Environmental Processes (EPRG)

The Environmental Processes Research Group (EPRG) focuses on understanding fundamental environmental processes and how they relate to contemporary environmental challenges.

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Our group brings together expertise from a wide range of geographical sub-disciplines to tackle some of the most challenging research questions associated with environmental risk and response. Current areas of interest include:

  • peatlands and ecological resilience;
  • wildfires and biomass burning;
  • urban green infrastructure and nature-based solutions.

A hallmark of our research is our close collaboration with practitioners and policymakers. We are committed to a model of research that fosters interdisciplinary working between researcher and practitioner communities.

EPRG’s work covers field experiments, laboratory analyses and a range of environmental monitoring and modelling techniques. Our research is supported by various funding bodies, including:

  • government departments and agencies (such as Defra, Natural England, and the Environment Agency);
  • the European Union (EU);
  • the UK Research Councils (e.g. Natural Environment Research Council).

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