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| Centre for Landscape and Climate Research | |
|---|---|
| Name | Centre for Landscape and Climate Research |
| Formed | 1990s |
| Type | Research institute |
| Location | United Kingdom |
| Affiliations | University of Exeter; University of York |
Centre for Landscape and Climate Research
The Centre for Landscape and Climate Research (CLCR) is an interdisciplinary research hub based in the United Kingdom that focuses on interactions among landscape ecology, climate change, geomorphology, palaeoecology, and hydrology. The centre brings together staff and students from universities and research councils to investigate past, present and future landscape dynamics across regional and global contexts. Activities span fieldwork in the British Isles and beyond, model development, palaeoenvironmental reconstruction, and policy-relevant assessments for agencies and international bodies.
The centre traces origins to collaborative initiatives during the 1990s linking research groups at the University of Exeter and the University of York with funding streams from the Natural Environment Research Council and the Economic and Social Research Council. Early programmes built on traditions established by figures associated with the British Geological Survey, the Royal Society, and the Institute of British Geographers. Milestones include participation in national projects alongside the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology and contributions to international syntheses organized by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, the International Union for Quaternary Research, and the European Geosciences Union. Over time the centre broadened ties to institutions such as the University of Cambridge, the University of Oxford, the University of Manchester, and the University of Glasgow.
Research themes integrate methods from Quaternary Research, palaeoclimatology, sedimentology, biogeography, and land use change studies. Programmes include long-term projects on Holocene landscape evolution with collaborators from the Natural History Museum, the Scottish Universities Environmental Research Centre, and the National Oceanography Centre. Model development activities have linked researchers to the Met Office Hadley Centre, the Max Planck Institute for Meteorology, and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. Applied work supports policy partners including the Environment Agency, DEFRA, and international organizations such as the United Nations Environment Programme and the World Bank. The centre hosts thematic groups on palaeoecology with ties to the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, peatland science with links to the James Hutton Institute, and coastal geomorphology engaging the British Trust for Ornithology.
Facilities include sedimentology laboratories, radiocarbon dating collaborations with the University of Waikato Radiocarbon Lab partnerships, palynology suites, and stable isotope mass spectrometry aligned with the NERC Isotope Geosciences Facility. Field sites are distributed across landscapes studied in partnership with the National Trust, Historic England, and the Environment Agency including lowland peatlands in the Fens, upland environments in the Lake District National Park, and coastal systems along the Norfolk Coast. Overseas field campaigns have taken place in Arctic settings alongside teams from the Scott Polar Research Institute, Mediterranean environments with researchers from the Universitat de Barcelona, and temperate regions in collaboration with the Leiden University.
The centre operates through formal partnerships with universities such as the University of Leeds, the University of Sheffield, the Open University, and the University of Southampton, and research institutes including the British Antarctic Survey and the Centre for Ecology & Hydrology. International collaborations encompass links with the Smithsonian Institution, the Max Planck Society, the CNRS, and the Australian National University. Interdisciplinary networks involve the Royal Society of Edinburgh, the Academy of Social Sciences, and consortia funded by the European Commission. Multinational projects have connected the centre with the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, the National Science Foundation, and the World Meteorological Organization.
Funding has derived from a mix of competitive grants and partnership agreements with bodies such as the Natural Environment Research Council, the Economic and Social Research Council, the European Research Council, and the Royal Society. Contract and consultancy work has been undertaken for the Environment Agency, local authorities, and non-governmental organizations including the RSPB and WWF. Governance arrangements typically involve academic steering committees drawn from partner institutions, advisory boards including representatives from the British Geological Survey and the National Trust, and periodic external reviews by panels involving members of the Royal Society and international experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature.
Notable projects have addressed Holocene sea-level change linked to research associated with the UK Hydrographic Office, palaeoecological reconstructions published in leading journals alongside authors from the University of Cambridge and the University of Bern, and landscape modelling contributions integrated into reports by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. High-impact publications have involved collaborations with researchers from the University of Edinburgh, the University College London, and the Max Planck Institute for Human History. Outputs span monographs, special journal issues coordinated with editors from the Journal of Quaternary Science, and policy briefs prepared for the Committee on Climate Change and the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs.
The centre supports postgraduate training through doctoral programmes affiliated with the NERC Doctoral Training Partnership and taught modules delivered with the University of Exeter and the University of York. Outreach activities include public lectures hosted with the British Science Association, citizen science initiatives run with the National Trust and Yorkshire Wildlife Trust, and exhibition collaborations with the Natural History Museum. Professional development courses have been offered to staff from the Environment Agency, local planning authorities, and heritage bodies such as Historic England.
Category:Research institutes in the United Kingdom Category:Climate research organizations