The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology is collaborating on new research to convert farm waste into high-performance, low-emission fertilisers, which will reduce greenhouse gas emissions and farmers’ ...

The group brings together a diverse mix of influential volunteer supporters and advocates from across the business community. Each member shares a commitment to strengthening UKCEH’s ability to ...

UKCEH scientists attended the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) 12th Plenary in Manchester last week, which culminated in the approval of the Business and ...

Designated as an Area of Special Scientific Interest, Lough Neagh’s habitats support rare fish, birds and plants. It is also the source of drinking water for hundreds of thousands of people, though NI ...

By confirming the detection of microplastic particles with multiple independent techniques, the confidence in the results is increased and any remaining uncertainty can be communicated more ...

The resulting study, now published in Weather, used recently available high-resolution in situ observations alongside reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts to ...

Through the Climate Solutions Catalyst UKCEH is partnering with Undaunted, a leading UK hub for climate innovation and green entrepreneurship. Dig beneath the surface—peeling back the “onion layers” ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

Climate change will make outbreaks of West Nile virus more likely in the UK within the next 20-30 years, scientists say. West Nile virus is spread by mosquitoes and has no vaccine. Most people have no ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

Around one in six species are at risk of becoming extinct in the UK, according to the most comprehensive study of our national wildlife. The latest State of Nature report, which assessed the long-term ...

Scientific data confirm British farmers’ fears that this is the worst harvest for at least 25 years, following a year of extreme weather. Analyses by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) have ...