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An electric tram going over a bridge

Trams and electric vehicles can team up to save energy

Grantham Scholar Fiona McBride explains how exactly electricity gets wasted by trams and metro trains and how we can save the energy by using it to charge a fleet electric vehicles.

17 July 2023
Manasi Mulay standing in front of her research poster

Using chemistry to treat water micropollutants

Latest research reveals how to better use chemistry to treat water micropollutants.

17 March 2023
A wildfire spreading across a hillside

Economically viable forest restoration in shifting cultivation landscapes

Grantham Scholar Oscar Morton discusses his research on forest restoration and shifting cultivation.

22 July 2020
a tap filling up a glass with water

How much water does the UK use?

Grantham Scholar. Martin Appleby. explains how much water the UK uses, and what the future of water looks like.

10 May 2020
Martin Appleby standing in a lecture room

What is a synchrotron?

What exactly is a synchrotron? Our Grantham Scholar, Martin Appleby explains what a synchrotron is, how it works and what we do with them.

19 March 2020

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