The aim of this programme – Hidden histories of environmental science: acknowledging legacies of race, social injustice and exclusion to inform the future – is to gain a better understanding of how the future of modern environmental science can be informed by the past.
AHRC and NERC are co-funding a programme called Hidden histories of environmental science: acknowledging legacies of race, social injustice and exclusion to inform the future.
The programme will take an interdisciplinary approach bringing together teams including environmental scientists, arts, humanities, economic and social science researchers, practitioners and community groups to form substantial research collaborations.
These collaborations will seek to understand and acknowledge how the future of modern environmental science can be informed by the past, in particular the relationship between the sector and its underpinning colonial history, and how different cultural perceptions of environmental science can be incorporated today.
As a result, a greater understanding of the legacies of race, social injustice and exclusion can inform plans and practical actions of AHRC, NERC and the environmental science community. This evidence can help inform potential responses to society’s evolving outlooks and attitudes, in line with delivering NERC’s responsible business statement.