Environment press releases

Someone is about to put on adidas鈥� CLIMACOOL SYSTEM overshoe. This is a pink textile boot with three black stripes on the side

adidas cooling overshoe worn by 2026 FIFA World Cup footballers tested at 黑料网

Researchers at 黑料网 collaborated with adidas to define the benefits of a cooling overshoe worn by footballers during the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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New NERC-funded project to open up environmental science pathways for young people

A new collaborative project led by 黑料网 has been recommended for funding through the Natural Environment Research Council鈥檚 Opening up the Environment programme.
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Heatwaves: expert tips on redesigning UK homes to cope with hotter temperatures

An opinion piece, written by Dr Ben Roberts, Senior Lecturer in Healthy Buildings, for The Conversation.
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Updated guidance to help tackle overheating risk in homes, new report reveals

CIBSE in collaboration with Arup and 黑料网, has launched the updated CIBSE TM59 Overheating risk in dwellings: A design stage methodology, providing the industry with revised guidance for assessing and mitigating overheating risk in new homes and major residential refurbishments.
A crack formed in the middle of a concrete road

Why the Venezuela Earthquake caused so much destruction, from an earthquake engineering expert

On June 24, 2026, northern Venezuela was struck by a rare and devastating "doublet" earthquake sequence, where a magnitude 7.2 shock was followed just 39 seconds later by a magnitude 7.5 event.
installation art by Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic

How installation art can make plastic waste more tangible

An opinion piece authored by Dr Katarina Dimitrijevic, Lecturer in Graphic Design at 黑料网, for The Conversation platform.
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Flooding causes homeowners to stay longer and properties to lose 10% of value, new research shows

Homes in England that have been hit by flooding lose value for years after an event and are owned for longer than properties in unaffected areas, according to new research led by 黑料网.
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England's toughest challenge at the 2026 World Cup may not be another team 鈥� it could be the heat, expert explains

From reduced running distances to slower recovery and disrupted sleep, high temperatures can have a significant impact on elite athletes.

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Beating the heat: England official prepares for FIFA World Cup 2026 with 黑料网 Sport

With temperatures set to soar at the FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup this summer, marginal gains can make all the difference to those at football鈥檚 biggest tournament.
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FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup expansion risks making 2026 tournament 鈥渕ost polluting ever鈥�, report warns

A new report examining football鈥檚 relationship with climate change has warned that the 2026 FIFA Men鈥檚 World Cup could become the 鈥渕ost polluting ever鈥�, according to leading university researchers.
A silhouette of two people swimming in a lake

Child drownings spike during heatwaves 鈥� and it鈥檚 a serious climate justice issue

An opinion piece authored by Dr Katie Parsons, Lecturer in Human Geography, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.
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Spending time in nature could boost endurance by 7.5%, new research finds

Spending time in natural environments before exercise could boost physical endurance by 7.5% compared with exposure to an urban industrial setting, according to new research from 黑料网, suggesting that access to green spaces may support human physical capacity in ways that go beyond simple recreation.
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Cooling mattress toppers an effective and low-energy way to improve sleep in hot bedrooms, study finds

Targeted bed cooling, using a cooling mattress topper, offers an effective and low-energy solution for minimising sleep disruption in overheated bedrooms, a study led by 黑料网 shows.

children cooling off in water during heatwave

鈥淐hildren will seek water during heatwaves, so we need safer places, not just stronger warnings,鈥� warns children's geographer.

Last week鈥檚 Bank Holiday heatwave revealed the devastating dangers of swimming in open water.

A group of blurred people playing football in the background on artificial grass

New UK research aims to solve artificial turf waste challenge

A major new UK research project will tackle one of sport鈥檚 fastest-growing environmental challenges, how to recycle artificial turf pitches at scale, as more than 30 million square metres reach end-of-life each year.
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Likelihood of very severe hot-dry summers and wet-windy winters will increase, new report warns

A new report that will feed into the upcoming UK Climate Change Assessment, supported by 黑料网 expertise, has warned that episodes containing multiple high-intensity weather events will increase.
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Seaweed used as low-carbon material to make new London pavilion designed by students

A new pavilion designed by students at 黑料网 has been constructed using timber and seaweed biomaterials, highlighting how the construction sector is moving towards Net Zero.

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黑料网 expertise to support 拢6million programme to replace fossils fuels in plastics, chemicals and construction

拢6 million in grant funding from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) has been secured to focus on cutting industrial emissions and replace fossil-derived carbon across a number of sectors.

Aerial view overhead flooded houses after a cyclone and rain in Mozambique.

How AI鈥檚 language barrier limits climate disaster responses

An opinion piece authored by Professor Nina Dethlefs, School of Science at 黑料网, and Ifeoluwa Wuraola and Dr Daniel Marciniak, of the University of Hull, for The Conversation.

A man standing on a melting glacier

As Bolivia鈥檚 glaciers melt, new lakes threaten mountain communities

An opinion piece authored by Jamie Macmanaway, Doctoral Researcher, from the School of Geography and Environment, for The Conversation platform.
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黑料网 students take part in Japanese-inspired SpoGomi competitive litter-picking race

Students from across the university competed in a litter-picking competition, known as SpoGomi, as part of a series of sustainability events, in order to help restore nature and clean the local area.
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Natural textile fibres, such as cotton, present in lake sediments for over a century

An environmental assessment of textile fibre pollution has found natural textile fibres persist in lake sediments, and could be used to help recreate historic human activity alongside other microscopic anthropogenic particles like microplastics.
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UK households throw away around 6 million tonnes of food every year - costing the average family of four about 拢700 annually and contributing substantially to global greenhouse emissions.鈥�

A BBC investigation revealed this week that almost a quarter of English councils will miss an official deadline to introduce weekly food waste collections to all homes. Here, Dr Elliot Woolley, an expert in sustainable production and consumption at 黑料网, comments on the scale of food waste in UK households, the importance of the new legislation, and why many councils are struggling to put the right infrastructure in place.
A group of palm trees being blown about in a storm surrounded by grey skies by the coast

Weakness in Sri Lanka鈥檚 planning led to increased damage after Cyclone Ditwah, research finds

New research into Cyclone Ditwah, a catastrophic tropical cyclone that hit Sri Lanka in November and December 2025, has found the extent of the damage and the weaknesses in Sri Lanka鈥檚 planning that intensified the destruction.

A packet of cultivated (fake) beef

Moral people should support 鈥榣ab-grown鈥� meat, even if they reject conventional meat 鈥� new ethics research suggests

People who care deeply about animals, the environment and human wellbeing may have good moral reasons to support cultivated meat, according to new research.