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Hand holding a Dirty air conditioner filter

CHILI Scientific Symposium 2026

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

01 July 2026 / About Cities, Climate policy and Pollution

Brightly coloured artwork painted on wall featuring simplistic images of plants, a fish, the sun and a human hand.

Arts-based methods for climate education: SEI at ‘A Focus on Pedagogy’ conference

Past event / Sarah Foster will explain how creative approaches can make climate change and sustainability education more accessible, emotional and actionable.

26 June 2026 / About Participation

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

Close-up of person in a meadow, drawing plants and writing in a sketch book. Journaling

Reshaping Citizen Science for Nature Connectedness and Well-being

Project / Through interdisciplinary collaborations between French and English institutions, we aim to better understand how citizen science can foster nature connection.

2026 / About Ecosystems

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

Smriti takes a photo of a sea slug on the Hong Kong coast

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