Envisioning and delivering transformations through research and innovation. Sustainable Futures works with regional, national, and international stakeholders to support transformations towards environmentally and socially just societies. We achieve this through engaging individuals and communities in our research and by sharing our knowledge with those who can use it to make a difference.
Find out more about some of the projects ARU staff have working on as part of the Sustainable Futures research theme.
Climate Change, Food Security and Women in the Global South comprised two workshops with the objective of bringing together scholars/researchers on these topics.
Read more about our work connecting researchers of climate change, food security and women
BLUEPRINT will help local authorities by ensuring they have the framework towards implementing a circular economy.
Read more about our work helping local authorities implement a circular economy
IRENES aims to better understand how net zero carbon policies and strategies are utilised for the delivery of renewable energy sources.
Read more about our research on interactions between strategies regarding renewable energy sources and eco-system services
Wildlife Change in the Arctic examines the social and ecological causes and consequences of the North-American beaver Castor canadensis' range expansion.
Read more about our research on changes in beaver populations in the Arctic
Pioneering research demonstrated the impacts of biodegradable plastics and microplastics and of cigarette butts on the environment.
Read more about our research on the environmental impact of single-use plastics
This project presents a case study for citizen behavioural change by comparing the air quality for parallel bike and car routes in Cambridge and Colchester.
Read more about our work comparing air quality on parallel car and bike routes
This initiative aims to support actions that improve equitable access to sustainable healthy diets, improve farmers’ livelihoods and resilience, and conserve land, air, and water resources in South Asia.
Read more about our work to create change by mapping the impact of food waste in India, Bangladesh and Nepal
This project addresses the workforce implications of industry 5.0, with a particular focus on the relationship between automation choices and maintenance of skilled work.
Read more about our work exploring interactions between human skills and machine automation
LiquefACT and TURNkey aimed to develop tools to assess and enhance the resilience of the built environment and community to natural hazards.
Read more about our work improving built environment and community resilience to earthquakes
FIReS aims to develop an international network of multi-disciplinary researchers, practitioners and innovators to improve the resilience of healthcare services to major disasters.
Read more about our work improving the resilience of healthcare services to major disasters
Professional Nurse Advocate (PNA) is a training programme designed to address the high levels of burnout and turnover among NHS nurses in the light on COVID-19.
Read more about our work addressing high levels of burnout and turnover among NHS nurses
Director, Global Sustainability Institute
Professor in Heritage and Creative Technologies / Director of StoryLab
Associate Professor
Director, Anglia Ruskin Innovation Centre (ARIC)
Associate Professor
Professor in Sustainable Production and Consumption
Professor in Allied Health
Professor of Economics
Professor of Ecology, Conservation and Environment
Postdoctoral research fellow - Planetary Health
Professor of Psychology
