About
For over 60 years, UKCEH and its predecessor institutes have been at the forefront of environmental monitoring and modelling. The long-term environmental data hosted by UKCEH inform policymaking, enable new discoveries, and drive research and innovation.
We are a trusted provider of research of the highest quality and rigour, and our science makes a difference, advancing knowledge and understanding to benefit people and planet.
Our ambition
Our ambition is to make the world a better place through science addressing climate change, promoting biodiversity, and creating sustainable ecosystems.
Our research excellence 2013-2022
2.22 – average field weighted citation index of our 4300 outputs
34.5% – outputs in top 10% of most cited publications in Scopus
67% – outputs involving international collaboration
80% – outputs are Open Access
Our impact
Our science underpins environmental policies, commercial innovation and conservation action all around the world. For example:
- Our species monitoring and modelling informs national and international policies and targets on biodiversity;
- Our air pollution work informs clean air strategies in mega-cities;
- Our water resources science enables governments, businesses and communities to ensure future water availability;
- Our hydro-climate risks work improves forecasting of and resilience to extreme weather events, floods and droughts;
- Our soils and land use science supports innovative solutions for reaching net zero greenhouse gas emissions;
- Our agricultural field studies help farmers optimise food production while restoring nature.
