The School undertakes world-class interdisciplinary research, addresses societal and environmental problems, and advances knowledge within an intellectually vibrant, interdisciplinary research environment that combines natural and social sciences and has geography at its core.
We are also developing better public policy, supporting enterprise and innovation, and facilitating knowledge exchange through wider public engagement.
You can find out more about our research highlights through our latest news, 'Spotlight on Research' series, and recent publications.
Research Highlights
Our Research Centres
In addition to world leading education and research in the School, we host three internationally recognised research centres and lead cross-university initiatives and collaborative networks.
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Environmental Change Institute
The ECI is an interdisciplinary institute for research on the complex processes of global environmental change, the exploration of sustainable solutions, and the promotion of change for the better through partnership and education.
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Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment
The SSEE is a leading interdisciplinary, international academic hub focused upon teaching, research, and engagement with businesses and enterprise on climate change and long-term environmental sustainability.
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Transport Studies Unit
The Transport Studies Unit seeks to advance innovative approaches to the study of 'transport futures' over time and space.
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Our Research Networks
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Oxford Networks for the Environment
The Oxford Networks for the Environment mobilise the University's expertise to find solutions to the complex, converging challenges of energy, water, food security, climate change, and threats to biodiversity.
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Latest Publications
- Ippolito, A.R. (2022) Toxicities that matter: Slow bureaucracy and polluting temporalities in a southern Italian city. Environment and Planning C: Politics and Space.
- Yeo, S.J.I. (2022) Prospecting digital urban futures in practice. Area.
- Windirsch, T., Grosse, G., Ulrich, M., Forbes, B.C., Göckede, M., Wolter, J., Macias-Fauria, M., Olofsson, J., Zimov, N. and Strauss, J. (2022) Large herbivores on permafrost - a pilot study of grazing impacts on permafrost soil carbon storage in northeastern Siberia. Frontiers in Environmental Science, 10. 893478.
- Kühn, N., Spiegel, M.P., Tovar, C., Willis, K.J. and Macias-Fauria, M. (2022) Seeing roots from space: aboveground fingerprints of root depth in vegetation sensitivity to climate in dry biomes. Environmental Research Letters, 17.
- Creedy, T.J., Asare, R.A., Morel, A.C., Hirons, M., Mason, J., Malhi, Y., McDermott, C.L., Opoku, E. and Norris, K. (2022) Climate change alters impacts of extreme climate events on a tropical perennial tree crop. Scientific Reports, 12. 19653.
- Stoler, J., Jepson, W., Wutich, A., Velasco, C.A., Thomson, P., Staddon, C. and Westerhoff, P. (2022) Modular, adaptive, and decentralised water infrastructure: promises and perils for water justice. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, 57. 101202.
- Anable, J. and Brand, C. (2022) Is the Future Electric? In, Thunberg, G. (ed.) The Climate Book. Penguin Press, London. 464 pp. ISBN: 9780241547472.
