Environmental Research and Innovation Centre

The Environmental Research and Innovation Centre brings together academics whose research has an environmental focus.

The Centre has an over-arching vision of understanding and analysing the biological, physical, and social dimensions of environmental changes and the resultant impacts on humans, animals and plants through high-quality, high-impact research. Our research addresses key challenges for society: zero hunger, good health and well-being, clean water and sanitation, sustainable cities and communities, life below water, and life on land.

Looking forward, our aims are to:

• Use novel molecular ecology tools to understand the evolution and distribution of threatened species, working closely with non-academic partners to protect these.
• Expand our research around green infrastructure, green spaces and urban sustainability, enhancing the impact of this research through our developing relationships with local government, charities, citizen groups and other stakeholders.
• Develop our research portfolio around national and international food security by developing critical mass in terms of staff and facilities in this area.
• Translate our research on evaluating the food chain transfer of contaminants into practice by extend internal and external research and non-academic beneficiaries collaborations and partnerships related to managing the impact of pollution on humans and the environment.
• Develop technological innovations in disease ecology, especially in relation to monitoring and management by capitalising on opportunities presented by the formation of the new School of Science, Engineering and Environment.
• Translate our science into natural resource management decision-making tools by growing our spatial ecology research.