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A heat pump in someone's garden.

Dr Moein Shamoushaki and Professor Lenny Koh publish new article about the environmental impact of heat pump supply chain

Dr Moein Shamoushaki and Professor Lenny Koh's new article in Nature examines a range of heat pump technologies from an environmental perspective using a life cycle assessment approach. A green hydrogen powered heat pump is also investigated.

Published by Nature
Students walking towards a building on Penn State's campus with lots of green spaces and trees around them
Penn State is one of the US’ leading universities and shares similar research strengths to Sheffield, such as engineering and social sciences

University of Sheffield expands research partnership with Penn State

The University of Sheffield has expanded its research partnership with Penn State to help drive innovation between the UK and US.
A photograph of the River Thames running alongside the Houses of Parliament.

Professor Lenny Koh contributed to a parliamentary briefing on climate change and security

Professor Lenny Koh acted as an external reviewer of a POSTnote that sets out the potential security implications of climate change, arising from both its impacts on human systems and the ‘transition risks’ from climate change mitigation measures.

UK Parliament website
Professor Lenny Koh from the Energy Institute, and Peter Ralph from Rolls-Royce
Professor Lenny Koh from the Energy Institute, and Peter Ralph from Rolls-Royce

Enabling supply chain resilience and security with Rolls-Royce

A new project launched in collaboration between the University of Sheffield and Rolls-Royce aims to help industry and government track and compare facility-level supply chain resilience.

An industrial area producing lots of pollutants.

Professor Lenny Koh provides evidence on the impact of climate change and Ukraine conflict on global supply chains

Professor Lenny Koh, Cross Cutting Chief, Strategic Futures on Resource Sustainability (SCRS), contributed to a parliamentary session examining the impact of climate change on global and UK supply chains

| UK Parliament website
Bird's eye image of people stood apart from one another with a series of lines on the ground connecting them together

Prof. Lenny Koh part of £10 million newly funded Made Smarter Innovation Digital Supply Chain Innovation Hub led by the Digital Catapult

Five brand new research centres and projects to help supply chains become more productive are among recipients of £53 million of funding to drive the development of digital manufacturing technologies.
Assorted fruit display in a market

New report highlights circular economy opportunities in Ghana’s agri-food sector

The report highlighted opportunities to reduce food waste and increase profits but that awareness among customers also needed to be raised.
Fruit display in supermarket

Simulating and reducing household waste from plastic food packaging

Funded by UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), a new project that is set to help reduce the amount of food and plastic waste that is thrown away by households every year has been launched by researchers.
Two adult hands holding a green lettuce with further lettuces in the background

University of Sheffield’s Institute for Sustainable Food leads £6m research project to transform the UK food system

Research will focus on improvements to sustainability and resilience within horticulture, hydroponics and hybrid farms.