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Sustainability and Climate Change

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Impatient for a cleaner, safer and sustainable world

As the world discusses the future of our society and how we can protect our planet for future generations to come, Essex researchers are at the forefront of studying sustainability, and the climate and biodiversity crisis.

At Essex, we are committed to transformational research - research that changes the world, and changes the way we think.

On 9 December 2020, the University joined many organisations across the world in declaring a climate and ecological emergency. Our advisory group, made up of colleagues from across the University seeks to respond to this declaration and relies upon our research community to lead the way in new thinking and understanding.

Our academic experts in Sustainability and Climate Change can be found across the University and each present a unique area of expertise in their field. Each of our research groups and centres present academic members for each area of expertise.

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News and case studies

Impact and Insight case studies
Impact: Finding solutions to feed the world whilst caring for the planet
Impact: Optical instrument innovations developed at Essex yield commercial success
Impact: Working with industry to tackle global challenges together
Impact: Protecting and enhancing our valuable salt marsh
Insight: Investigating North Norfolk’s chalk reef using rapid 3D reconstructions
Insight: Improving the efficiency of online grocery deliveries
Impact: Making smart meters more effective at reducing household energy consumption
Impact: How we are helping protect the European native oyster
Impact: How we developed a new window to the wonders of the living microscopic world
Impact: Could this wheat help feed the planet?
Insight: Protecting an oasis of biodiversity
News
News: Heritage expert is UKRI Future Leader
News: Film gives voice to a community torn apart by earthquake
News: Fulbright scholar to explore heritage and climate change
News: Celebrating the ancient oak
News: Switch off to care for your air (Colchester.gov.uk)
News: The dangers of misinterpreting climate change data
News: People not sufficiently afraid of energy vampires to take action
News: Just two minutes of doom and gloom on social media can drag us down
News: Researchers help protect crop performance in higher temperatures
News: Researchers tackling rural unemployment in Europe thanks to Leverhulme Trust award
News: Investigating how fintech can deepen UK-India trade relations
News: Essex evaluates Internet of Things technology for South London Partnership
News: Colchester Borough Council and the University of Essex tackle climate change together
News: CoFarming project bears fruit for Cambridge community
News: New book looks at who has created the climate crisis and how to fix this global catastrophe
News: New book explores what happens to global garment workers once they leave their factory jobs
News: New book investigates the colonialism of human rights
News: Essex Business School joins project to tackle food waste across Europe
News: Better environmental performance achieved in business by adopting a circular economy
News: Essex study shows climate change priorities across India, Nepal and Sri Lanka not matched at local level
News: Report calls for more clarity on climate change risk related disclosures by business

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Centres and Institutes (4)

Browse our research centres and institutes, where innovative ideas meet and discplinary boundaries are crossed.

Centres and Institutes

Centre for Accountability and Global Development

Find out more about about the Centre for Accountability and Global Development at Essex University. Discover our members, explore our research themes and find out more about research supervision and funding opportunities.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/accountability-and-global-development

Centres and Institutes

Centre for Computational Intelligence

The Centre for Computational Intelligence is an interdisciplinary research centre based at the University of Essex.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/centres-and-institutes/computational-intelligence

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Research groups and areas (9)

Discover the breadth of interdisciplinary research at Essex through our various groups, areas, hubs and more.

Ecology and Environmental Microbiology Group

Academic Members

Ecology and Environmental Microbiology Research Group academic members at the University of Essex

https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/life-sciences/research/ecology-and-environmental-microbiology-group/academic-members

Research Group

Ecology and Environmental Microbiology Group

The Ecology and Environmental Microbiology Group at the University of Essex focuses on four main themes; biodiversity, climate and environmental change, biogeochemical cycling, and environmental biotechnology.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/departments/life-sciences/research/ecology-and-environmental-microbiology-group

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Research projects (14)

Delve deeper into our research to explore aims, findings and outputs of our projects.

Research Project

An Internet of Things approach to smart agriculture

In collaboration with Middle East Technical University, Turkey, this smart agriculture project will use wireless sensor networks to gather soil and environmental data so farmers can identify areas of concern and optimise their resources.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/an-internet-of-things-approach-to-smart-agriculture

Research Project

Cow tracking project

This innovative project uses simple wireless tracking devices to understand cow behaviour and improve cow welfare.

https://www.essex.ac.uk/research-projects/cow-tracking

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Explore our blogs
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Dr Anna Di Ronco
25 July 2023
Connecting Shoals
Leanne Hepburn
24 July 2023
A Changed Sea
Liz Lee Reynolds
06 April 2023
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