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Ecology and Environment Research Centre projects

Find out about some of the projects our ecology and the environment researchers are leading around the world.

Projects

  • A view of the rooftops in city centre Manchester at night

    Air pollution monitoring and modelling

    Building the world’s largest real-time, air quality monitoring network - in Greater Manchester.

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  • American Airlines plane approaching to London Heathrow airport, low above housing estate.

    Aviation Noise Impact Management

    Finding new ways to reduce the impact of aircraft noise on the communities living around airports.

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  • Recently cleared forest land in Paragominas, northern Brazil

    Biodiversity and climate in tropical forests

    Large-scale research across tropical forests in Asia, Africa and South America have informed legislation and investment for their protection.

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  • Researchers in Sierra Leone taking readings in a forest

    Building capacity to monitor forests

    Supporting local scientists to investigate the function and condition of protected forests in Sierra Leone.

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  • Researchers preparing to launch an aerial drone to monitor dryland conditions

    Combating dryland degradation

    Helping to halt the degradation of global drylands by 2030.

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  • A microfluidic device used in the dating fossil samples

    Calculating the age of older fossils

    Developing new techniques for dating dental enamel to improve our understanding of mammalian evolution.

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  • A yellow frog sat on a green leaf

    Electrochemical sensors for fungal pathogens

    Helping to protect amphibian species from Chytrid infection through a new cheap and easy-to-use test.

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  • A mother and daughter are playing together in the backyard, blowing bubbles

    My Back Yard

    Assessing the contribution of domestic gardens to urban ecosystem services.

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  • Researchers on the island of Java looking for birds in the mountain forest

    Protecting Java’s montane wildlife

    Gathering evidence about the abundance of species only found in mountainous regions of this Indonesian island.

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  • landscape of peatland field

    Care-peat

    Restoring the carbon storage capacity of peatlands as part of a major European project.

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  • Smart flood protection

    Guidance and advice for property owners and local authorities on how to manage flood risk.

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  • A seal with long whiskers sat on the edge of an artificial pool

    Touch sensing in mammals

    Understanding the arrangement and sensation of mammal whiskers using anatomy, behaviour, modelling and robotics.

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  • A Petri dish with bacterial cultures growing in it

    interactions between mobile genetic elements

    Providing fresh insights into virus-driven bacterial evolution.

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  • Traffic on a street overlaid with digital monitoring marks

    Urban street mobility and air pollution

    Collecting data on walking, driving and air quality to identify links between pollution and how people move around cities.

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  • Three children climbing a tree and smiling at the camera

    Voices of the Future

    Collaborating with children and young people to re-imagine treescapes.

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