GreenGrowth in the Global North have on economies in the Global South? 🌍

Congratulations to our Research Associate, Dr Ben Lowe, on the publication of his fascinating new research paper. 🙌

Read in full here ⬇️
www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

Macroeconomic implications for the Global South of a green transition in the Global North

This paper examines the potential macroeconomic impacts on countries and regions in the Global South arising from a reduction in the material footprin…

www.sciencedirect.com

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jun 30

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

Five builders working on the walls and installing the insulation of the sustainable cold room in Kenya. A quote from Dr Stuart Walker, Research Fellow in Sustainability Assessment at the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures appears over the top. It reads: "It's maybe not obvious initially, but it doesn't take long to realise that the availability of cold storage has the potential to change lives."

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jun 26

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 🙏

Two Grantham Scholars sitting at a table enjoying food at the summer social event.

A man from Reyt.Repair leaning over a sewing machine to show a Grantham Scholar how to use it.

Three Grantham Scholars sitting a table, using pliers to try and rewire a plug.

A man from A Different Gear holding up a bicycle tyre in front of a group of Grantham Centre scholars and supervisors. He is demonstrating how to remove the inner tube of the tyre.

Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · Jun 20

Sheffield’s stripes on #ShowYourStripes Day - a striking visual of our rapidly warming climate 📈

Wherever you are in the world, your stripes will tell the same story.

Read more about how graphs are shaping our understanding of the #ClimateCrisis ⬇️
grantham.sheffield.ac.uk/the-graphs-s...

From Stripes to Doughnuts: the iconic graphs shaping the climate conversation

For Show Your Stripes Day we decided to take a look at five iconic graphs shaping the climate conversation.

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