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School of Environmental Sciences
We're proud to be one of the most developed schools of our kind in Europe. But what does it mean to be an excellent institution for environmental sciences?
For us, it means a focus on research that matters. We influence policy at the highest levels on climate change, atmospheric and ocean science, natural resource management, and biodiversity conservation.
It means being open to learning. We are an interdisciplinary school, bringing together different aspects of natural and social sciences. Today's problems require inventive solutions, so we encourage students to explore psychological, policymaking and scientific approaches, making them adaptable, inventive and collaborative. We also give our students opportunities to learn from hands-on experience in their chosen subject area.
It also means always striving to be better. We were awarded the Queen's Anniversary Prize for Higher and Further Education, marking 50 years of research and discovery. We're dedicated to welcoming and inspiring new generations of diverse, committed, confident scientists and problem-solvers.
94%
of our research was judged to be either world-leading or internationally excellent in terms of originality, significance and rigour
Research Excellence Framework 2021
4th
overall for research quality in Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences
Times Higher Education Rankings for the Research Excellence Framework 2021
67%
of our research was assessed to be world-leading
Research Excellence Framework 2021
Courses
We offer degrees with a placement year, a year abroad and an integrated masters.
Research
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Mapping the future of biodiversity
Professor Andrew Lovett in UEA's School of Environmental Sciences are working on the Norfolk and Suffolk local nature recovery strategies to determine what the biodiversity of an area could be in 25 years' time.
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Animal Tracking Technology
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How the other half live: the prize-winning research exploring life in protected areas in the Amazon
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Over-hunting Threatens Amazonian Forest Carbon Stocks
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A Two City Study of Air Quality in Vietnam
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Adapting to the Changing Climate
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Taking the Earth's Temperature
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Pollen Predictors
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Out of This World
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Undersea robots
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Arctic Ocean
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Record Lows
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Dr Yi He
- Associate Professor Hydrology & Climate Change Rsch, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Associate Professor Hydrology & Climate Change Rsch, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Water Security Research Centre
- Member, Geosciences
- Member, ClimateUEA

Dr Noel Longhurst
- Associate Professor in Energy & Climate Change, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Science, Society and Sustainability
- Member, Environmental Social Sciences
- Member, Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE)
- Member, ClimateUEA

Professor Irene Lorenzoni
- Professor of Society and Environmental Change, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Science, Society and Sustainability
- Member, Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas
- Member, Environmental Social Sciences
- Member, ClimateUEA
- Member, Marine Knowledge Exchange Network

Professor Carol Robinson
- Professor of Marine Sciences, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
- Member, Environmental Biology
- Member, Collaborative Centre for Sustainable Use of the Seas
- Member, ClimateUEA

