ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ is celebrating the academics and projects which tackle some of the most challenging areas of climate change, ecology, sustainability, technology and renewable energy as part of a two-month initiative to highlight environmental research.
ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ and the World Bank’s Energy Sector Management Assistance Programme (ESMAP) joined forces in leading a UK aid research project to find innovative, clean and modern alternatives to biomass fuels, such as charcoal and wood.
At the start of January 2019, Dr Jeff Evans, a Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography in the School of Social Sciences, boarded the 134m-long S. A. Agulhas II – one of the largest and most modern research ships anywhere in the world.
Dr Duncan Depledge, a leading authority on political geography, international relations, and security studies, will be joining ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ in February.
It’s a new year, and many of us use this as an opportunity to make changes in our life and set goals to better ourselves.
The most unsafe HGVs will be removed from London's roads as part of a world-first scheme that was defined and tested by ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ researchers.
A ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ academic is embarking on a 45-day scientific expedition that hopes to increase understanding of one of the largest ice shelves in Antarctica and locate Sir Ernest Shackleton’s ill-fated ship.
It’s less than 20 days until Christmas and that can only mean one thing: it’s time to panic buy because once again gift shopping has been left until the last minute.
A team of physicists has taken the first step for better understanding the growth, movement and spread of toxic algae which kill large numbers of marine life around the globe.
Three ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ academics have received research funding as part of a £36m project that looks to accelerate market adoption of new solar-powered building design.
Students from ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ are to bring their learning to life by designing an outdoor classroom for a Leicestershire school.
A ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ academic hopes the online game they have developed will help save lives by teaching children how to identify early warnings of coastal flooding.
The Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) is investing over £100 million over the next five years as part of its continued support of environmental science PhD training in the second round of the Doctoral Training Partnerships (DTP) programme.
Arctic experts will host the All Party Parliamentary Group for the Polar Regions at a research station in Greenland later this month to demonstrate the latest in geographic and ecological science.
ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ is to commission a public artwork to mark the entrance to its new hall of residence complex – and artists from across the globe are invited to submit their ideas.
A ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ academic has issued advice on how to beat the heat at work based on research they are conducting as part of a large European project that aims to improve the safety of millions of workers.
People in Ghana have captured images of what drives what they eat and drink as part of a collaborative international project involving ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ academics – and the photos are being exhibited this week.
Professor Qiuhua Liang and Professor Christopher Keylock are bringing their expertise on fluid dynamics to ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ.
Forest Schools are a growing phenomenon in the UK, but what impact does getting children outside of the classroom have on their overall development? Researchers at ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ hope to find out.
The annual Fruit Routes harvest event returns to ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ from 18 – 21 October with a range of enjoyable harvesting activities.
ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ is part of a multi-million infrastructure research programme which has been officially launched in London today.
A project to boost low-levels of physical activity in deprived areas has found that improving footpaths, clearing overgrown vegetation and increasing street cleanliness could be the answer to encouraging people to walk more.
An international climate change conference will bring experts to ÌìÌÃÊÓƵ to discuss the threats, solutions and technology associated with the growing environmental phenomenon.
Scientists have analysed hundreds of thousands of tweets related to the 2012 superstorm Hurricane Sandy to measure the impact of large-scale disasters on people’s mental health.
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