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Energy and Environment Institute

Leading efforts to tackle global environmental resilience and energy sustainability

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"The research of the Institute is enabling a low carbon transition in energy production and use to meet the Paris Agreement Targets." Lord Prescott
Our story
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Research Theme

Global change, risk and resilience

Understanding how earth surface systems respond to climate change and the broad impacts this will have on societies, health and wellbeing.

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Research Theme

Climate change & the co-evolution of Earth and life

Investigating the relationship between changes to Planet Earth and the life it supports.

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Clean growth and carbon net zero transition

Innovating new low carbon technologies and considering their application and societal acceptance.

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Societies, cultures and climate justice

Enhancing the resilience of communities in a changing climate through health sciences, social sciences, humanities, arts and culture.

Delivering research that matters

The Energy and Environment Institute brings together leading interdisciplinary academics to tackle global issues surrounding climate change, adaptation and mitigation.

See the research projects we're currently working on.

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Ongoing Research

COAST-R Network+

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Postgraduate Research Centre

EPSRC/NERC Aura Centre for Doctoral Training for a sustainable future for offshore wind

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Risky Cities: Living with water in an uncertain climate

Ongoing Research

Shaping National and International flood resilience policies

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Ongoing Research

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Pursuing a climate resilient and net zero Hull

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Postgraduate Research Centre

Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures
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Our strategy

Shaping a sustainable and resilient and global environment for all
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PhD Scholarships - Apply by 4 Dec

EPSRC CDT in Offshore Wind Energy Sustainability and Resilience

EEI latest

The need to take action to help our environment has never been more pressing, and we're proud to be working with partners the world over to make a real difference, right now.

See our latest news, which events we'll be attending over the coming months, and find out how our latest work has been covered by the media.

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News

Professor Jim Gilbert welcomed as new EEI Director

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Flood risk management students learn from community ambassadors

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SuDS Research: Making a splash in sustainable drainage!

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£1m forecasting project about debris transported by natural disasters

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EEI to lead new £2mn resilient coastal communities and seas network

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Events

Join a Community Waterscapes workshop - 11, 18, 25 July in Hull

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City of Water: learning from the past to live better with water today

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Blog - Centre for Water Cultures

Mapping Resistance to Atlantic Slavery

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Innovative Digital Twin project will transform flooding forecasting and decision-making

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Call for Abstracts - Particulate Gravity Currents Conference

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Coastal communities at the heart of research

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Postgraduate Research

PhD Scholarships with the EEI

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Dr Steven Forrest reflects on the need for flood resilient cities

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Dr Josh Ahmed carries out Amazon fieldwork supported by Leverhulme Trust fellowship

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Event - 14 Nov

Waterline Summit: EEI & Arup host joint event

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EEI supports The Deep's Offshore Wind Fortnight
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Dr Stuart McLelland's blog on flood resilient communities, World Water Day 2023

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EEI research leads to emergency mobile broadcast testing

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Dr Gennadii Meltsov EEI Research Fellow through the British Academy’s Researchers at Risk programme

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Dr Ed Skevington Awarded EPSRC NFFDy Fellowship

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Professor Briony McDonagh's Inaugural Lecture

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Aura CDT at UKRI Roadshow

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COP27: the call to action for climate justice

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Dr Agota Mockute leads new Centre for Olympic Legacy and Sustainability

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How Europe’s drought is making Britain’s energy crisis worse

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Follow the Thread touring exhibition explores Hull’s flood history

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University of Hull researcher uncovering extent of plastic pollution in Vietnam

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ActiveLearning project launched to help monitor coastal change along East Riding coastline

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Climate change is disrupting ‘the language of life’ across all types of ecosystems

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News - The Conversation

Wind turbines can breathe new life into our warming seas

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Events

EEI at COP26

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Project

INSECURE: Capturing Intergenerational Narratives of Coastal Change

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EEI help uncover Congo Canyon underwater avalanche

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NERC funding boost to our water expertise & equipment

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Energy & Environment Institute co-leading £3.7m EvoFlood collaboration to better predict global flood risk

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Ongoing project

Mapping the Gaps: a research partnership for delivering effective post-flood support

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New £1.35m Leverhulme Doctoral Scholarships Centre for Water Cultures

Prof Xudong Zhao in Engineering FAB Lab
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Prof Xudong Zhao elected Fellow of European Academy of Sciences

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Funding secured for carbon reducing hedgerows pilot

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Research update

THYME: Improving soil quality to enhance climate change resilience

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Aura CDT launches partner scholarships with key Offshore Wind Industry organisations

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Energy and Environment Institute launches new MSc in Flood Risk Management

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University of Hull team up with National Youth Theatre to put climate change on centre stage

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Cutting-edge research into biomass energy production led by University of Hull researchers

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Scientists warn of sustainability crisis as relentless and excessive mining of sand is impacting environment and threatening lives

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Vietnam's children and the fear of climate change

BBC News
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Postgraduate students

Study with us

Our Masters students study at the cutting edge of energy and flood resilience. Our PhD students conduct life-changing research  to mitigate environmental. Their work drives the agenda to help understand how best we protect our planet.

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Universities and other organisations

Partner with us

We're proud to collaborate with a wide variety of universities and organisations on research projects that make a real difference to our environment. Get in touch to see how we can work with you.

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Outreach

Engage with us

We draw on the arts and history in order to engage communities on issues around climate resilience.

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