School of Earth and Environment

Queens Anniversary Prize

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School of Earth and Environment

Our global environmental research has wide-ranging and positive impacts on the world, with expertise in areas as diverse as geology and geophysics to environmental science; meteorology and climate science to environmental social science. We received the Queen’s Anniversary Prize for our groundbreaking work in forecasting extreme weather events, conserving tropical forests and improving climate-related health issues.

Top 20

in the world for Geology and Geophysics

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2021

90%

of our research is

'world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent' latest REF

25th

in the world for Atmospheric Science

ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2021

Research and innovation

We are a major international powerhouse for environmental research that has wide-ranging and positive impacts on the world that we live in. Our research is carried out within five institutes which represent our core research areas, but much of our work is cross-cutting, tackling complex global challenges.