Sustainability and the Environment

We're looking at the monitoring, movement and impacts of contaminants and pollutants in the environment, and identifying problems and potential solutions.

We're examining how humans impact ecosystems, and developing new ways to assess and counteract our impact on the environment.

Our research examines the changing environment and how to avoid crises in the future. Find out more about our physical and human geography research.

Modelling to answer a host of questions, from how to produce renewable energy more cheaply, to how the associated logistics can be sustainable.

We examine how economics influences the preservation and sustainability of natural resources such as aquatic ecosystems.

We're finding sustainable ways of tackling pollution, developing the technology needed to deal with new pollutants, and finding ways to build sustainable, environmentally-friendly urban landscapes.

We're planning cities that can be both liveable for humans, while not resulting in further decline to the planet's ecological vitality.

We're identifying how businesses can embed sustainability practices to contribute to achieving the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

A collaboration between the Centre for Enzyme Innovation, and the US Department of Energy’s National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has created a new mutant enzyme that breaks down plastic bottles faster.

Dr Mark Hardiman is exploring what sort of wildfires Britain can expect from global warming.

Professor John Williams shows how nature can help our wastewater systems work better for people and the planet.

Dr Elaine Igoe explains how we’re making fashion more sustainable through our teaching, design and research.