Professor Rachel Warren
- Professor of Global Change and Environmental Biology, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Professor of Global Change and Environmental Biology, Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research
- Member, Centre for Ecology, Evolution and Conservation
- Member, Environmental Social Sciences
- Member, ClimateUEA
Dr Jess Johnson elected President of the British Geophysical Association
Tuesday 29 April 2025, 4:15pm
Re-wiring Britain's future: report aims to help Britain’s Power Grid reach net zero
Tuesday 29 April 2025, 1:24pm
European bird declines linked to range of climatic conditions experienced
Thursday 10 April 2025, 1:01am
Thriving Antarctic ecosystems found in wake of recently detached iceberg
Friday 21 March 2025, 10:46am
New £4.25m project to investigate climate ‘tipping points’ in marine ecosystems
Sunday 16 February 2025, 9:45am
Scientists predict what will be top of the crops by 2080 due to climate change
Friday 24 January 2025, 12:01am
2024: a record-breaking watershed year for the global climate
Friday 10 January 2025, 3am
Climate change researcher Prof Philip Jones among members of UEA community recognised in New Year’s Honours list
Thursday 2 January 2025, 11:56am
UEA jumps into world top 60 in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2025
Tuesday 10 December 2024, 11:14am
Court hearings represent a “new era” in tackling climate change
Wednesday 4 December 2024, 11:17pm
Oceans emit sulfur and cool the climate more than previously thought
Wednesday 27 November 2024, 7:58pm
New project to benefit net zero targets, soil health, biodiversity and agriculture
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 1:50pm
Fossil fuel CO2 emissions increase again in 2024
Wednesday 13 November 2024, 12:01am
Measurements from ‘lost’ Seaglider offer new insights into Antarctic ice melting
Friday 8 November 2024, 7pm
UEA to track a century of genetic change in Antarctic krill
Friday 1 November 2024, 12:09pm
UEA climate experts analyse global food security
Friday 1 November 2024, 10am
Global CO2 emissions from forest fires increase by 60 per cent
Thursday 17 October 2024, 11:22am
Scientists caution no guarantees when it comes to overshooting 1.5°C
Wednesday 9 October 2024, 4:30pm
Converting methane emissions from dairy farms to biogas could save more than £400m a year in fuel costs
Thursday 3 October 2024, 1:01am
Understanding regional ‘signals’ essential for effective climate adaptation policy
Tuesday 1 October 2024, 10am
Study shows how oceans are key to addressing global challenges
Wednesday 4 September 2024, 4pm
Climate change raised the odds of unprecedented wildfires in 2023-24
Tuesday 13 August 2024, 11:01pm
Underwater mapping reveals new insights into melting of Antarctica's ice shelves
Wednesday 31 July 2024, 7pm
UEA and Natural England form a new partnership to improve public engagement with nature
Wednesday 31 July 2024, 3:09pm
Southern Ocean absorbing more CO2 than previously thought
Wednesday 24 July 2024, 7pm
UEA’s Award Fellowship boosting career development for students
Tuesday 23 July 2024, 9:05am
Scientists identify safe havens we must preserve to prevent ‘the sixth great extinction of life on Earth’
Tuesday 25 June 2024, 11am
Study reveals significant increasing nitrous-oxide emissions from human activities, jeopardizing climate goals
Wednesday 12 June 2024, 12:14pm
UEA in new partnership project to support resilience of East of England’s coastal areas
Tuesday 11 June 2024, 10:27am
Scientists question effectiveness of nature-based CO2 removal using the ocean
Thursday 6 June 2024, 12:38pm
Genes provide hope for the survival of Arabia’s last big cat
Tuesday 28 May 2024, 1:46pm
UEA academic receives award from the Royal Meteorological Society
Wednesday 22 May 2024, 2:15pm
Endangered migrating eagles impacted by Ukraine war
Tuesday 21 May 2024, 10:12am
Net zero plans show limited climate ambition on ‘residual’ emissions
Friday 10 May 2024, 1:44pm
Research quantifies “gap” in carbon removal for first time
Friday 3 May 2024, 10:52am
A third of China’s urban population at risk of city sinking, new satellite data shows
Friday 19 April 2024, 12:06pm
Review of wildfire activity in 2023 reveals where record area burned
Friday 5 April 2024, 11:52am
Increase in wildfires in the Brazilian Amazon masks progress on forest protection
Friday 8 March 2024, 11:34am
Study reveals potential impact of flooding on US coastal cities
Wednesday 6 March 2024, 4:26pm
How climate change risks increase at a national scale as the level of global warming increases
Thursday 29 February 2024, 1am
Sustainable carbon removals limits identified, huge climate mitigation challenge revealed
Thursday 1 February 2024, 7pm
Pollutants from aerosols and river run-off are changing the marine phosphorus cycle in coastal seas
Wednesday 31 January 2024, 2:26pm
New research finds concerningly low levels of trust in fisheries institutions post-Brexit
Wednesday 31 January 2024, 1:56pm
£2m will support climate education engagement in schools
Thursday 18 January 2024, 9:05am
How Covid variants are detected more rapidly than ever
Thursday 18 January 2024, 8am
2023: the warmest year on record globally
Friday 12 January 2024, 4pm
Prof Jenni Barclay honoured by the Royal Society of Edinburgh
Tuesday 5 December 2023, 3:20pm
Fossil CO2 emissions at record high in 2023
Tuesday 5 December 2023, 12:48pm
Protect delicate polar ecosystems by mapping biodiversity
Tuesday 21 November 2023, 2:56pm
Six UEA professors named in Highly Cited Researchers 2023 list
Wednesday 15 November 2023, 2:27pm