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.
Geography with a Placement Year
Learn to tackle today’s biggest global challenges, from climate change, resource management and urban change to health, migration and poverty. On this course,...
Geography
Learn to tackle today’s biggest global challenges, from climate change, resource management and urban change to health, migration and poverty. On this course,...
Environmental Sciences
Understanding and protecting our environment has never been so important. On this degree, you’ll explore some of the most critical subjects affecting the planet...
Environmental Sciences with a Placement Year
Understanding and protecting our environment has never been so important. On this degree, you’ll explore some of the most critical subjects affecting the planet...
Geography with a Placement Year
Explore the many global challenges facing our planet today – from volcanoes and landslides to climate change and the biodiversity crisis. You’ll have the...
Geography
Explore the many global challenges facing our planet today – from volcanoes and landslides to climate change and the biodiversity crisis. You’ll have the...
Marine Sciences
Explore the world beneath the waves and learn about the importance of the marine environment to the health of our planet. On this degree, you’ll study the...
Geophysics
Unearth the mysteries of our planet and delve deep into the wide-ranging subject of geophysics. From the skies and seas to earthquakes, volcanoes and the deep...
Research
People
School of Environmental Sciences
2022 sixth warmest year on record for global temperature
Globally 2022 was the sixth warmest year in a series stretching back to 1850, according to figures released today by the Met Office and University of East Anglia.
Study identifies new cause of melting Antarctic ice shelves
Researchers have discovered a process that can contribute to the melting of ice shelves in the Antarctic.
Countries bet on forests and soils to reach net-zero
New research by the University of East Anglia highlights the risks of countries relying on nature-based solutions to achieve net-zero.
Climate change mural now on display at Norwich City Hall in historic year for Climatic Research Unit
On the 50th anniversary year of UEA’s Climatic Research Unit (CRU), the stark impact of climate change has been brought into focus by a giant mural now on...
Subsidence control reduces flood risk in China’s coastal communities in China
New research suggests that implementation of a national policy of subsidence control would greatly reduce the impacts on sea level rise for people living in...
Climate change driving changes of plankton in our ocean
Scientists have discovered that the heating up of the North Atlantic is causing plankton to shift and change in abundance, indicating a threat to the earth’s...
No sign of decrease in global CO2 emissions
Global carbon emissions in 2022 remain at record levels, according to the latest annual update from the Global Carbon Project.