Research
Our staff are active in the following areas of research
- Conservation Science
- Crops and Livestock
- Environmental and Soil Science
- Forestry
- Rivers and Catchments
- People, Space and Place
- Geospatial Analysis
News
- Bonobos studied by a Bangor Primatologist unearth a new species of truffle
15 October 2020 - Snake bite expert helping raise awareness of the danger of snake bites in India
15 October 2020 - Despite high hopes, carbon emissions from Amazonian forest recovery are dwarfed by deforestation
29 September 2020 - Insect used as scientific ‘model’ has standardised names for body part names added
15 September 2020 - ‘Extinction: The Facts’: Attenborough’s new documentary is surprisingly radical
14 September 2020 - Read all news
Research in Environment and Natural Resources
In the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF), more than 80% of our research was rated as being at least ‘internationally excellent’ with more than 25% being ‘world leading’.
We maintain a world-class reputation for research. Bangor University achieved a very strong performance in our subject areas in the 2014 Research Excellence Framework (REF) assessment of UK universities.
Outputs of 69% of the school’s staff were submitted to REF2014 from across its research portfolio, including soil science, climate change impacts and mitigation, catchment science, environmental microbiology, environmental pollution, crop science and breeding, conservation, ecological economics, forest and agroforestry science, ecosystem services Chemistry, Biological Sciences and geography.
Partners and Collaborators
Our staff work with a wide range of partners, from local organisations through to UK, European and international institutions.