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Welcome to ClimateUEA, communicating climate research and events taking place across the University of East Anglia. www.uea.ac.uk/climate

This latest study showcases how researchers from across UEA are combining knowledge from climate and health to generate insights with real-world relevance. Another excellent example of the collaborative research that we champion. Congratulations to everyone involved.

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Researchers from our @ueaenv.bsky.social and @ueamedical.bsky.social have found even modest, short-term changes in weather can have a measurable impact on demand for NHS mental health services across England. Read more: https://bit.ly/44q4yqh #ResearchMatters #MentalHealth #Heatwave

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Could microbes help protect our food supply from rising seas? New research from @biouea.bsky.social explores how beneficial soil microbes could help crops withstand increasing soil salinity caused by sea-level rise – offering a potential lifeline for coastal agriculture. Read more: bit.ly/4vvkCTv

The miracle microbes that could save crops from impact of rising sea levels

Researchers at the University of East Anglia have helped uncover a hidden ally in the fight against one of agriculture’s greatest threats - salty soil.

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New research led by UEA shows UK rivers are facing a future of more extreme swings between drought and flooding; a phenomenon known as “hydroclimatic whiplash” As the climate warms, these rapid shifts could become much more frequent. Read more: www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

UK rivers face rising risk of climate ‘whiplash’

Climate change could push UK rivers to dangerous extremes and see more frequent rapid swings between wet and dry conditions – a phenomenon known as hydroclimatic whiplash – according to research led ...

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Despite the second-lowest global area burned since 2002, 2025 saw record insured wildfire losses. New research from the @tyndallcentre.bsky.social shows that where fires occur matters as much as how much burns, with growing impacts on people, property and ecosystems in a warming world. #Wildfires

Record damages from wildfires in 2025, despite global area burned among lowest

A new analysis of global wildfire activity in 2025 reveals the world experienced some of the most destructive and deadly fire events in recent history, despite the second lowest area burned since 2002...

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Are you a researcher/practitioner interested in the communication/visualisation of climate + environmental assessments for policy & practice? 📅Join our 'Creating clarity from complexity' workshop, 9-10 July: showcase innovative practice, share ideas and build collaborations ⬇️

Creating Clarity from Complexity Workshop - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research

This two-day interdisciplinary workshop will share up-to-date understandings, challenges and opportunities for communicating climate and environmental assessments with diverse audiences.

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Check out the Tyndall Centre's 2025-2030 research strategy, focusing on how we will advance interdisciplinary #ClimateResearch, strengthen collaboration across partner institutes, and maximise research impact over the next 5 years ⬇️ tyndall.ac.uk/research-str...

Research strategy: 2025-2030

This research strategy sets out the Tyndall Centre's priorities and approach for the next five years, as we remain a thought-leading, internationally

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Very proud to have co-authored a new book, Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members, alongside the brilliant Jale Tosun, Simon Bulian, Joan Enguer, and Emiliano Levario Saad. It is available for free and open access here: link.springer.com/book/10.1007....

Subnational Climate Leadership Dynamics Among Under2 Coalition Members

This open access book analyzes climate action taken by subnational governments around the world participating in the Under2 Coalition

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Decoding nature’s temperature signatures 🌡️🌍 New findings from UEA's School of Environmental Sciences & Massachusetts Institute of Technology highlight how large-scale eruptions and wildfires leave clear climatic fingerprints at the global scale. www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

Study reveals climatic fingerprints of wildfires and volcanic eruptions

Scientists have shown how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures, in research that could help explain humans’ role in global warming.

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UEA has strengthened its position in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026 — now placed in the world top 100 🙌 We’re ranked: • 61st of 2,001 institutions globally (top 3%) • 35th of 620 in Europe (top 6%) www.uea.ac.uk/about/news/a...

UEA in world top 100 in global sustainability rankings

The University of East Anglia (UEA) has improved its overall score in the QS World University Rankings: Sustainability 2026, released today (18 November).

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