News
Keep up-to-date with the latest news from the Department of Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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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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Manchester team reaches Minus CO2 Challenge final three
29 Apr 2019
SEES students will battle it out for the global Minus CO2 Challenge at the EAGE Conference in London in June.
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Scientists chart history of Greenland Ice Sheet for first time
15 Apr 2019
New research charts the history of the Greenland Ice Sheet and its impact on global sea levels throughout history to present day.
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SEES postgraduate chosen for Forbes 30 under 30
12 Apr 2019
Zainab Bibi has been included on the 2019 Forbes ‘30 under 30’ list.
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The School of Earth and Environmental Sciences: A history
14 Mar 2019
Two ex-Heads of the School have written a book covering the history of geology at The University of Manchester.
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SEES postgraduate becomes University's first Carbon Literacy Trainer
7 Feb 2019
Zainab Bibi is The University of Manchester's first certified Carbon Literacy Trainer.
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Scientists find an unexpected link between air pollutants from plants and manmade emissions
31 Jan 2019
Scientists are a step closer to understanding what controls fine particulate matter in the Earth’s atmosphere after identifying new linkages between...
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100 million-year-old fossilised fish slime shakes up our family tree
21 Jan 2019
An international team of palaeontologists, including researchers from The University of Manchester, have uncovered evolutionary secrets hidden in the ...
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Stellar astronomical prizes for two Manchester researchers
11 Jan 2019
Two University of Manchester astronomers have been awarded some of the Royal Astronomical Society’s (RAS) most prestigious prizes for their research...
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Medical scanner helps to unlock the mysteries of a giant prehistoric marine reptile
8 Jan 2019
A nearly metre-long skull of a giant fossil marine ichthyosaur found in a farmer’s field more than 60 years ago has been studied for the first ...
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Why do some plants live fast and die young?
28 Nov 2018
An international team led by researchers at The University of Manchester have discovered why some plants “live fast and die young” while others ...
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New species of ‘missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds identified
25 Oct 2018
Known as the ‘Icon of Evolution’ and ‘the missing link’ between dinosaurs and birds, Archaeopteryx has become one of the most famous fossil ...
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Bird-like lungs may have helped dinosaurs thrive in prehistoric atmosphere
24 Oct 2018
Dinosaurs could thrive and survive in Earth’s prehistoric, oxygen-thin atmosphere due to having lungs like birds a new study has found.
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Volcanic ash impact on air travel could be reduced says new research
24 Oct 2018
Manchester-based Volcanologists have developed a method and camera that could help reduce the dangers, health risks and travel impacts of ash plumes ...
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Manchester and Sudanese scientists collaborate on SALTAX expedition
1 Oct 2018
The University has played an important role in a successful marine expedition to the deep waters of the Red Sea off Sudan.
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'What's in your water?' SEES attends the Manchester Caribbean Carnival
24 Sep 2018
Colleagues from SEES asked 'what's in your water?' as part of Blastfest 2018 at Manchester Caribbean Carnival.
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SEES staff train students on water quality assessments in Myanmar
24 Sep 2018
Staff from SEES recently visited Myanmar to deliver workshops on freshwater ecology; it proved an important cultural exchange.
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University and Chester Zoo join forces to fight global extinction of threatened species
29 Aug 2018
The University of Manchester has teamed up with the UK’s number one zoo to help prevent the extinction of threatened species across the planet.
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Organic makeup of ancient meteorites sheds light on early Solar System
6 Aug 2018
The origin of organic matter found in meteorites that formed during the birth of the Solar System 4.5 billion years ago may provide key clues to ...
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Heatwave and climate change having negative impact on our soil say experts
2 Aug 2018
The recent heatwave and drought could be having a deeper, more negative effect on soil than we first realised say scientists.
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Funding secured for new SEES social responsibility initiatives
1 Aug 2018
Staff in the School of Earth and Environmental Sciences have secured funding, as part of a Faculty competition, for four projects to support its ...
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New research solves a 160 year old mystery about the origin of the vertebrate skeleton
31 Jul 2018
Scientists have used powerful X-rays to peer inside the skeletons of some of our oldest vertebrate relatives, solving a 160-year-old mystery about ...
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Manchester researchers take part in Parliament's first Evidence Week
2 Jul 2018
A team of researchers from The University of Manchester and other universities have attended Evidence Week in Parliament to discuss issues around air ...
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New research reveals British Isles buried under ice sheets 2.5 million years ago
13 Jun 2018
Breakthrough research has revealed the British Isles were repeatedly submerged under an ice sheet extending to the centre of the North Sea over a ...
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Scientists use 4D scanning to predict behaviour of volcanoes
7 Jun 2018
Scientists are using the latest in 4D technology to predict the behaviour of lava flows and its implications for volcanic eruptions.
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