SEI York, based at the University of York, has a diverse research agenda including air pollution, climate change, sustainable consumption and human health. Using a range of participatory approaches, such as citizen science, we help policymakers in the UK and around the world make informed decisions for a sustainable future.
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Event on 26 April – 29 April in York / For the first time, York is joining this international event encouraging people to record wildlife in their own cities: discover how you can get involved.
Feature / The Climate and Clean Air conference brought together partners to discuss a shared agenda for clean air and climate change. SEI researchers share key takeaways.
Feature / Explore SEI’s latest research, tools and initiatives in response to SDGs 12, 13 and 15 on responsible consumption and managing forests.
Feature / A UK Parliament Committee has carried out a review of how the country contributes to global deforestation, highlighting research performed by Trase and SEI.
Journal article / Using arts-based approaches, researchers worked with communities in Nairobi to empower people to take action on air pollution.
The research areas at SEI York include sustainable consumption, critical environment governance, health and wellbeing, air quality, and citizen science.
Project / SEI's Ecological Citizens project cultivates trans-disciplinary collaboration and research to enable a digital sustainable society for positive climate action.
Project / SEI works with research institutes to assess the impact of pollutants, besides CO₂, that drive climate change, and to develop climate change mitigation options.
Project / Accelerating low carbon transport policies and plans that meet the mobility needs of marginalized groups in Indonesia.
Project / This project investigates air pollutants inside homes in the city of Bradford, UK: their sources, interactions and health effects on those living there.
Project / Investigating if and how hands-on experiences with nature impact values, attitudes and pro-environmental behaviour amongst secondary school students.
Project / The University of York SEI Centre implements customized capacity-building programs on active mobility in African transport structures on the HVT project.
Project / A citizen science project monitoring indoor air, created with and for UK schools.
Project / Assessing trade in agricultural commodities e.g. palm oil and soybean production in environments at risk.
Project / Exploring the feasibility of citizen science to improve WASH conditions in two districts of Mexico City.
Project / Working with young people to co-design relevant mental health research by identifying priority research questions and addressing these.
Tool / This new public dashboard can be used to visualize and interact with data on the global environmental impacts of consumption.
Head to our project pages to learn more about SEI York’s projects, past and present. There, you can filter by project status, region and topic to tailor content to your research interests.
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