Electric cars could make the roads safer – here’s how
Traffic-related fatalities are the eighth leading cause of death for people of all ages. Both because of the way they are driven and the mechanics inside them, electric vehicles could play an important role in making our roads safer.
How artificial intelligence can help transform the global food sector
Last week we celebrated World Food Day, a global call to action against hunger and malnutrition. Artificial Intelligence may not seem relevant to the food industry, but it could transform the sector.
Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world
Peatlands were once widespread throughout the UK but their place in history has now largely been forgotten. Most of the debate around using natural habitats to draw down carbon from the atmosphere concerns planting trees and reforestation, some ecologists argue that a far better solution lies in restoring the peatlands that people have spent centuries draining and destroying.
Understanding the principles of planetary health
Ella Kissi-Debrah died in London in February 2013, aged only nine years old, having been unwell with respiratory disease requiring multiple hospital admissions for several years.
Why political decision-making is failing our urban green spaces
Green spaces in city neighbourhoods are critical for wellbeing. Policymakers know this, which is why they put local authorities under pressure to keep parks and green spaces open during lockdown. However, there is a large gap between what this research shows should be done to maximise the benefits of urban green space, and what is actually put in place in cities.
Hallam joins industries green recovery research hub
Sheffield Hallam has joined a consortium which will examine how the foundation industries can grow and develop whilst achieving net zero 2050 environmental targets.
Hallam design experts help textile business weave way to success
Design experts have created new packaging for a textile recycling firm that has helped the company expand.
Innovation Conference shows how Hallam research can boost sustainable pandemic recovery
Demonstrating research that will help the UK recover from Covid-19 sustainably is the aim of the Innovation Conference.
Next stage in campus plan revealed
Sheffield Hallam has released new images which show the latest plans to develop its city campus at a key gateway to Sheffield City Centre.
John Grant
I am a senior lecturer in Sustainable Construction and Climate Change. In addition to my research duties, I lecture specifically on issues of Energy, Buildings and integrated renewable energy systems, Climate Change, Sustainability in the Built Form and Environmental Management.