We work with academics, students, and research partners, as well as local and international communities, governments and individuals, to help solve the biggest global environmental challenges.Together, we deliver the evidence base and solutions to tackle the challenges of food security, water, low carbon energy, city futures, environmental change, and natural hazards and disaster risk. We work with academics, students, and research partners, as well as local and international communities, governments and individuals, to help solve the biggest global environmental challenges.

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http://www.bristol.ac.uk/cabot/

External link for Cabot Institute for the Environment

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Higher Education

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2-10 employees

Headquarters

Bristol

Founded

2010

Specialties

Future Cities, Water, Food Security, Low Carbon Energy, Global Development, Natural Hazards, Higher Education, Policy, Global Warming, Climate Change, Risk, Co-production, Sustainability, Research, Energy security, Communities, Environmental Change, International, Health, Net Zero, and Interdisciplinary

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  Dolphin expert Stephanie King, Professor of Animal Behaviour at the University of Bristol, is a special guest on the latest episode of Peabody Award-winning documentary podcast Threshold 🎙️We need more than AI to really understand what dolphins are saying, says Dr King, co-director of Shark Bay Dolphin Research in Australia. After decades of studying dolphins, there’s so much we still don’t know, and she says that there’s still no substitute for quietly watching—and listening 🐬🌏 Hear more from Stephanie and the Shark Bay dolphins in “Country is Speaking” here:https://lnkd.in/e8A9KRNpThreshold

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  New research from Bristol Medical School reveals how climate change is driving up heat-related deaths. 🌍🔥During the 2021 heatwave in British Columbia, temperatures hit 49.6°C, our researchers created a model to predict how a similar event could impact human health. Their findings showed that 31% more deaths could occur in future summers due to climate change without mitigation.🌡️ Dr Chin Yang Shapland, who led the study, emphasises the urgent need to close data gaps and prepare vulnerable populations. Read the fullScience Magazine study here:https://bit.ly/4obdhUm#ClimateChange#Heatwaves#HealthandClimate

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  Penny Johnes

  Professor of Biogeochemistry at University of Bristol

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  We are seeking a Senior Research Associate in Environmental Genetics to join a multidisciplinary consortium working on the UKRI REFRESH project, Researching the role of dissolved organic matter as a nutrient resource in freshwater ecosystems. This offers an exciting prospect for you to develop understanding of how biota access and respond to dissolved organic matter in freshwaters, and its role in driving ecosystem health.  Advert closes soon: https://lnkd.in/egNV6-43...

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  Analytical Chemist

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  Fantastic job opportunity currently live!

  Senior Research Associate in Soil Biogeochemistry and Molecular Biology Ian Bull on LinkedIn
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  Joshua Dean

  Associate Professor & UKRI Future Leaders Fellow at the University of Bristol; Founder & Science Lead at HiFi Carbon

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  We are looking for a PhD candidate to work on the project "Harnessing methane oxidation as a climate solution". In collaboration with UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and the University of Oxford, this opportunity comes with loads of opportunities for international fieldwork, lab experiments and numerical modelling. A background in hydrology and/or biogeochemistry would be most beneficial, but we are open to diverse candidate backgrounds for this position. Funded by the University of Bristol PGR scholarship with support from the 2025 Philip Leverhulme Prize.https://lnkd.in/eqdy4BknUniversity of Bristol School of Geographical SciencesUK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)Oxford Earth Sciences

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  Laurence Hawker

  Elevation, Floods, People | Research Fellow at University of Bristol | FuturePop

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  Please share 📢 (this is a bit different to my usual elevation or flood work!)Working on, or with, scenarios for climate and societal futures? Join us at#EGU 2026 for our session 'Scenarios for Climate & Societal Futures: Development, Methods, Tools and Practices' The topic is quite broad, and we encourage submissions across a wide range of topics, including but not limited to:•Developing scenario narratives •Quantifying scenario narratives•Using scenarios in practice•IAM methods and advancesAbstract Deadline - Thursday, 15 January 2026, 13:00 CET (or 1 December 2025, 13:00 CET for financial support) Submit at:https://lnkd.in/edfF44AKFinancial support:https://lnkd.in/eaHWa3dqFeel free to get in touch if you have any questions!Conveners:Jessica Espey, Leiwen Jiang,Felipe J Colón-González,Marina AndrijevicInternational Institute for Applied Systems Analysis (IIASA),Cabot Institute for the Environment,WorldPop

