News and events
Latest news and forthcoming events and seminars from the School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences.
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- The global spread of vast forest plantations and agricultural monocultures are turning once diverse landscapes into areas of land supporting single plant species, with huge implications for our terrestrial water cycle.
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- 22/09/2020
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- Urgent action on water security is essential to better prepare societies for future global health crises, say experts at the University of Birminghamin the UK and Northwestern University in the US.
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- 24/08/2020
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- Routing apps such as Google Maps or Nokia's Here platform could offer a cost-effective way of calculating emission hotspots in real time, say researchers at the University of Birmingham.
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- 20/08/2020
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- The centre of Beirut has suffered devastation following an explosion which has destroyed the port, caused massive damage to the Lebanese capital and resulted in numerous deaths.
- Date:
- 11/08/2020
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- Not all sabretooth cats were fearsome predators – some may have been scavengers using their teeth to rip open carcasses before extracting their prey's innards with a big tongue, according to a new study.
- Date:
- 26/06/2020
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- Two scientists from the University of Birmingham have been recognised with prestigious awards from the Royal Society of Chemistry.
- Date:
- 24/06/2020
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- There has never been a more important time to ask the question of how governments can change behaviour for the public good.
- Date:
- 04/06/2020
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- Ongoing environmental changes are transforming forests worldwide, resulting in shorter and younger trees with broad impacts on global ecosystems, scientists say.
- Date:
- 29/05/2020
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