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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

This year we have two fantastic keynote speakers: Rob Hopkins - “How to Fall in Love with the Future” Jane Davidson - “Why I remain a stubborn optimist! Lessons from the story of the Well-being of Future Generations Act in Wales” Tickets are free, but places are limited. So book early!

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Hot Streets, Cool Ideas 🌞 Congratulations to our Grantham Scholars who hosted an eye-opening walking tour of #Sheffield to showcase the innovative ways the city is responding to the climate crises. Well done to everyone involved! 👏

A Grantham Scholar speaking in front of a crowd outside the Heartspace building on The University of Sheffield campus

A Grantham Scholar speaking in front of a crowd in front of a construction site in Sheffield city centre

A Grantham Scholar speaking in front of a crowd on a Sheffield high street

A Grantham Scholar speaking in front of a crowd in Devonshire Street Car Park in Sheffield city centre

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

In 1967, a flood in Buenos Aires, Argentina, killed dozens and left thousands homeless - yet this tragedy was largely unknown. Now, a research project is helping raise awareness of this historic climate disaster. Read more 👇 tinyurl.com/yc6yarrt 📷 collection of the Junta Histórica Valentín Alsina

A black and white photo from the 1967 Buenos Aires flood featuring two men wading through waist high water down a main street

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

From 'thing' to 'kin' - rethinking our relationship with water 💧 Last week Julia Martin-Ortega gave a fascinating talk on ‘What is water worth? Moving beyond the price tag’ as part of our ‘Rethinking Prosperity on a Finite Planet’ series. Watch the full recording here 👇 📽️ tinyurl.com/226khh56

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

This event is part of our 'Rethinking Prosperity on a Finite Planet' event series. You can view our other upcoming events on our website. 👉 tinyurl.com/yyy5rh6j

Illustration featuring a person holding a seedling in their hand next to the text "Rethinking Prosperity on a Finitie Planet"

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Our Grantham Scholar, Aletia Shaw, is researching new and underutilized crops which could grow well in UK urban agricultural settings - but she needs your help! 🌽 Please fill out this short survey to help her identify potential food items not commonly grown in the UK. 👉 tinyurl.com/mrvh7nd6

Poster featuring illustrations of vegetables. The copy reads: "What fresh produce do you wis you could get in Sheffield? Climate change is altering the landscape of food production enabling communities to grow new crops. Are there items you find hard to get in Sheffield? Urban agriculture could hold the solutions."

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

It was wonderful to celebrate our scholars, supervisors & staff at this year’s Summer Social! ☀️ A big thank you to our workshop hosts: 🛠️ Reyt Repair (fixing leaky taps & upcycling jeans into bags) 🧵 Grantham Scholar, Anne Thompson, (sashiko-style hand-patching) Here’s to the year ahead! 🙌

Co-Director, Tony Ryan, presenting at the front of the Summer Social

A member of Reyt Repair sanding at the front of a workshop, pointing at a table full of tools

Grantham Scholars sitting at a sewing machine, learning how to turn a old pair of jeans into a bag

A group of Grantham Scholars chatting at the Summer Social

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

From peat bogs, to the Somme, to the Arctic…🌍 Over the last two days, we have travelled across the globe, digging deep into the wonderful world of soil! Thank you to everyone who came to our Soil Symposium, to all our speakers, and to Meg, Emily, Iseabail & Resti for organising such a great event!

Jim Scown talking on stage at the Soil Symposium

Harry Sailsbury speaking in front of an audience at the Soil Symposium

Miranda Whall speaking at the Soil Symposium

Anastasiya Halauniova speaking in front of an audience at the Soil SYmposium

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

What is wrong with "work" under capitalism?💰 That is the question @simonmair.bsky.social explored in his fascinating talk yesterday. He argued that work can be re-oriented away from earning a wage and driving profits, into a tool to solve our biggest social and environmental challenges. 🌎

Simon Mair speaking in front of an audience.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

We fear losing work, yet we dread the work we have! 😢 Join ecological economist @simonmair.bsky.social as he explores how we can reimagine work to help us achieve our environmental and social goals. 📅 7 July 🕔 5-7pm 📍 The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 6 🎟️ Book your free ticket 👉 tinyurl.com/yzak9bye

A poster for "Work and Prosperity: Capitalist Realities, Radical Futures and how we get there" include event title and details on a white background next to a photo of Simon Mair.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

🚨A powerful warning about the cost of inaction in the face of a climate crisis! A big thank you to activist and researcher, Keir Milburn, for giving a fascinating talk as part of our 'Rethinking Prosperity on a Finite Planet' event series. 🙏

