York Environmental Sustainability Institute
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We connect York researchers and external partners to tackle environmental challenges through interdisciplinary collaboration. From networking events and research workshops to building capacity for interdisciplinary funding applications, we help drive impactful partnerships and innovation.
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Discover how international experts at YESI's Joint Symposium on Sustainable Futures are collaborating across borders to explore the critical environmental and social systems that will define the next decade of sustainability science.
Professor Philip Antwi-Agyei, a YESI International Fellow, will lead a new £20 million Wellcome-funded consortium at KNUST to tackle climate-related health threats across West Africa. The five-year initiative aims to transform scientific research into tangible policy actions, addressing the urgent impacts of heatwaves, drought, and dust storms on regional health and food security.
What the Outcomes Mean for the University of York, the Niger Delta, and Global Climate Action
Local Evidence Confirms COP30 Calls for Genuine Collaboration is a Net Zero Necessity