News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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Professor John Latham (1937-2021)
16 Jun 2021
Professor John Latham was a past Head of the Physics Department at UMIST and the founder of the Cloud Physics Group.
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MERI celebrates UN Decade on Ecosystem Restoration launch
14 Jun 2021
MERI hosted an interactive event on 7 June to mark the launch of the worldwide initiative.
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First in-flight 100% sustainable aviation fuel emissions study on takes off on commercial passenger jet
19 Mar 2021
A team of aerospace specialists has launched the world’s first in-flight emissions study using 100% sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) on a wide-body ...
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Chris Jackson appointed as Chair in Sustainable Geoscience
17 Dec 2020
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is delighted to welcome Chris Jackson as Chair in Sustainable Geoscience.
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FSE to celebrate Class of 2020 with virtual winter celebrations
14 Dec 2020
The celebrations will recognise the hard work of FSE's Postgraduate Class of 2020.
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EES Lecturer presents National Biodiversity Network keynote address
25 Nov 2020
Dr Cecilia Medupin's address was titled 'Changing times, biodiversity, freshwater quality and protection'.
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Unintended methane release from UK shale gas site equivalent to 142 trans-Atlantic flights
27 Oct 2020
Fracking operations at a site in Blackpool, UK, have caused an unintended release of methane gas into the atmosphere to the equivalent environmental ...
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FSE celebrates Class of 2020 with virtual graduation series
6 Aug 2020
The hard work of the Faculty's graduates has been recognised in a series of virtual celebrations.
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Increased global mortality linked to arsenic exposure in rice-based diets
4 Aug 2020
Rice as a staple food source has been shown to contribute to prolonged low-level arsenic exposure leading to thousands of avoidable premature deaths ...
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Scientists reveal an explosive secret hidden beneath seemingly calm volcanoes
28 Jul 2020
An international team of volcanologists working on remote islands in the Galápagos Archipelago has found that volcanoes which reliably produce small ...
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Start of year for undergraduates - your questions answered
9 Jul 2020
In this video we answer the big questions asked by our undergraduate students regarding teaching, learning and the start of the new academic year.
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Manchester's international students can benefit from post-study work visa extension
8 Jul 2020
The UK government recently announced new post-study work visas for international students.
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A message for postgraduate research offer-holders: planning to commence your research
10 Jun 2020
Professor Sarah Heath provides an update to postgraduate (research) offer-holders in the Faculty of Science and Engineering.
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Mapping the weather patterns affecting people with chronic pain
18 May 2020
A new mass study of people living with chronic pain in the UK has demonstrated the links between pain and certain atmospheric weather conditions.
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Tiny crystals plug gaps and limit uptake of contaminants in rocks
18 May 2020
Research published today by a UK-based team of scientists has shown for the first time that the mobility of potentially harmful contaminants in ...
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Scientists find highest ever level of microplastics on seafloor
30 Apr 2020
An international research project has revealed the highest levels of microplastic ever recorded on the seafloor, with up to 1.9 million pieces in a ...
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Crops can resist droughts thanks to microbes living in soil
17 Apr 2020
New research has shown that crops facing drought conditions can become more resilient to climate change by understanding what is happening in the soil...
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An update from Professor Danielle George
8 Apr 2020
A personal video update from Professor Danielle George for postgraduate (taught) offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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A message from Professor Danielle George
8 Apr 2020
Professor Danielle George has recorded a personal message for undergraduate offer holders amid coronavirus uncertainty.
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Ecology professor secures €2.5m SoilResist ERC grant
31 Mar 2020
Prof Richard Bardgett will use the €2.5 million grant to better understand the functional role of complex soil microbial communities.
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New Future Leaders Fellowship appointment welcomed with more than a pinch of salt
2 Oct 2019
The Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences is pleased to announce that Dr Patricia Clay has been appointed a Future Leaders Fellowship (FLF) ...
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