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

Don't miss our event next week, where Nicole Kennard will return to talk about how to build mutually beneficial collaborations between academia and communities. 📅 Thursday, 25 June 🕛 12pm - 2pm 📍 The Diamond - Workroom 2 🎟️ tinyurl.com/42zwvpr6

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 19/06/2026

It was great to see so many people at our second 'Careers in Sustainable Futures' event this week. A big thank you to our alumni, Rohit Chakraborty and Nicole Kennard, who shared their inspiring career stories, insights and tips with us. 🙏

Nicole Kennard speaking in front of an audience

Rohit Chakraborty speaking in front of an audience

Rohit Chakraborty presenting at the Careers for Sustainable Futures event

Rohit Chakraborty and Nicole Kennard speaking in front of an audience at the Careers for Sustainable Futures event

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

A huge congratulations to our Grantham Scholar, Eva Andriani, on winning the Social Impact Leadership Award at this year's ICAEW Finance of the Future Awards! 🥳 Read more about Eva's research project on co-designing financial literacy tools for street vendors in Indonesia. 🔗 tinyurl.com/2fv89v25

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 20/05/2026

What does "clean beauty" actually mean? 🚿 Join us as we debunk the myths around clean beauty and what it means for care products to be sustainable. There will even be chance to make your own shampoo! 📅 Sat, 6 June 🕙 10am-1pm 📍 The Diamond - Workroom 2 🎟️ Book free tickets ➡️ tinyurl.com/mpcnzw6y

Poster for SusBeauty event featuring a photo of care products next to the event details "6th June 2026 (10am - 1pm) The Diamond - Workroom 2, S3 7RD What is “Clean Beauty”? Is natural always better?
Join us as we debunk the myths behind "clean beauty" and what it really means for care products to be sustainable.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Join us on Wed, June 17 for the next event in the series, where we will be joined by Nicole Kennard (Assistant Director for Community-Engaged Research, Georgia Tech) and Rohit Chakraborty (Environmental Public Health Scientist, UK Health Security Agency) Reserve your place ⬇️ tinyurl.com/3ucmwtnw

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Great to see so many people at our first 'Careers in Sustainability' event yesterday! A big thank you to our inspiring speakers Dr. Theresa Nelson and Dr George Coiley for sharing their incredible experiences, insights and careers advice with us. 🙏

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

The screening will be followed by a Q&A with the directors. You can watch the official 'Outgrow the System' trailer here. ⬇️ 🎥 javafilms.fr/film/outgrow...

The front cover for the Outgrow The System film featuring the title of the film written over a purple background with an abstract pattern on it.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 22/04/2026

“Change the system, not the climate” You'll hear this a lot on #EarthDay - but what system do we want?🌎 Join us for our screening of ‘Outgrow the System’ - a film showcasing new economic ideas that could change the world. 📅 21 May 🕕 6-8pm 📍 The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 5 🎟️ tinyurl.com/38ka9x5e

The poster for Outgrow the System film screening, including the title of the film and the event details written on a white background

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 21/04/2026

Could the 'People's Emergency Briefing' be the key that unlocks a mass response to the #ClimateCrisis? @nowthenmag.bsky.social spoke to @richsulley.bsky.social to find out the motivations behind hosting the live film screening. Read here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/ymhs7mhp @nebriefing.bsky.social #PEBuk

An audience in a lecture theatre watching Richard Sulley from the Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures give a talk behind a podium.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 16/04/2026

Yesterday, we hosted a live screening of the People's Emergency Briefing. Throughout the film, UK scientists issued stark warnings about the climate crisis. Here are just a few responses made by our audience members following the film. @nebriefing.bsky.social @sheffielduni.bsky.social

White text on black background reads "The facts were not new to me. But what it did do was highlight the true scale of the problems - and just how bad it will be for my daughters, and their generation.”

White text on black background reads, "You’re going to have to act. It’s just whether you act in response to the crisis, or you try to prevent it. Both options are going to have to involve systemic change.”

White text on black background reads "Yes, there are the deniers and the delayers and ignorers - the Trump people and the Reform voters and the rest - but there’s a chunk of people in the middle who, if they understood, would act more. we need to try to engage those people.”

