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.
Courses
We offer degrees with a placement year, a year abroad and an integrated masters.
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Research
How the other half live: the prize-winning research exploring life in protected areas in the Amazon
People
School of Environmental Sciences
Study of Earth’s stratosphere reduces uncertainty in future climate change
New research led by the University of East Anglia (UEA) reduces uncertainty in future climate change linked to the stratosphere, with important implications for...
New research project to help kickstart Norfolk seaweed industry
The Seaweed in East Anglia project aims to identify the steps needed to develop a successful seaweed industry in East Anglia, with a particular focus on Norfolk.
Amazonian project named as top solution to planet health
Prof Carlos Peres, Professor of Conservation Ecology at the University of East Anglia (UEA) has been awarded one million Swiss Francs (around £900,000) as one of...
Project aims to reduce emissions and increase biodiversity on Ribena blackcurrant farm
A new research project launches today designed to contribute to a carbon neutral supply chain and increase biodiversity on a Ribena blackcurrant farm in Norfolk.
Measuring impacts of climate change on heritage to be explored at conference
A major conference on coastal heritage loss due to climate change is taking place at the University of East Anglia next week.
Scientists warn of rise in potentially fatal bacterial infection due to global warming
Continued warming of the climate would see a rise in the number and spread of potentially fatal infections caused by bacteria found along parts of the coast of...