Projects per year
Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Welcome to the Science, Society and Sustainability (3S) Group in the School of Environmental Sciences at UEA.
We conduct research to understand, and potentially transform, relations between science, innovation and society in responding to the unprecedented sustainability challenges facing our world. Our work has led to long-term and transformative impacts on science, society, public policy, and industry across a range of sustainability domains, especially energy, climate change, innovation and natural hazards. 3S was established in 2011.
Through over £5 million of research funding (from ESRC, EPSRC, NERC, the Leverhulme Trust, EU FP7 & H2020, UKERC, DEFRA, Sciencewise, BIS, E.On, EdF, British Gas and more) over the past decade 3S researchers have pioneered a new approaches for understanding and transforming the social dimensions of sustainability and innovation processes. This work has developed new ways of thinking about societal engagement in sustainability, helped us to understand and develop new practices of societal engagement, and contributed towards transforming institutions and systems.
We teach on topics across environmental social science and human geography, and are particularly enthusiastic about using innovative approaches in our teaching, such as comedy improvisation, interactive workshops, and social media.
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Profiles
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Rosalind Bark
- School of Environmental Sciences - Associate Professor in Ecological Economics
- Environmental Social Sciences - Member
- Science, Society and Sustainability - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Jason Chilvers
- School of Environmental Sciences - Professor of Environment & Society
- Science, Society and Sustainability - Member
- ClimateUEA - Member
Person: Research Group Member, Academic, Teaching & Research
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Harriet Dudley
- Student Support Service - Student Services Resident
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Science, Society and Sustainability
Person: Voluntary, Research Group Member
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JED-AIs: Justice, Energy, Demand flexibility and AI for Sustainability
1/01/25 → 31/12/26
Project: Research
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UKERC Phase 5 2024 to 2029
Chilvers, J., Chilvers, J., Hargreaves, T., Pallett, H., Honeybun-Arnolda, E. & Stephanides, P.
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/07/24 → 30/06/28
Project: Research
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Intersectional analysis of visual generative AI: the case of stable diffusion
Jääskeläinen, P., Sharma, N. K., Pallett, H. & Åsberg, C., 17 Mar 2025, (E-pub ahead of print) In: AI & Society.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Making modern water: The content, actors, and processes of embedding the Mahaweli Development Project in Sri Lanka (1963–2010)
Paranage, K., Yates, J. S. & Quealy, H. M., Mar 2025, In: Political Geography. 117, 103279.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Addressing risks to mental health from climate change: A policy capacity analysis of England
Turnpenny, J. & Alexander, M., Oct 2024, In: Climate Policy. 24, 9, p. 1211-1224 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
Open AccessFile16 Downloads (Pure)
Datasets
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Comparative case mapping of public participation in UK energy transitions, 2010-2015.xlsx
Pallett, H. (Creator), Chilvers, J. (Creator) & Hargreaves, T. (Creator), Figshare, 17 Feb 2021
DOI: 10.6084/m9.figshare.13850975
Dataset
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UKERC Public Engagement Observatory - Mapping Dataset
Chilvers, J. (Creator), Pallett, H. (Creator), Stephanides, P. (Creator) & Hargreaves, T. (Creator), UKERC Public Engagement Observatory, 2022
http://www.ukerc-observatory.ac.uk/mapping
Dataset
Prizes
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Lead author on 'best paper in conference': Seyfang, G., Hielscher, S., Hargreaves, T., Martiskainen, M. and Smith, A. (2013) ‘Sustainable energy niche? Reflections on community energy case studies’ paper presented at 4th International Conference on Sustainability Transitions, Zurich June 19-21 2013
Seyfang, Gill (Recipient), 2013
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
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National Teaching Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy
Seyfang, Gill (Recipient), 2017
Prize: Fellowship awarded competitively
Activities
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Critical Geographies Seminar Series
Olivia Thompson (Speaker)
7 Feb 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar
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UKRI Talent Peer Review College (External organisation)
Martin Mahony (Member)
2024 → …Activity: Membership › Peer review panel
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UKERC Annual Assembly 2023
Olivia Thompson (Panel Member)
15 Sept 2023Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference
Press/Media
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Here's how the gaming industry can shape perspectives on climate change
21/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution
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Video games can make climate change real for players - here's how
14/12/22
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Media Coverage or Contribution