School of Natural and Environmental Sciences

Natural and Environmental Sciences, School of

Our Biology students on a field trip to the Farne Islands to study migratory birds including Puffins and Arctic Terns.
Undergraduate
A Biology postgraduate conducting an experiment within one of our excellent lab facilities.
Masters Degrees
We conduct much of our postgraduate research out in the field, including surveying our river habitats.
Postgraduate Research
Our research into protecting coral reefs has made a significant impact globally.
Research
Our Earth and Environmental Sciences students surveying a coastal area in Northumberland.
About Us
Our crop researchers discuss approaches to disease and improving yield with a farmer in our mobile laboratory.
Working with Business and Government

Innovative research

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School highlights

A rattail kermadec found in the Mariana Trench. We do extensive research in the hadal zone, the deepest reaches of the ocean.
Deep Sea Exploration: Uncovering the hadal zone
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Biodiversity collapse: the wild relatives of livestock and crops are disappearing

Latest news

Cities in the cloud

How the UK’s largest urban experiment is starting to shed light on how our cities should be managed and developed in the future.

published on: 20 May 2019
Giles Budge Bee Hive
Celebrating World Bee Day

Professor Giles Budge was invited to the residence of United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom Robert Wood Johnson in London to celebrate World Bee Day (20 May), and the global agricultural importance of conserving pollinators.

published on: 20 May 2019
Community forest management a "win-win"

New research shows community forest management reduces both deforestation and poverty in Nepal.

published on: 7 May 2019
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