Work by SEI York

Aerial view of timber logging. A large barge is waiting on a blue lake to be loaded with timber logs. A strip of waiting timber is surrounded by lush green forest on both sides.

On UK Overshoot Day analysis reveals overseas environmental burden of UK consumption

Press release / Mapping the footprint of UK supply chains reveals international impacts on water stress, deforestation-related carbon emissions and wildlife extinction risks.

22 May 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Supply chains and Sustainable lifestyles

A building with alternating sections of green wall covered in plants, and windows.

DESIGN 2026: 19th International Design Conference

Past event / Luke Gooding presented a new paper which focuses on scaling participatory retrofit across diverse housing stocks.

18 May 2026 / About Adaptation

Co-creation and co-authorship as a collaborative research framework for environmental sustainability education

Other publication / Principles like co-creation, reflexivity and transparency are well suited to tackle the current socio-environmental polycrises.

18 May 2026 / About Participation

A row of smiling women behind a table on a stage stand and join lifted hands before an audience at the Santa Marta, Colombia, First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels.

Lessons from Santa Marta: process, power and pathways beyond fossil fuels

Perspective / SEI fossil fuel experts weigh in on the successes and challenges of the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels in Santa Marta, Colombia.

14 May 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels, Participation and Public policy

Close up of a woman's hands drawing simple pictures of small houses with a black marker on white paper. The woman is wearing a cardigan with yellow sleeves, and lots of beaded bracelets.

Creative and arts-based approaches in environmental and sustainability education research

Other publication / Why does creative and arts-based educational research matter? How does it contribute to larger conversations in environmental sustainability education?

12 May 2026 / About Participation

People sitting and standing round a table engaged in a group activity.

Citizen science: what it is and what it isn’t (CHILI seminar)

Past event / In this third CHILI seminar, Sarah West spoke about citizen science and its growing role in understanding the environments we live in. Watch the recording.

12 May 2026 / About Cities and Pollution

A loaded timber truck transports timber logs with an overload on the highway, black smoke

Investment roadmaps and partnership development for black carbon mitigation

Project / This project aims to gather evidence and develop roadmaps to encourage investment in initiatives that lower black carbon emissions.

2026 - 2027 / About Finance and Pollution

Over-shoulder shot of a man drawing with pencil crayons. He has made a circular image of a yellow path surrounded by brown ground, leading up to green trees.

Concepts and methods for inclusive citizen science

Feature / Watch SEI York researchers introduce different citizen science concepts and methods and explain how we are using them in our projects.

4 May 2026 / About Participation and Wellbeing

Close-up, over-shoulder shot of a Black woman's hands holding richly illustrated playing cards showing

Post-participatory intentions in design for ecological citizenship and collective wellbeing

Journal article / The authors engage with debates on ecological citizenship and design justice by reflecting on the co-creation of a bespoke, future-visioning card deck.

29 April 2026 / About Participation

Female delegate explaining business strategies at summit in convention center.

SEI at the First Conference on Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels

Past event / SEI joins global leaders in Santa Marta, Colombia, for the first international conference dedicated to transitioning away from fossil fuels.

24 April 2026 / About Climate policy, Fossil fuels and Participation

Three illuminated cargo ships at sea at night, with lights reflecting on the water under a foggy sky.

Expanding the toolkit: Exploring European policy pathways to reduce agricultural deforestation and biodiversity loss

Other publication / This report explores how the EU Deforestation Regulation, combined with wider policy measures, can reduce the EU’s footprint from seven forest-risk commodities.

27 April 2026 / About Food and agriculture, Forests and Supply chains

New analysis shows EU could significantly cut deforestation footprint with a mix of policy tools

Feature / This feature explores report findings on how the EU Deforestation Regulation, alongside wider policy measures, could cut the EU’s deforestation footprints.

27 April 2026 / About Forests and Supply chains