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Robyn Thomas, Jessica Potts and Chad Staddon

Research & Funding in a COVID-19 world

Thursday, 17 September 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has had, and will continue to have, a huge impact on the research landscape for environmental science and associated funding for environmental research. This forum explores how PhD research projects have been impacted, including funding opportunities and the lasting...

Recent reports

Annual Report 2019

Find out more about the IES and our activities by reading the Annual Report and Financial Statements for 2019. Owing to the Covid-19 pandemic, and the subsequent...
A guide to the assessment of air quality impacts on designated nature conservation sites

Air pollution damage to protected wildlife sites is often overlooked due to the current emphasis on its effect on human health. This publication signposts the...
COVID-19 Impact Report

We surveyed our members to find out their experiences with COVID-19. This report is intended as a quick overview of how the environmental science sector has been...
Experience and qualifications to demonstrate competence in different EIA roles

Based on the collective opinions of our consulted members, these are the experience and qualifications necessary to demonstrate competence in a range of...
Salary and Workplace Satisfaction Report 2019

This definitive guide explores salary trends in the environmental science sector, and provides a valuable guide to what salary you can expect or hope to achieve....

Recent journals

Reconnecting society with its ecological roots

Recognition of feedback between human activities and our supportive ecosystems, in turn affecting human health, economic prospects, security and opportunity, has been well documented. In this edition...
Talking tactics: Environmental protection and armed conflicts

Whilst the human cost of war is profound and undisputed, war’s environmental consequences have received far less attention, despite their potential for significant and long-term harm to human health...
The world wakes up to waste

From plastic in rivers and oceans to the contribution to climate change, the issue of waste can no longer be confined to landfill. Despite growing awareness of the consequences of our use of...
Reframing and responding to natural disasters

In this edition of the environmental SCIENTIST our authors explore what natural disasters mean to people and the changing frames in which we view them, as well as the multitude of approaches taken to...
The search for tranquillity

Planet earth is a particularly noisy place. From the hustle and bustle of people, traffic clogging the streets and new construction in our cites to the song of the nightingale and the sounds of water...