Sustainability Research Institute

We explore a wide range of issues including climate change, energy, transport, water, resource use, land use, conservation, cities and communities, business and lifestyles. We specialise in participatory, action-oriented research that brings together government, business, NGOs and local communities to enhance the relevance, quality and practical influence of our research.

Our research is organised across six interdisciplinary research groups:

• Business and Organisations for Sustainable Societies
• Climate Change Adaptation, Vulnerability and Services
• Economics and Policy
• Energy and Climate Change Mitigation
• Environment and Development
• Life and Land​
• Social and Political Dimensions of Food Systems Research​
• Social and Political Dimensions of Sustainability
• Teaching and Scholarship​.

Our broader activities combine social and natural sciences in leading-edge, interdisciplinary research through a series of major international projects and centres including:

• Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
• UK Energy Research Centre
• Centre for Industrial Energy, Materials and Products.

We partner with a range of organisations and our research attracts significant funding from the ESRC, NERC, EPSRC, the EU and a variety of other funding bodies.

If you would like to discuss an area of research in more detail, please contact Professor Alice Owen.

View our working papers and briefing notes.