A community festival in the Medlock Valley brought together local groups, researchers and residents to celebrate nature, strengthen partnerships and support the future of Manchester’s green spaces.
Category: Events
The Politics of Sustainable Investment: Challenges and Possible Research Directions
As political backlash against ESG intensifies across North America and Europe, sustainable finance has become a site of open controversy. An SCI‑supported workshop explored how researchers can respond to this increasingly contested terrain.
Feeling Transitions: Key Themes from the SCI Workshop
Pawan Srikanth and Tetyana Solovey on interdisciplinary themes and discussions that animated the “Emotions and Affect in Transitions” workshop.
“Not a drive to the future we imagined” SCI annual lecture with Professor Dame Henrietta L. Moore.
SCI Annual Lecture: reflections on car dependency and solutions to overcome its social and infrastructural challenges.
Building a Greater Manchester Legal Network for Environmental Campaigning
Yusra Suedi and Clare Cummings report on the SCI event, focusing on empowering local campaigners and improving understanding of environmental legal strategies.
SCI’s 2025 Conference Round-Up: Turbulence, Crisis & Disruption in Sustainability Research
The 2025 conference season is coming to a close. Here’s a look back at where SCI members have been sharing their research this year.
What We Learned from The Making Room Fair
Tetyana Solovey discusses how the repair and remaking of clothing can be fun, useful, and surprisingly easy to learn.
Citizen Food Futures – event report
Jo Mylan reflects on an event aiming to communicate academic research on the development of more sustainable food systems and facilitate dialogue with the general public and other stakeholders.
The Sustainable Consumption Institute at the European Sociological Association Conference 2019
SCI research was well represented at ESA2019 in Manchester.
Professor Mark Harvey – a political and intellectual trajectory
The SCI co-sponsored a conference to mark the retirement of Professor Mark Harvey. Read Mark’s inspiring talk on the political and intellectual trajectory of his career.
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