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

Smriti Safaya

doi:10.1108/978-1-83549-063-120261009

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CHILI Scientific Symposium 2026

Event on 01 July in Leeds / Join us in Leeds for a day of research and collaboration focused on the impact of indoor environments on child and adolescent health.

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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

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

A hand is holding up a thermal camera and pointing it toward residential flats to record thermal patterns.

Understanding urban heat: climate knowledge for the next generation of urban heat islanders

Project / The project makes the hidden heat risks of climate change visible and helps young people and communities better understand urban heat islands and their effects.

2026 / About Adaptation, Cities and Wellbeing

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A week in the life of a citizen science researcher

Feature / Smriti Safaya gives us a flavour of the varied activities she gets involved in as a citizen science researcher at our York centre.

31 March 2026 / About Pollution and Wellbeing

Redefining the meaning of “at a glacial pace”

Perspective / SEI Research Fellow Rosie Witton reflects on insights from her trips to many glaciers and "last-chance" tourism to rouse more support for climate action.

19 March 2026 / About Adaptation and Mitigation

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Mapping school food provision models in European cities: Operational, infrastructural, and financial insights

Journal article / This study contributes to a deeper understanding of school food provision models in Europe.

26 February 2026 / About Food and agriculture and Public policy

A group of primary school children in blue school jumpers sitting at desks in a classroom and facing a teacher.

CHILI inaugural seminar

Past event / Watch the first in the CHILI seminar series, which brought together experts to explore children’s learning environments and health.

23 January 2026 / About Cities, Climate policy and Pollution

Multiracial group of young men and young women people students raise hands to volunteer help together in local community garden

The Whole School Food Approach: A European framework and implementation to promote healthy and sustainable school food systems

Journal article / The journal article describes the development of the Whole School Food Approach framework and its implementation in 12 European countries.

17 December 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Wellbeing