Project Sunshine aims to harness the power of the sun to tackle the biggest challenge facing the world today: meeting the increasing food and energy needs of the world's population in the context of an uncertain climate and global environment change. More about the project
Research areas
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Food
How we can produce more food from less land, using less water and less fertiliser.
Food research area -
Energy
Developing ways to use solar energy more extensively and more efficiently.
Energy research area -
Global change
Determining the extent and implications of global environment change.
Global change research area
Conference
The University of Sheffield is hosting the Shine International Conference in September 2011.
Shine International ConferenceMedia centre
Recent press releases that tell the story of our Project Sunshine research so far.
Press releases