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

Many different colourful fresh vegetables in the wooden box

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

Two teachers talking in a classroom, one holding a tablet while the other smiles and gestures, with empty chairs stacked on tables and pupil work displayed on the walls in the background.

CHEPA (Classroom HEPA) impact calculator

Tool / CHEPA is an easy-to-use calculator that helps schools assess how a HEPA filter impacts classroom air quality and energy use.

About Cities, Participation, Pollution and Wellbeing

Farmers, policymakers and early-career researchers unite to fight food insecurity at the Collaborative Learning School

Feature / This feature spotlights the Collaborative Learning School, which aims to facilitate connections between early-career researchers from Africa and the US.

26 September 2025 / About Food and agriculture and Water-energy-food nexus

Orange butterfly with black markings and heavily scalloped wing shape, sitting on a leaf.

CAREERS (Citizen science for Advancing Racial Equity in Environmental Research Super-consortium)

Project / A UK-wide collaboration working to transform access to environmental careers for people of colour.

2025 - 2028 / About Participation

Close up hands of three people sitting on grass with a notebook, tablet, and laptop case.

Geo-environmental citizen science toolkit: co-created and curriculum-aligned resources to use citizen science for geography fieldwork

Project / Working to co-create a toolkit with UK-based teachers to deliver practical and investigative projects that integrate citizen science into their lessons.

2025 - 2026 / About Participation

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