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Sheffield Hallam University has signed a new agreement to continue one of the biggest conservation and nature recovery projects in the area

Working with local project partners, researchers from Sheffield Hallam University have designed and installed the first of its kind energy harnessing playground that stimulates crop growth as children play and learn.

The work of three Hallam academics has gone on display as part of the Venice Biennale - one of the most prestigious international architecture exhibitions.

The current wildfires in the Mediterranean region are far more expansive than usual. Logically, they are a consequence of climate change – prolonged drier periods, increased air temperatures and the resultant stronger, warmer, drier winds.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.