We have a long history of investigating, monitoring and modelling environmental change, generating evidence-driven solutions to complex environmental challenges. Watch our video to find out more about how our science is having a positive impact.
About the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
We are an independent, not-for-profit research institute. Our 500 scientists provide the data and insights that researchers, governments and businesses need to create a productive, resilient and healthy environment.
Trials investigate if rock dust can help meet net zero
Scientists at UKCEH are trialling an innovative approach to mitigating climate change and boosting crop yield in mid-Wales. Adding crushed rock dust to farmland has the potential to remove and lock up large amounts of carbon dioxide from the atmosphere.
Tribute to Professor Nick Beresford
Professor Nick Beresford, a pioneer in the field of radioecology, died on 1 May 2023 aged 58. Nick was well known for the work he did in the Chornobyl Exclusion Zone, where he worked with Ukrainian scientists to study the consequences of the Chornobyl accident and assess the risk to humans and animals from exposure to radioactivity.
Sharp decline in Europe’s grassland butterflies
A new report on trends of grassland butterflies across Europe shows numbers declined by over a third in just a decade. The European Grassland Butterfly Indicator, led by the Butterfly Conservation Europe and UKCEH, is based on an aggregate of abundance trends of 17 common species.
Our ambition
We seek to understand our environment, how it sustains life, and the human impact on it – so that together, people and nature can prosper.
Excellent environmental science with impact
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What we do
We carry out excellent environmental science across water, land and air. Our science makes a difference, informing policy-making, commercial innovation and conservation action all around the world.
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How we work
We believe that the best solutions are co-designed and co-delivered, and our partnerships cross borders, sectors and disciplines. We are a strategic delivery partner for the Natural Environment Research Council, part of UK Research and Innovation.