Our holistic approach to teaching and research, integrating physical, chemical, biological, social and geotechnical sciences into the study of natural and human environments, is truly a modern philosophy for the new millenium. In the 2001 Research Assessment Exercise the School received the highest possible research ranking, a position we have maintained and strengthened in the 2008 Assessment. 

Seventy percent of our activity was classified as internationally excellent (3* or 4*), and 25% as world leading (4*) (equivalent to 5** in 2001 terms). Within the group of departments with which we were assessed - Earth Systems and Environmental Sciences - the School has the highest research output in the combined 3* and 4* category, and the joint highest 4* volume.

In 2005 the UK Government's Chief Scientific Advisor claimed that "The School of Environmental Sciences at UEA is the strongest in the world" and in 2008, the highly respected ENDS report identified the School as one of the most influential environmental organisations over the last thirty years. These claims are supported by more recent (2009-2010) citation metrics from Thomson Reuters placing ENV 5th in the world for Geosciences and 3rd in the UK for Environment and Ecology.

The University of East Anglia (UEA) is the top research institution in the UK and sixth in the world for Oceanography, according to figures provided by Thomson Reuters from its Essential Science Indicators, January 2000 to December 2010. Only one other UK institution featured in the top 30. UEA’s Oceanographers are based in the world-leading School of Environmental Sciences.

In the most recent Teaching Quality Assessment, we were awarded an 'excellent' rating.

In these pages, you will find information about our research themes, centres, facilities and groupings, as well as the many courses we run for under and post graduates.