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York Environmental Sustainability Institute

Interdisciplinary research partnerships generating sustainable solutions to global challenges.

Our mission is to facilitate and deliver world-class collaborative interdisciplinary research on environmental sustainability, co-designed with the researcher community, industry and policymakers

Our innovative approach is based on partnerships between the Arts and Humanities, Sciences and Social Sciences, addressing environmental challenges at local, regional and global scales. 

Our research themes

Food, Water & Waste

Resilient Ecosystems

Environment & Health

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We support York researchers and external partners in a variety of ways, from hosting networking events and research workshops to providing support for interdisciplinary funding applications.

 

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News

YESI Fellows Discipline Hopping grants awarded

We are pleased to announce that five YESI Fellows Discipline Hopping grants have been awarded in the first phase of the YESI Fellows Programme

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YESI appoints new Food, Water & Waste Theme Leads

We are delighted to announce the appointment of new co-leads for our Food, Water & Waste Theme

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Mock COP for local schools organised by University of York

Ahead of COP27 the University of York held a Mock COP with students from local schools

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YESI Theme Lead Recruitment

YESI is recruiting for 2 new Research Theme Leads in the broad area of food, water and waste

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200+ York researchers

have joined the YESI Community to develop research projects & indentify new collaborations

30+ York departments, institutes & centres

across all 3 faculties are actively engaged to explore interdisciplinary environmental sustainability research opportunities

130+ external partners

have worked with YESI including NGOs, industry, public bodies and universities

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