A scenic view of the Grand Canal in Venice, Italy. The image features colorful historic buildings lining both sides of the canal. A gondola with passengers is seen gently gliding across the water, surrounded by other boats. The sky is bright with scattered clouds.

Prof Robert Nicholls from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has co-authored a study that says that relocating the city of Venice is among four potential options that could help it adapt to future sea-level rise.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tl8inJ

@climateuea.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #NewStudy

Field work has many challenges, here with @anna-thompson.bsky.social we devised a solution for placing camera traps on nests of white storks aiming to determine the drivers of natural mortality of chicks while at the nest. @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

View of Start Bay from Start Point

Start Bay: Fantastic setting (+weather) for the micrometeorology day on our first-year undergraduate field course. @ueaenv.bsky.social

Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career and steer exceptional climate/environmental research.

VACANCY 🌎 Sir Anthony Habgood Professor of Climate and the Environment

A tremendous opportunity to advance your academic career in a world-leading, vibrant and interdisciplinary environment, and to make a difference by steering exceptional research: tyndall.ac.uk/news/sir-ant...

The STEM Postgraduate Scholarship University of East Anglia

Another July 24th deadline! The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

The STEM Postgraduate Scholarship University of East Anglia

Applications are now live until Friday 24th July! The STEM Postgraduate Scholarship aims to support x2 students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics).

Total Value: £9,000

www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Two woodpeckers with red heads perched on tree trunks in a lush, green forest setting.

Prof Carlos Peres, from @ueaenv.bsky.social has been a researcher on a study that has found that improving the landscapes surrounding forest remnants can dramatically increase their ability to retain bird species.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4v2Gup8

#NewStudy #ResearchMatters #Birds

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The Seychelles warbler is found on Cousin Island in the Seychelles. | Image Claire Lok Sze Tsui, UEA Reference: Chuen Zhang Lee, Sarah F. Worsley, Charli S. Davies, Jan Komdeur, Falk Hildebrand, Hannah L. Dugdale and David S. Richardson: Host immunogenetic variation and gut microbiome functionality in a wild vertebrate population. Microbiome, 12 March 2026

🐦What can we learn about our own health from the Seychelles warbler?

Dr Chuen Zhang Lee & his team @rug.nl @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social have uncovered a hidden link between gut health and the immune system, thanks to this small songbird.🎵

Curious? Read more👇
🔗 www.rug.nl/fse/news/cli...
🧪 #SciComm

Bluebells in the historic Sainsbury Centre woods

Volunteers built natural fencing to protect bluebells using the branches cut during coppicing

Spring approaches with good news – bluebells on our campus now have a better chance of survival thanks to volunteers revitalising the historic Sainsbury Centre woods 🪻

Learn more about this project: https://bit.ly/40BQub9

#Spring #Nature #Conservation

Polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction Polar bears are expected to become extinct but there are some signs their DNA is changing and they are adapting to new temperatures.

🐻‍❄️ Some polar bears are adapting to climate change at a genetic level – and it could help them avoid extinction, according to research by @alicegodden.bsky.social, researcher at the @uniofeastanglia.bsky.social, spotlighted in @uk.theconversation.com ⬇️

📣 The #FIREADAPT webinar series continues!
🗓️ 25 Mar 2026 | ⏰ 17 –18 CET
🎙️ Alice Hsu, University of East Anglia, @tyndallcentre.bsky.social
🔥 “Tending the fire: Learnings on fire management practices in Europe & Latin America”
📍 Zoom – register: forms.office.com/e/CmkJtbt1Ld
ℹ️ More details 👇

Tyndall Centre Director Andrew Jordan appointed to UK Climate Change Committee - Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research Professor Andrew Jordan has been appointed to the UK Climate Change Committee (CCC), recognised for his expertise in climate policy, governance, and environmental research.

“I am both honoured and excited to be joining the committee midway through this decisive decade for climate action."

Prof. Andrew Jordan has been appointed to @thecccuk.bsky.social for a 5-year term, bringing 30+ years' experience in environmental and climate policy:

Butterfly resting on a yellow flower. Photo by Anselmo via Pixabay

Protected areas weren't designed for climate change.

New analysis of 98,000+ sites - and a tool (Wallace's pARCs) to help plan what comes next.

Full story 👇️

tyndall.ac.uk/news/new-ana...

#Climate #Biodiversity #Adaptation

Our new #MOSAiC paper led by Oliver Mueller just out @commsearth.nature.com

Arctic sea-ice ridges are biomass hotspots harboring diverse microbial communities

@ueaenv.bsky.social @norwichmicro.bsky.social

doi.org/10.1038/s432...

