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SEI York, based at the University of York, has a diverse research agenda including air pollution, climate change, sustainable consumption and human health. Using a range of participatory approaches, such as citizen science, we help policymakers in the UK and around the world make informed decisions for a sustainable and inclusive future.
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Feature / Nigeria’s private sector is driving transport decarbonization, turning climate ambition into action through capacity building, finance access and collaboration.
Feature / This feature explores report findings on how the EU Deforestation Regulation, alongside wider policy measures, could cut the EU’s deforestation footprints.
Perspective / "A significant blind spot remains in our national health strategy " writes Sarah West in Government Business magazine.
Feature / Smriti Safaya gives us a flavour of the varied activities she gets involved in as a citizen science researcher at our York centre.
Other publication / An ambitious initiative providing highly affordable housing in exchange for citizens making their communities healthier, greener, stronger and more joyful.
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The research areas at SEI York include sustainable consumption and production; air quality, climate and environmental change; critical environmental governance; environments, human health and well-being, and citizen science.
Working to address challenges which threaten to human health, food security, ecosystems and livelihoods.
SEI York's citizen science group: researching, using and improving best practice in citizen science and inclusive engagement for environmental sustainability.
A critical and welcoming space that operates at the inter- and trans- disciplinary intersection of established and emerging fields of study.
Understanding how environmental quality of the built environment interacts to influence people's health and wellbeing.
The sustainable consumption and production group aims to link the impacts of production to provide useful contextualized data and information to stakeholders.
Project / Does granting rivers legal rights help people and nature? This study analyzes the Atrato, Whanganui, and Turag rivers to find fair, effective governance.
Project / Using international tools, this project models Ghana’s NDC actions to quantify health and economic benefits, helping prioritize policies with the highest impact
Project / Guatemala will develop a national SLCP plan outlining clear reduction actions, shaped through an inclusive stakeholder process and rigorous peer review.
Project / The project boosts public–private collaboration to deliver inclusive climate and clean air transport initiatives in Nigeria.
Project / This project helps companies quantify, report, and reduce air pollutants across their value chain with tools and guidance to take meaningful climate action.
Project / Co-developing water monitoring technologies with Yorkshire fishers to tackle environmental injustices, integrating their expertise into marine governance.
Project / CHILI aims to ensure that we support and improve children’s health and education as school and nursery buildings are adapted for energy efficiency.
Project / We’ve delivered a co-designed web-based tool to enable schools to see the costs and benefits of installing HEPA filter units.
Project / The project works with partners in Africa on solar electricity for off-grid communities.
Project / We worked with Hertfordshire County Council, using SAMHE to evaluate how using HEPA filters in schools affects air quality.
Project / A partnership with STEM Learning to use SAMHE (Schools’ Air quality Monitoring for Health and Education) to support schools in Educational Improvement Areas.
Project / SEI provides scientific inputs and policy action advice to the World Bank Global Methane Reduction Platform for Development -CH4D
Project / The project supports the development of an Africa Clean Air Program continental roadmap and implementation plans.
Project / SEI researchers and partners will create three assessments on economics, agriculture and food systems, and nitrous oxide to aid decision-making on SLCPs.
Project / YPIP is a project that connects academics and policymakers in Yorkshire to create evidence-based policies for local communities.
Project / SEI and CCAC support Brazil's Ministry of Environment and Climate Change in developing a National Plan on SLCP to combat climate change and air pollution.
Project / The project incorporates SLCPs and other air pollutants into the GLEC Framework on emissions tracking for businesses.
Project / We provide in-depth technical support to the Alliance secretariat and corporate members on value chain air pollution emissions reductions and target setting.
Project / SEI at the University of York is collaborating with the City of York to develop a retrofit one-stop shop to help the city achieve its net zero goals.
Project / The Global Ageing and Climate Change Regional Dialogues explored policies, practices, and challenges around climate justice in an ageing world.
Project / The project works with the Bogotá Environmental Agency to develop diverse pathways for air quality management.
Project / The Ecological Citizen(s) project cultivates trans-disciplinary collaboration and research to enable a digital sustainable society for positive climate action.
Project / SEI works with research institutes to assess the impact of pollutants, besides CO₂, that drive climate change, and to develop climate change mitigation options.
Project / Accelerating low carbon transport policies and plans that meet the mobility needs of marginalized groups in Indonesia.
Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.
Project / Novel methods to map the social and cultural value of trees to inform policy decisions regarding urban treescapes.
Project / Working with young people to co-design relevant mental health research by identifying and addressing priority research questions.
Project / Investigating if and how hands-on experiences with nature impact values, attitudes and pro-environmental behaviour amongst secondary school students.
Project / The University of York SEI Centre implements customized capacity-building programs on active mobility in African transport structures on the HVT project.
Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.
Project / Assessing trade in agricultural commodities e.g. palm oil and soybean production in environments at risk.
Project / Exploring the feasibility of citizen science to improve WASH conditions in two districts of Mexico City.
Tool / Explore Commodity Footprints, a public dashboard using GEIC data to show how consumption links to environmental impacts across global supply chains.
Head to our project pages to learn more about SEI York’s projects, past and present. There, you can filter by project status, region and topic to tailor content to your research interests.
