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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.
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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
People
Dr Katheryn Appleton
- Associate Professor, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Environmental Social Sciences
Professor Alexander Baker
- Professor of Marine and Atmospheric Chemistry, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Member, ClimateUEA
Prof Dorothee Bakker
- Professor in Marine Biogeochemistry, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Centre for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences
- Member, ClimateUEA
Dr Rosalind Bark
- Associate Professor in Ecological Economics, School of Environmental Sciences
- Member, Science, Society and Sustainability
- Member, Environmental Social Sciences
News and Events
Study reveals healing the ozone hole helps the Southern Ocean take up carbon
Friday 16 May 2025, 7pm
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
