Our People
Here you can find contact details and information for the Grantham Centre’s people. You can also find out more about our Management Team, who are responsible for the overall ethos of the Grantham Centre. Our Operations Group run the Grantham Centre day-to-day. If you want to get in touch with us, this is the best place to start.
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Operations team


Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Professor of Physical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.
- Email address
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a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 9382
Sustainability Assessment team
Management group
Professor Solomon Brown
Professor of Process and Energy SystemsSchool of Chemical, Materials and Biological Engineering
- Email address
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s.f.brown@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7597


Professor Martin Mayfield-Tulip
Head of SchoolSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
- Email address
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martin.mayfield@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 5054


Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Professor of Physical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.
- Email address
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a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 9382


Professor Peter Jackson
Professor of GeographySchool of Geography and Planning
Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.
- Email address
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P.A.Jackson@Sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7908
Co-creating sustainable solutions in Zaatari


Professor Patrick Fairclough
Professor of Polymer and Composite EngineeringSchool of Mechanical, Aerospace and Civil Engineering
Research interests: polymers, soft materials & composite systems | epoxy resins | mould-free manufacturing of carbon fibre composites
- Email address
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p.fairclough@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7798


Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Professor of Physical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.
- Email address
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a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 9382
Many Happy Returns


Dr Rorie Beswick-Parsons
Leverhulme Early Career FellowSchool of Geography and Planning
Rorie Beswick-Parsons is a Leverhulme Early Career Fellow, whose research encompasses a range of topics concerning issues of sustainability, environmentalism, and processes of change.
- Email address
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r.parsons@sheffield.ac.uk


- Email address
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harriet.baird@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 6519


Professor Peter Jackson
Professor of GeographySchool of Geography and Planning
Professor Peter Jackson is the Co-Director of the University of Sheffield Institute for Sustainable Food. His research focuses on social and cultural geography and consumption and identity.
- Email address
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P.A.Jackson@Sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 7908


Professor Anthony J. Ryan, OBE
Professor of Physical ChemistrySchool of Mathematical and Physical Sciences
Polymer Nanotechnology (synthesis, processing, self-assembly, structure-property relations), Public engagement in science and technology.
- Email address
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a.ryan@sheffield.ac.uk
- Telephone
- +44 114 222 9382