The UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) is an independent, not-for-profit research institute dedicated to conducting impactful environmental science across water, land, and air domains. With a team of over 500 scientists, UKCEH focuses on understanding the environment, its role in sustaining life, and the human impacts affecting it. Their research aims to develop solutions that enable both people and nature to prosper.

Established in 1994, UKCEH has a rich history of investigating, monitoring, and modeling environmental changes. The organization operates from four UK locations: Wallingford (headquarters), Edinburgh, Lancaster, and Bangor. Additionally, UKCEH has an international presence with an office in Accra, Ghana. UKCEH manages several long-term environmental monitoring sites and programs, including:

The Predatory Bird Monitoring Scheme
The Isle of May Long-Term Study
The UK National River Flow Archive
The Plynlimon catchment study
Lakes monitoring at Loch Leven and in the English Lake District
The UK Cosmic-ray soil moisture monitoring network (COSMOS-UK)
The UK Upland Waters Monitoring Network
The Biological Records Centre
The UKCEH Countryside Survey
These initiatives contribute valuable data and insights into various environmental aspects, such as air pollution, biodiversity, chemical risks, extreme weather events, droughts, floods, greenhouse gas emissions, soil health, sustainable agriculture, sustainable ecosystems, water quality, and water resources management.

As a strategic delivery partner for the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC), part of UK Research and Innovation (UKRI), UKCEH plays a crucial role in advancing environmental research and providing evidence-based solutions to complex environmental challeng For more detailed information about UKCEH’s projects, publications, and career opportunities, you can visit their official website: en.wikipedia.org