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Don't miss this special screening of the 'People's Emergency Briefing' at @sheffielduni.bsky.social This eye-opening film is a call to action to treat climate change as the emergency it is. 📅 15 April (12 - 1:30pm) 📍The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 3 🎟️ tinyurl.com/4j3uwtx5 @nebriefing.bsky.social

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

📢 Join us for a screening of the People’s Emergency Briefing. In this film, scientists explain the climate & nature crisis — and what it means for food, health, weather & cost of living. A panel discussion will also explore how our Uni should respond to the crisis. Book here: tinyurl.com/4j3uwtx5

Black brackground with white text reading "People's Emergency Breifing The University of Sheffield. What's happening with climate and nature, and how should our University respond to the crisis? Join us for the film screening and panel discussion. Wednesday, 15th April, 12 - 1:30pm, The Diamond, Lecture Theatre 3"

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 17/03/2026

Thank you to everyone who came to our fascinating #DoughnutEconomics workshop today, led by Emma Woods from Flourish Economics.🍩 During the session we took an in-depth look at the #Sheffield snapshot, exploring its metrics and limits, to see how it can help the city become a fairer place to live.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 13/03/2026

📣 We're thrilled to announce the Grantham Foundation has renewed its commitment with an £3.5m investment - enabling us to deliver world class research, train the next generation of sustainability leaders and steer global climate policy for the next 10 years! Read more here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/bdhxjfpv

Circular illustration including a water droplet and a tree with the article title "Our global sustainability work boosted by £3.5 million gift from Grantham Foundation" written above

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

We're excited to be hosting this insightful and inspiring participatory workshop on how #DoughnutEconomics can help #Sheffield become a fairer place to live. 🍩 Join us on Tuesday, 17th March from 11am - 1:30pm (lunch provided). Register to book your place ⬇️ tinyurl.com/32sh8vnj

Illustration of a doughnut with the event title "Can a doughnut make Sheffield fairer?" and details "Tuesday 17th March, 11-1.30pm, The Diamond, S8 7DR"

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

...and congratulations to Jessye Phillips and Alka Ranjan on being voted the best pair of presenters at this year's event! 🥳👏

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

Our Grantham Scholars have been presenting research at our Methods@Sheffield event this week! The twist - they have to present the work of another scholar from an entirely different discipline! Well done to all our scholars who did a great job 👏 Read about the event here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/j3xpa6nz

A Grantham Scholar presenting in front of an audience at the Methods@Sheffield event

Richard Sulley from the Grantham Centre speaking to the audience at the Methods@Sheffield event

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 24/02/2026

Read the full essay in "Global Food Stories: Eating Cultures in Times of Transformation" (p. 62) to see how Social LCA can help us build a food system that is fair for both people and the planet. 🌎 Download the publication here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/4ys2en6p

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 13/02/2026

Join us for 'Fires and Fascism' live film screening + Director Q&A This powerful doc links European wildfires to factors beyond climate change: big business, organised crime & the far right 🗓️ 31 Mar, 6:30-8:30pm 📍 The Diamond - Lecture Theatre 5 Book your free ticket ⬇️ tinyurl.com/Fires-and-Fa...

Poster for the 'Fires and Fascism' film screening and Q&A featuring a photo of a box of matches stuffed with bank notes.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

This new software is set to accelerate the delivery of the world's vital #NetZero infrastructure.⚡ 'RunPilot' is a live, collaborative platform, designed by two of our Grantham Scholars, that will help de-risk projects and cut months off the planning process. Read more here ⬇️ tinyurl.com/56ufacpn

A powerline at sunset with a quote from Joseph Hammond, Grantham Scholar and AENi Co-Founder, overlaid on top. The quote reads "Our mission is to help the teams who shape critical infrastructure de-risk decisions and transition to clean energy faster."

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Fantastic workshop with Sheffield Teaching Hospitals (STH) today, which we co-hosted with South Yorkshire Sustainability Centre! Together we explored joint #sustainability research opportunities to deliver the STH's new Sustainability Plan. Thank you to everyone who came and shared their ideas💡

Richard Sulley from the Grantham Centre presenting at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals collaborative workshop

Group table discussion at the Sheffield Teaching Hospitals collaborative workshop

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

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)

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

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

A close up of a car exhaust with the sentence "Low-income and ethnically diverse communities face triple burden" overlaid at the bottom of the image.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 15/01/2026

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

Front cover of the report with the title "Effective Communication to Advance the Modern Industrial Bioeconomy."

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 14/01/2026

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! 🌎

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

📢 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 1/3

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

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

Tony Ryan looking into a large fish tank which forms part of an aquaponic installation

Tony Ryan standing with members of the Jordanian Royal Scientific Society

Tony Ryan and members of the Jordanian Royal Scientific Society standing next to the aquaponic installation

Tony Ryan and members of the Jordanian Royal Scientific Society standing with children and staff of a special needs school in Jordan.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

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.

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

“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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 15/10/2025

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 · 15/10/2025

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 · 15/10/2025

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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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

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 · 02/10/2025

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 · 05/08/2025

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. 🌱

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

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

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Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures @granthamcsf.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

📢 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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