UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)

🌿 We're heading to Innovation Zero 2025 - the UK’s largest net zero congress! 🌍✨ Reaching net zero requires a significant system shift to prioritise climate and nature-related matters in all aspects of our society. As a leading independent research institute dedicated to understanding and transforming how we interact with the natural world, our science plays an essential part in informing the transition. Mark your calendars - 𝟮𝟵-𝟯𝟬 𝗔𝗽𝗿𝗶𝗹 at Olympia, London - because we’ll be joining 250+ exhibitors including: ▪️ 10,000+ senior leaders ▪️ Game-changing innovations ▪️ Cross-industry collaboration The event is co-chaired by Baroness Bryony Worthington & Rhian-Mari Thomas OBE, and backed by the UK Government. 🎤 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿 𝘀𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁! We’re thrilled that Richard Pywell, Principal Scientist – Biodiversity & Land Use at UKCEH, will be moderating the Nature, Land + Sea Forum session "Whole Systems, Whole Farms: Regenerative Agriculture Reimagined" on 29 April - an unmissable discussion on the future of sustainable farming 🌾 ✅ Already got your ticket? Be sure to stop by stand B6 and say hi to our fantastic team: Charlie Stratford, Emeline Tissot and Emma Sheppard. We can’t wait to meet you. Feel free to connect with them ahead of the event! Haven’t signed up yet? What are you waiting for? Join us now! 🌿 https://lnkd.in/e7-c64j4 #InnovationZero #IZWorld25 #NetZero #sustainability #EnvironmentalScience

How should we reframe rewilding and conservation in a changing climate? Prof James Bullock will speak at the The Linnean Society of London on approaches to "Survival Ecology". ⌛ Secure your tickets for next week's in-person talk (Thursday 10 Apr, 6pm) - selling fast! https://lnkd.in/dFecA5_m #ecology #ClimateChange #rewilding

Artificial intelligence (AI) methods are playing an increasing role in society and within scientific research. A new perspective article explores the potential use of AI-led equation discovery for climate analysis, with illustrative examples related to atmospheric convection, land CO₂ fluxes and ocean circulation. 🌍📊 Read more 👇 #ClimateScience #ArtificialIntelligence #MachineLearning

📰 Catch up with the latest news from UKCEH, including: 🔥 Climate change amplifying UK fire risks ⛈️ New projects on early warnings of climate tipping points and storms 🎶 Musical technology meets moth activity 🧊 Antarctica fieldwork report 🪰 🐝 Plus, get ready to count pollinators! 👀 Read our March newsletter: https://lnkd.in/em-9yHbk 📩 Sign up for future issues direct to your inbox: https://lnkd.in/e3kvUYgp #ScienceNews #EnvironmentalScience

📢 Free UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) Training: Data-Driven Approaches to Hydrological Science 🌍💧 Join our free online course from 14–16 July 2025 to explore hydroclimate datasets, remote data access, and hands-on applications in hydrological science. 📅 Apply by 9th May – Spaces are limited. Students, early-career researchers, and industry professionals - everyone is welcome from any country! 🔗 Register now: https://lnkd.in/ebma7wks #Hydrology #ClimateData #DataScience

We're delighted to be a key partner in a new initiative to help strengthen science, technology and innovation in West Africa. Sankore was launched in Abuja this week by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Nigeria’s Nigeria’s Federal Ministry of Innovation, Science & Technology (FMIST), and Ghana’s Ministry of Environment, Science & Technology (MEST). It will be delivered by UNESCO and Results for Development (R4D) collaborating with local and international partners to ensure effective implementation and knowledge transfer. UKCEH’s West Africa Office in Accra, Ghana, will lead the development of a Science, Technology and Innovation (ST&I) helpdesk for West Africa. Head of UKCEH’s West Africa Office, Adelaide Asante: “With a leading role in the commercialisation activities and the establishment of an ST&I helpdesk, we look forward to contributing to the programme, which will unlock new opportunities for start-ups, researchers and investors in the region.” UK in Nigeria Harry Dixon