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📅 The schedule for #CEECRebellion2026 is now live!

Two days of ecology, evolution, and conservation research at UEA 🌿

Expect talks, posters, coffee ☕, pizza 🍕, and a pub quiz.

18–19 March | ZICER 2.02, UEA

Full programme below 👇

@biouea.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

Looking forward to the 2026 CEEC Rebellion conference. Fantastic programme ahead. Thanks to all organisers! @ueaceec.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social @biouea.bsky.social

Award winning poster by our very own Yixuan Li 🎉👏 #CMINorwich2026 @norwichmicro.bsky.social @ueaenv.bsky.social

A molecular toolkit (e.g. CRISPR/Cas based genome editing) for the marine picoeukaryote Micromonas commoda.

This National Careers Week, we spoke to UEA students about the part‑time jobs that are helping them build transferable skills, grow their confidence and prepare for the world of work.

A silhouette of a power plant with multiple smokestacks releasing plumes of smoke. The sun sets in the background, casting an orange hue across the sky. Nearby, a few low buildings and trees are visible along the horizon.

Prof Benjamin Santer from@ueaenv.bsky.social has sought to set the record straight over “demonstrably incorrect” claims made in a major US government report that misrepresented his work and downplayed the role of human activity in global warming.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4r2ZxMY

#ResearchMatters

'Smiling' fossil discovered in Northumberland The unusual looking fossil is estimated to be a few hundred million years old dating to the Carboniferous period.

The identification of a 'smiling' object found on Holy Island in Northumberland has been confirmed by BGS senior paleontologist Jan Hennissen.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

A scenic landscape featuring vibrant wildflowers in the foreground, lush evergreen trees, and a clear lake. Mountains rise in the background under a bright sun with rays radiating across a clear blue sky.

Dr Jeff Price from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social is the lead author on the most comprehensive assessment to date of how climate change threatens biodiversity in more than 98,000 protected areas worldwide.

#ReserachMatters #ClimateChange #Biodiversity

A helicopter drops water over a forest engulfed in thick smoke and flames, with the sky lit a dramatic orange from the fire. The scene depicts a vigorous effort to combat a wildfire over a dense wooded area.

New research from the UEA's @tyndallcentre.bsky.social has found that the most high-risk conditions for fires are increasingly happening across countries at the same time.

#Academia #ResearchMatters #Wildfires #ThisIsUEA

A large industrial power plant with multiple cooling towers emitting steam into the cloudy sky. The scene includes electrical pylons and a field of green grass in the foreground. The weather appears overcast.

A new study co-authored by researchers from @tyndallcentre.bsky.social and Norwich Business School has found that countries with stricter and better-targeted climate policies cut carbon emissions faster.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4tVMQGk

@ecioxford.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #CarbonEmissions

The Jack Speller Scholarship University of East Anglia

The scholarship is awarded to any applicant who shows genuine financial need, academic potential and a clear idea on their future aspirations.

Preference will be given to those who have applied on the Environmental Science course. The deadline is Friday 1st May 2026.

www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

The Jack Speller Scholarship University of East Anglia

Scholarship Alert!

The Jack Speller Scholarship is available to a UK home fees applicant who has applied for a place on any undergraduate course with a start date of September 2026. www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Environmental Change Agents in hybrid and remote work environments: an investigation of how digital workplaces affect coalition building and sustainability culture diffusion This studentship will examine how individuals within organisations can be developed as effective sustainability change agents.

CAST PhD studentship at the University of East Anglia: "Environmental Change Agents in hybrid and remote work environments: an investigation of how digital workplaces affect coalition building and sustainability culture diffusion". 📣

Deadline: Monday, 20 April 2026 📆

Apply now 👇

The recipient must live in the Norfolk region and have studied at secondary and sixth-form level in Norfolk. Applicants must demonstrate financial need, participation in ‘extra-curricular’ activities, and an interest in sustainability and a greener future.

www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

Scholarship Deadline!

The Ørsted Greener Futures Scholarship aims to support students studying any one-year full-time Masters in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics). Deadline is Friday 24th July 2026.

www.uea.ac.uk/study/fees-a...

A volcano with a peak releasing smoke, showing a flow of glowing lava down its side, surrounded by lush green forest under a cloudy sky.

Prof Benjamin Santer and Prof David Thompson have co-authored a new study in collaboration with @mit.edu that shows how three major natural events impacted global atmospheric temperatures.

Read more: https://bit.ly/4kYkOGq

@ueaenv.bsky.social

#ResearchMatters #GlobalWarming #NaturalEvents