I am honoured to take on the leadership of an organisation that is actively engaged in tackling some of humanity’s most pressing challenges. Since taking on this role in June 2023, I have been ...

The Plynlimon Research Catchments host a demonstrator site to test the hypothesis that application of basalt rock dust onto upland grassland will enhance the long-term capture of carbon in the soil ...

The infographic below illustrates how CEH delivered a large-scale experimental field trial to assess the impacts of neonicotinoid seed treatments on honeybees and wildbees across Europe.

Microbes are central to all life on Earth due to their huge diversity in form and function. In soils, one teaspoon of topsoil contains around 1 billion individual microscopic cells and around 10,000 ...

Around the globe progress towards Net Zero and adaptation to climate change is underpinned by our understanding of the linkages between land and water systems. Working closely with partners across ...

Hydrological extremes: Providing data, models and insights to increase our resilience to floods and droughts. Land use and net zero: Measuring how changes in land use impact greenhouse gas emissions, ...

All applicants will be informed about the outcome of their application in due course. We are excited to be recruiting eight interns for our National Capabilities for Global Challenges internship ...

The Yellow-legged hornet, Vespa velutina, also known as the Asian hornet, is a highly effective predator of insects including honeybees and other pollinators. Originating from Asia, it was ...

The meteorological station at our Wallingford site has been measuring local weather conditions, including daily rainfall, sunshine and temperature parameters, since 1962. Observations are also made of ...

The Flood Estimation Handbook (FEH) and the earlier Flood Studies Report (FSR) are a set of methods and associated data to enable recognised standard national methods for rainfall and flood estimation ...

Excellent environmental science has never been more important. As an independent, not-for-profit research institute, we work with an array of funders who share our ambition to understand the ...

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