🎙️NEW! Resistance Rising: 1.14 million. In the latest episode of our Counting the Earth podcast we're uncovering the science behind antimicrobial resistance (AMR). 🦠 AMR is a growing global challenge. It occurs when bacteria, viruses, fungi and parasites become resistant to the medicines that are meant to kill or treat them. In this episode Alice Hope and Sue Nelson, Boffin Media visit the River Kennet and Thames Water’s Reading Sewage Treatment Works to learn more. AMR is driven in part by microorganisms from our waste, along with chemicals from our homes (like medications, cleaning products and antifungal shampoos), entering our watercourses, along with agricultural and urban runoff. 🎤 Alice and Sue meet UKCEH molecular microbiologists Dr Holly Tipper and Dr Isobel Stanton to discuss current research on AMR, the knowledge gaps, and the role of the environment in the development of AMR in microbes. 👷🏼♀️ 💩 And they don their hard hats and hi-vis gear to follow the wastewater journey through the treatment works, with Dan Freeman, chemical investigations lead at Thames Water, providing insight into the monitoring of emerging contaminants. This episode's headline number—1.14 million—is the number of deaths attributed to antimicrobial resistant bacterial infections in 2021 (UNEP). 🎧 Listen now: https://lnkd.in/e3EtgCsy Search for Counting the Earth on your favourite podcast app! #AMR #AntimicrobialResistance #SciencePodcast #WaterQuality Daniel Read Gill Ormrod NERC: Natural Environment Research Council UK Research and Innovation Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance

✨ Paid six-week internships with UKCEH this summer!  ⏰ Only 1 week left to apply - deadline midnight 2 April 2025!   ➡️ Are you a student looking for hands-on experience, to apply your skills and contribute to real-world research? ➡️ Work with scientists in UKCEH on a wide range of topics relevant to global environmental challenges. 📅 Internship Dates: Monday 30 June – Friday 8 August 2025    Choose from eight exciting internships:   WALLINGFORD 8️⃣ Clustering plankton using fluorescence data  7️⃣ Training needs assessment and funding sources for international audiences  6️⃣ Identifying drivers of increased thunderstorm frequency over India   LANCASTER 5️⃣ Investigating the nutrient retention dynamics of biochar, implications for Malaysian oil palm agronomy   EDINBURGH 4️⃣ Using high resolution satellite imagery to detect canopy phenology events in tropical forests in Southeast Asia  3️⃣ Restoring for ecological recovery and resilience - a global modelling approach 2️⃣ Toward a unified approach to environmental modelling   BANGOR (Wales) 1️⃣ Investigating the impact of ozone pollution on biodiversity in forest ecosystems   Eligibility: ☑️ Have the right to live and work in the UK for the duration of the internship ☑️ Be an undergraduate or postgraduate (Master or PhD) student or have graduated within the six months prior to the start of the internship (30 June 2025) ☑️ A passion for environmental science Each internship also has specific eligibility requirements. Explore more details and find the internship that’s right for you: https://lnkd.in/eyTZzXvr  Please share widely to anyone you think will be interested!

📣 Podcast fans - lots of great content this week on the crucial issue of #AntimicrobialResistance 🦠 🎧 Out now! The latest episode from The Naked Scientists explores #AMR with experts from the Digital Health Hub for Antimicrobial Resistance, including co-investigator Dr Andrew Singer from UKCEH: https://lnkd.in/eZCxsPKA 🔜 Coming tomorrow! The next episode of our #CountingTheEarth podcast See our preview ⤵️ #AMR #podcast #OneHealth

Join the Natural Capital Initiative for an online discussion on how we can protect and improve natural capital, and the benefits it provides in our towns and cities, in the wider context of planning and infrastructure development. 📆 Tuesday 8 April, 12:30-14:00, Online Find out more and register: https://lnkd.in/e6McqS-c The James Hutton Institute UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) #NaturalCapital