Science, Society and Sustainability research group (3S)

3S researchers Jason Chilvers, Phedeas Stephanides, Helen Pallett, and Tom Hargreaves have just published a new UKERC Public Engagement Observatory (www.ukerc-observatory.ac.uk) briefing note presenting the findings of a major new analysis of public engagement with energy, climate change, and net zero occurring in the UK between 2015-2022. The study used the comparative case analysis method developed by the Observatory to map and analyse 284 diverse cases of public engagement in terms of how people are engaging, who is involved, and what they are engaging in.

For further details, and to download the briefing, follow the link below:

Mapping Public Engagement with Energy, Climate Change and Net Zero The Public Engagement Observatory reports on the findings of a major new analysis of public engagement with energy,...

3S member Martin Mahony has contributed to an exhibition called “Sensing Volcanoes” which will feature at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Festival!

Sensing Volcanoes: 3S research contributes to exhibition at Royal Society Summer Exhibition 3S member Martin Mahony has contributed to an exhibition called ‘Sensing Volcanoes’ which will feature at this year’s Royal Society Summer Science Festival. The interactive exhibition brings togeth…

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3S researchers have published a briefing note introducing the Public Engagement Observatory which is housed in 3S as part of the UK Energy Research Centre. It accompanied the launch of the Observatory’s new dedicated website and open access database. The Public Engagement Observatory The UKERC Public Engagement Observatory maps the many different ways that people are engaging with energy, climate change and net zero on an ongoing basis....

An observatory for public engagement with energy and climate change 3S researchers have published a briefing note introducing the Public Engagement Observatory which is housed in 3S as part of the UK Energy Research Centre. It accompanied the launch of the Observat…

I am an ARIES-associated PhD researcher in the Science, Society, and Sustainability (3S) Research Group, funded by the Science Faculty at the University of East Anglia. My current research as part of the UK Energy Research Centre’s Public Engagement Observatory expands upon techniques for mapping participation through digital methods in energy, climate change and net zero. I have a background in Chinese studies and hope to further explore participation in areas of science controversy within different political contexts.

Olivia Thompson I am an ARIES-associated PhD researcher in the Science, Society, and Sustainability (3S) Research Group, funded by the Science Faculty at the University of East Anglia. My current research as part …

Harriet Dudley, a third year PhD researcher at the University of East Anglia reflects on her recent secondment with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: “I study the conditions under which policymakers will (not) use expert climate policy advice to shape policy. I recently returned from a Research Fellowship at the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology where I researched and wrote…...

A PhD student’s reflections on making the most a policy secondment Harriet Dudley, a third year PhD researcher at the University of East Anglia reflects on her recent secondment with the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology: “I study the conditions under…

I am a SeNSS DTP programme PhD researcher in Norwich Business School and the Science, Society & Sustainability (3S) Research Group. My research explores the role of alternative and diverse economies in transitions to low-consumption social systems, using the Norwich Sharing City project as a case study. I am particularly interesting in the more radical and systemic transformations that local sharing and commoning projects could engender, and the role these could play in facilitating a high-wellbeing and socially just shift to low material throughput societies....

Sean Irving I am a SeNSS DTP programme PhD researcher in Norwich Business School and the Science, Society & Sustainability (3S) Research Group. My research explores the role of alternative and diverse econ…

I am an ARIES-associated PhD student in the Science, Society, and Sustainability (3S) Research Group. My current research interests lie in understanding how colonial rule has shaped environmental science practices and how these might be addressed through a decolonial lens to ensure the safeguarding of the environment, whilst also dismantling the social inequalities, often steeped in colonialism, that have been exacerbated by the environmental crisis....

Chiara Ruggieri-Mitchell I am an ARIES-associated PhD student in the Science, Society, and Sustainability (3S) Research Group. My current research interests lie in understanding how colonial rule has shaped environmental s…

Join us on Tuesday 5th July 2022, from 2pm to 3pm, on a webinar marking the launch of the new dedicated website and open access database of UKERC's Public Engagement Observatory that is based in the 3S Research Group....

Public Engagement Observatory Webinar Join us on Tuesday 5th July 2022, from 2pm to 3pm, on a webinar marking the launch of the new dedicated website and open access database of UKERC’s Public Engagement Observatory that is based…

3S member Martin Mahony joins Professor Vinita Damodaran (University of Sussex) and Professor Simon Schaffer (University of Cambridge) on a special panel discussion on climate change and colonialism. The panel discussion is organised by the Cambridge HPS Anthropocene (Climate Histories) reading/seminar group and will take place on Thursday 26th May at 2pm BST. The hybrid event will be held in the Hopkinson Lecture Theatre (tickets available here) and also through Zoom (Meeting ID: 943 4983 8912; Passcode: 710682).

Has climate change escaped colonialism? A panel discussion with V. Damodaran, M. Mahony, and S. Schaffer 3S member Martin Mahony joins Professor Vinita Damodaran (University of Sussex) and Professor Simon Schaffer (University of Cambridge) on a special panel discussion on climate change and colonialis…

3S member Martin Mahony has been appointed as a founding member of the Norwich Climate Commission. The Commission is an independent advisory body set up to bring actors from the public, private and third sectors together to support, guide and track the impact of ambitious climate change and sustainability actions across Norwich. It is currently made up of 10 Commissioners with a diverse set of professional backgrounds and interests, and is Co-Chaired by ...

Martin Mahony appointed at the Norwich Climate Commission 3S member Martin Mahony has been appointed as a founding member of the Norwich Climate Commission. The Commission is an independent advisory body set up to bring actors from the public, private and…