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  Emma Geen

  Disability climate justice consultant, Researcher and Creative Practioneer

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  The Centre for Public Health at the University of Bristol is looking to talk with public who have experienced climate and health challenges or who have been involved in climate community projects.They want to understand what is important to the local community and how this research can be most impactful. You can contact them on:nina.pugh@bristol.ac.uk

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  University of Bristol School of Geographical Sciences

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  Apply to join our MSc Global Development & Environment at Bristol🔹Develop or enhance your expertise in the fields of development and environment🔹Learn as part of a diverse cohort of students from different subject backgrounds interested in the relationship between environmental and developmental concerns🔹Join a School ranked first in the UK for 'Geography and Environmental Studies' research (REF 2021)Watch the video ➡️https://lnkd.in/eAN5V8qvFind out how to apply ➡️https://lnkd.in/e7Tc22qP

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  Caitlyn Witkowski

  Royal Society Dorothy Hodgkin Fellow

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  📢 3 PhD Positions – Organic Geochemistry Unit, University of Bristol 📢Join one of the world’s leading centres in molecular paleoclimate, biogeochemistry, and lipid biomarker research. The Organic Geochemistry Unit (OGU) at the University of Bristol (UK) is recruiting three NERC GW4+ DLTP funded PhD students (start September 2026) to explore the evolution of life, past climates, and carbon cycling from molecules to ecosystems.Work with internationally recognised experts, access state-of-the-art mass spectrometry and isotope laboratories, and join the vibrant GW4+ Doctoral Landscape Training Partnership. These projects span deep time to the present day and offer exceptional interdisciplinary training across Chemistry, Earth Sciences, and Microbiology.🔗 OGU Group: https://lnkd.in/eB5Z8FctProjects: 1️⃣ Membrane-Spanning Lipid Biosynthesis: https://lnkd.in/enUMpGxS2️⃣ Peatland Carbon Vulnerability: https://lnkd.in/eivX4XNx3️⃣ Early Algal Carbon Cycling: https://lnkd.in/erqm7pSZ📧 Contacts:Dr David Naafs – david.naafs@bristol.ac.ukProf Rich Pancost – r.d.pancost@bristol.ac.ukDr Caitlyn Witkowski – caitlyn.witkowski@bristol.ac.uk

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  Alice Venn

  Senior Lecturer in Climate Law at University of Bristol Law School,Environmental Change Co-Lead, Cabot Institute for the Environment, Member of Bristol Advisory Committee on Climate Change

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  COP30 may not have achieved everything that ambitious parties and observers set out to achieve, however climate progress was made across key areas, including: ✔️ A new regular loss & damage report providing a progress check on policy, financial and technical work, showcasing national & community-level experience & best practice, taking into consideration human rights, and informed by the best available science and Indigenous Peoples' knowledge. ✔️ A new just transition mechanism to enhance cooperation, technical assistance, capacity-building and knowledge-sharing to achieve equitable and inclusive just transitions. This can help to lay crucial foundations to strengthen the institutional arrangements and begin meaningfully implementing the just transition agenda. 🌡️ Commitment of the Presidency to continue building global momentum for the roadmaps on halting and reversing deforestation, and on the phase out of fossil fuels outside of the COP process, with a dialogue announced on this in Colombia next year. On a personal note, it was such a joy attending COP in person for the first time, and a privilege contributing to the impactful work thatLegal Response International do to ensure that underrepresented developing country delegations have access to the legal advice that can help to strengthen their strategic priorities and give those most severely impacted by climate change a stronger voice in the process.University of Bristol Law School,Cabot Institute for the Environment

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