Royal Society Partnership Programme – cohort 2
A programme funded by the Royal Society
For researchers and university students: work with a primary school in South Yorkshire to investigate an age-appropriate theme of climate change and sustainability
For information for schools, please see the schools’ page.
Audience: Researchers and lecturers, undergraduate and postgraduate students in Sheffield Hallam University and University of Sheffield who have an interest in climate change and sustainability.
Research topics: Air quality, energy generation, energy efficiency, flood management and biodiversity (you do not need to be an expert in any of these topics to participate)
Programme outline
October 2025 – February 2026
- CPD researcher training – 1-hour online training and 2-hour virtual workshop (delivered by the Climate Ambassadors programme)
- CPD with your allocated teacher – 1 day face to face training and planning at Sheffield Hallam University (planned for Friday 17 October 2025)
November 2025 -January 2026 (dates to be agreed between pair)
- 3 in school activities with your teacher partner/students (up to 2 hours)
- 2 virtual activities with your teacher partner/students (up to an hour)
- Ongoing support, as required from a mentor at SHU
January 2026
- Information session to apply for further funding
Researcher/university student commitments
- To attend online and face to face training sessions
- Participate in 5 activities with their teacher partner
- Meet with a mentor mid-programme
- Engage with surveys and evaluation of the programme
Researchers will be asked to select preferred training dates and a preferred research topic on signing up.
Researchers/university students will be able to claim up £75 for travel expenses, however we are unable to fund academic time. You will need to sign up to become a Climate Ambassador and complete a DBS check.
Further funding is available to apply for a Partnership Grant from the Royal Society once you have completed this programme.
Sign up using this link by Friday 10 October 2025
