Since launching in 2017, the Technician Commitment has now grown to a global community of more than 150 organisations championing technicians and their contributions to higher education and research.

A new report, published by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and led by the UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH), provides updated scientific guidance to help ...

The project estimated national changes in river flow indicators using the perturbation method with climate change factors extracted from the Future Flow Climate projections for the 2050s for each of ...

UKCEH, BES and UKEOF are inviting submissions for presentations and posters for the National Environmental Monitoring Conference (NEMC), which will be held on Monday 14 December at the ICC Birmingham.

“Plant diversity is not just good for wildlife; it can actively support crop production by strengthening natural pest control. This reduces farmers’ reliance on chemicals, which leaves them less ...

In Summer 2025, the flood estimation team have released an update to the statistical flood frequency estimation methods (the FEH methods), including changes to QMED estimation, donor transfer, the ...

Nine varieties of rice are being trialled in the Cambridgeshire Fens, including risotto, basmati and sushi. Scientists and farmers are exploring the best ways to tackle climate change, food security ...

Laser scanning shows a total of 390,000 km of hedgerows (1-6 metres tall) exist on field boundaries in England – enough to go round the world almost 10 times. These important habitats support ...

There is a closing 20-year window in which decisions on climate and land use will determine the fate of dozens of native birds, butterflies and plants across Great Britain, which is already one of the ...

Scientists are using cutting-edge technology along Britain’s 20,000-mile rail network, as part of Network Rail’s new action plan for sustainable vegetation management. The UK Centre for Ecology & ...

Need help identifying a moth? Want to know which moth species might be on the wing tonight in your area? Now you can find out easily using ‘What’s Flying Tonight’, a new smartphone app. Lead scientist ...

‘Eco-friendly’ LED streetlights are even more harmful for insect populations than the traditional sodium bulbs they are replacing, a new study has shown. The negative impacts of light pollution on ...