Grand Challenges Special Initiatives 2022/23 Awards
15 December 2022
Dr Fergus Green (UCL Political Science) and Dr Steve Pye (UCL Energy Institute) amongst the winners for their project "No new fossil fuel projects".
UCL Grand Challenges recently awarded funding under four special initiative themes in academic year 2022/23:
• Climate Crisis
• Food Security
• Place & Displacement
• UN SDGs: Pathways to Achievement
The special initiative calls enable support for collaborative, innovative, and impactful cross-disciplinary activities. In total, over 70 applications were received from all 11 faculties at UCL as well as the Office for the Vice-Provost (Health) and the UCL Students’ Union. Four judging panels, one for each theme, approved funding for 17 applications, with total funding of nearly £150,000 awarded.
We are delighted that Dr Fergus Green (UCL Political Science) and Dr Steve Pye (UCL Energy Institute) were amongst the winners for their project:
No New Fossil Fuel Projects: A Fossil Fuel Research Hub to support legal practitioners challenging the legality of new fossil fuel supply projects