Stockholm Environment Institute - York
Bridging science, policy and practice
Who we are
Stockholm Environment Institute is an international non-profit research institute that tackles climate, environment and sustainable development challenges. We have offices in Stockholm (HQ), Bangkok, Bogotá, Nairobi, Oxford, Tallinn and the US.
Since SEI was established in 1989 there has been a centre hosted at the University of York. With over 30 years of established research, SEI York has built a reputation for bridging science and policy at all levels, from work with local partners to global multilateral organisations.
In 2024, SEI York became a Research Centre, sitting at the same level as a university department within the Faculty of Sciences. We now have nearly 60 core members of staff. SEI York staff also participate in teaching, as well as PhD and MRes supervision.
The University of York's Environment Building, where SEI York is based.
Research areas
SEI York works on five core areas. Our researchers – including our cohort of PhD students – work at international, national and local scales, with a presence both within the local and regional community, around the University of York, and in many high, middle and low-income countries.
News and events
SEI is working with countries to meet their commitments to the Global Methane Pledge through the development of action plans, roadmaps and funding strategies.
We are looking for a part-time team member who will support an exciting new citizen science project: Action for Quality Aquatic environments, in which members of the public will carry out water quality monitoring. Apply by 20th July.
SEI’s Kevin Hicks and Katy Brooke reflect on the recent African Clean Air Programme (ACAP) Roadmap meeting in Accra, sharing key insights, outcomes and what comes next in the drive to improve air quality and support sustainable development across Africa.
SEI's project transformed a transit hub in Indonesia through community design, offering a replicable model for inclusive urban renewal.
SEI undergraduate teaching
SEI York experts deliver the module Sustainability and Policy: Research, Engage, Change as part of the award-winning York Interdisciplinary Modules initiative. YIMs are open to final year undergraduates from all disciplines.
The module presents critical aspects of a series of environmental and social challenges with a focus on policy engagement in its different forms. It provides students with the skills to critically engage with these challenges and gives them the opportunity to explore how change can be achieved. Over the course of the module, students engage with real-life SEI research and practice through case studies.
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