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environmental SCIENTIST

Fri, 20 March 2026

Under Construction: Delivering Better Infrastructure

Cover image for Fields of Change issue: a painting with a golden field, a tractor, and berries

Wed, 17 December 2025

Fields of Change

Mon, 8 September 2025

Interweaving disciplines

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Latest IES activity

Unused urban brownfield site with open land covered in cracked overgrown concrete awaiting development in Leeds

Community Latest

Tue, 30 June 2026

Insights Article - PFAS in air: extending brownfield air quality practice into a new phase

Fishing boats and oil spill

Tue, 16 June 2026

New strategic partnership with UKEireSpill

View of the bridge over the River Severn at Ironbridge

Fri, 12 June 2026

FWR publishes briefing paper on 'A systems approach to managing the water environment'

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Latest analysis

A flooded fishing community in Epe lagoon

Thu, 25 June 2026

Collaboration and co-creation in coastal communities: perspectives from the Global South

Construction worker in hi-vis looking at scaffolded project

Fri, 19 June 2026

What does the Planning and Infrastructure Act mean for nature restoration and environmental delivery?

Cycling in Hyde Park on a two-way street

Thu, 18 June 2026

A two-way street: why experts need policy engagement skills

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