Biodiversity-related research departments and groups
A list of UCL departments and groups whose research incorporates biodiversity.
- Culture Nature Health Research Group (Department of Arts and Sciences)
Explores the benefits of cultural and nature-based participation for health and wellbeing, focusing on underrepresented communities and health inequalities.
- Centre for Advanced Spatial Analysis
Applies spatial analytic techniques and simulation models to understand and address urban biodiversity challenges within the context of city environments. - Bartlett Development Planning Unit
Focuses on integrating biodiversity into sustainable urban development, emphasising socially just and environmentally resilient planning practices, particularly in the Global South. - Bartlett School of Architecture
Focuses on designing buildings and urban environments that protect and enhance biodiversity through innovative, ecologically conscious design practices. - Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources
Addresses biodiversity through interdisciplinary research and sustainable solutions that integrate biodiversity considerations into building design, urban planning, energy systems, and management of resources and of cultural heritage. - UCL Energy Institute (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources)
Integrates biodiversity considerations into its research on sustainable energy systems, aiming to mitigate environmental impacts and promote ecological resilience. - UCL Institute for Sustainable Heritage (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources)
Conducts interdisciplinary research to develop sustainable solutions for preserving biodiversity within cultural heritage contexts. - UCL Institute for Environmental Design and Engineering (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources)
Investigates the interactions between the built environment and biodiversity, aiming to create sustainable, healthier buildings and urban spaces that support ecosystem resilience. - UCL Institute for Sustainable Resources (Bartlett School of Environment, Energy and Resources)
Uses environmental and socio-economic modelling and data analysis to help realise more sustainable interactions between ecosystems and human activities, a key focus being the relations between agri-food systems and biodiversity. - Bartlett School of Planning
Focuses on integrating biodiversity into urban planning and development by promoting sustainable building practices and green infrastructure to enhance environmental and human well-being. - Bartlett School of Sustainable Construction
Integrates biodiversity into its sustainability research and teaching, focusing on sustainable construction practices that enhance urban biodiversity and ecosystem resilience. - UCL Institute for Global Prosperity
Researches the integration of biodiversity into economic models to promote sustainable prosperity and address global ecological challenges. - UCL Institute for Innovation and Public Purpose
Focuses on the role of financial, economic and environmental policy and governance in achieving global biodiversity targets. It emphasises the need for a stronger role for the state in directly investing in conservation rather than solely relying on the private sector and regulating to prevent biodiversity loss and the financing of activities contributing to it, in particular in critical global ecosystems. - UCL Urban Laboratory
Explores the relationship between urban environments and biodiversity through innovative research and community engagement, particularly focusing on projects like the People and Nature Lab’s rooftop garden, which studies urban biodiversity and promotes sustainable urban living.
- UCL Centre for Behaviour Change (Division of Psychology and Language Sciences)
Conducts interdisciplinary research on how to influence human behaviours to promote biodiversity conservation and sustainability.
- Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering
Conducts interdisciplinary research to develop innovative engineering solutions that address biodiversity challenges, focusing on sustainable urban environments and ecosystem resilience. - UCL Centre for Computation, Mathematics and Physics in the Life Sciences and Experimental Biology (Department of Computer Science)
Integrates interdisciplinary approaches to tackle complex biological problems, including biodiversity, by combining expertise from life sciences, mathematics, physics, and computer science.
- UCL Centre for Climate Change and Sustainability Education
Conducts research and provides professional development to help teachers educate young people about biodiversity, climate change, and sustainability, fostering knowledge and values for adapting to a changing world.
- UCL Centre for Law and Environment
Conducts research on the legal frameworks and policies that support biodiversity conservation and sustainable environmental management.
- Centre for Biodiversity and Environmental Research (UCL Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution)
Develops innovative research at the interface of biodiversity and environmental change, focusing on the consequences of biodiversity loss, environmental change impacts, and the limits to adaptive change. - People and Nature Lab (UCL Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution)
Interdisciplinary research and teaching partnership focused on addressing the challenges posed by biodiversity loss, global ecosystem degradation, and climate change. - Centre for Life's Origins and Evolution (UCL Department of Genetics, Ecology and Evolution)
Conducts innovative research on the patterns, processes, and origins of life and evolution to understand and address today’s changing biodiversity and environmental challenges.
- UCL Department of Earth Sciences
Investigates the geological aspects of biodiversity and past environmental changes. - UCL Department of Risk and Disaster Reduction
Focuses on understanding and mitigating the risks and impacts of natural and human-induced disasters, including those affecting biodiversity, through interdisciplinary research and innovative solutions.
- UCL Institute for Global Health
Explores the links between biodiversity, health and disease. - UCL Institute of Epidemiology and Health Care
Integrates ecosystem-based approaches with public health and data science to address the impacts of biodiversity loss and climate change on human health.
- Human Ecology Research Group (UCL Anthropology)
Studies the impacts of resource use and policy on biodiversity and human livelihoods, aiming to develop interdisciplinary methods for understanding and improving human-environment interactions. - Centre for the Anthropology of Sustainability (UCL Anthropology)
Explores the social and cultural dimensions of sustainability, focusing on how human practices and policies impact biodiversity and promote sustainable living. - UCL Department of Geography
Investigates the drivers and impacts of environmental and biodiversity change across various spatial and temporal scales, using interdisciplinary approaches to inform policy and conservation practices. - Extreme Citizen Science (UCL Department of Geography)
Empowers local and indigenous communities to map, monitor, and protect biodiversity through collaborative, technology-driven approaches. - UCL Anthropocene
Brings together researchers from various disciplines to address the challenges posed by the Anthropocene, including biodiversity loss. - UCL Institute of Archaeology
Investigates the historical interactions between humans and their environments, focusing on the impacts of past and present biodiversity changes through interdisciplinary research and fieldwork. - UCL Institute of Advanced Studies
Fosters interdisciplinary research on biodiversity, exploring the cultural, historical, and societal dimensions of environmental change and conservation. - Global Governance Institute (UCL Department of Political Science)
Focuses on promoting integrated governance to address biodiversity loss, climate change, and health, aiming for transformative action and sustainable solutions.
- UCL Grant Museum of Zoology
Resource of 100,000 specimens actively used in biodiversity teaching and experimental research. Museum displays and exhibitions highlight UCL research related to biodiversity and human impact on nature.