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Overview

Research in this theme considers how we should approach the seismic challenges posed by climate change and environmental degradation. These issues affect every area of society, from education to business and finance. Our researchers are addressing the problems and opportunities that arise from this precarious moment in innovative and impactful ways.

Our ‘Sustainability Frontiers’ projects primarily focus on the Sustainable Development Goals for: Decent Work and Economic Growth (SDG 8), Responsible Consumption and Production (SDG 12), Quality Education (SDG 4), and Partnerships for the Goals (SDG 17), and especially on interactions among the goals.

International impact

Projects in this theme have been based in the following countries: India, Uganda, Brazil, Greece, Ecuador, UK.

Related resources

• In this blog interview, Dr Perpetua Kirby and Dr Rebecca Webb discuss embracing uncertainty in sustainability education, and how SSRP has enriched their pedagogical research and approaches.

• This introduces the workshops held with local schools in Sussex to explore the topics of sustainability, uncertainty and education. This is part of the ‘Creating with uncertainty: Covid recovery to educate for sustainable futures’ project led by Dr Kirby and Dr Webb.

• This news item announces the launch of a new toolkit designed by Education researchers including Dr Kirby and Dr Webb, aimed at helping children manage climate change uncertainty.

• This documents an afternoon at the Sussex Forest Food Garden, an initiative run by Dr Kirby and colleagues in which students plan, plant and harvest food in a plot on the Sussex campus.

• Professor Emily Lydgate discusses her SSRP project ‘Achieving sustainable trade post-Brexit: the UK and beyond’ in this .

• Dr Alexander Antonarakis shares his research on the relationship between deforestation and debt in Greece and Brazil in this . 

The full list of projects in the ‘Sustainability Frontiers’ theme can be found here.

To find out more about SSRP research across our five themes, come to the of the SSRP report, ‘Positive Futures for People and Planet’. The report, which will be available to ready very soon, is a comprehensive document of SSRP research over the last seven years.