Author: Martin Wright

ReSpace Projects is a social enterprise based in London that specialises in transforming empty and derelict buildings into useful sites with the agreement of local councils and landlords. Founder Gee Sinha initially became involved in reclaiming commercial properties that remained vacant and disused, often for years. Sinha lived in a squat after becoming homeless in… Continue reading Value in the meantime: the social enterprise transforming London’s empty buildings

Fermented foods have been consumed by cultures across the world throughout history to improve gut health. Food researcher and author Rain Kuldjärv shared the origin story of these foods. According to Kuldjärv, breadcrumbs discovered in the Jordan Valley dated back over 14,000 years, which signifies how bread was made using some form of fermentation process… Continue reading From kimchi to kefir: why ancient wisdom on food fermentation remains good for our gut

PulpaTronics, under the leadership of Chloe So and Soma Biro, has come up with an innovative solution to the huge amount of waste produced each year by Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) tags. Every RFID tag has a computer chip and a small metal strip antenna and over 18 billion of these tags are produced annually… Continue reading Scanning the future: the startup behind chipless, metal-free, paper RFID tags

Cricket is being used as a way to help Syrian and Palestinian teenagers overcome their traumatic past experiences in a refugee camp in Lebanon. With the sport not being widely played in their home countries, it provides a way for the young people to find joy and opportunity. Two of the teenagers, Wissal al-Jaber (16)… Continue reading ‘Cricket helped me build my personality’: the refugees finding peace on the crease

Athletes have been speaking out on climate change. Innes FitzGerald, the 17-year-old English Schools cross country champion, refused to travel to Australia for the World Championships due to her worries about carbon emissions. FitzGerald’s stance earned her the title of Young Athlete of the Year at the BBC Green Sports Awards 2023. Athletes such as… Continue reading Gamechangers: the sports stars speaking out on the climate

Chris Packham, the TV naturalist, has faced a decline in biodiversity, death threats, and even had a bomb go off outside his New Forest home. The attack was a result of his outspoken campaign against the illegal persecution of birds of prey and wider destruction of the UK’s wildlife. Packham has credited his relentless search… Continue reading Chris Packham on why he’s angry, yet hopeful

The current state of our food system has been a source of heated debate in recent times, with farmers, environmentalists, and health campaigners at odds. However, Britain and the rest of the world have started embracing new ideas to fix our broken food system. Despite the constant stream of negative news around food and farming,… Continue reading Fixing the food chain. Are the solutions closer than we think?

Five community energy groups in England and Wales have joined forces to purchase seven solar farms in an effort to bolster the UK’s energy security and increase the country’s reservoir of renewable and sustainable electricity. The project, known as Community Energy Together (CET), will include ownership of seven solar power plants, located in Kent, the Isle of Wight, Devon, Shropshire and south… Continue reading Community solar is set to surge in the UK – and you can have a piece of the pie