February 15, 2023
FAAM Airborne Laboratory launches Research Runway to attract new flyers
Research Runway is a unique opportunity for environmental researchers to use a specially adapted research aircraft for up to 10 flying hours.
February 7, 2023
Hidden harms of indoor pollution
It is time to recognise the impact that indoor air pollution has on our health, say leading government officials in a new comment piece in Nature.
February 3, 2023
£4.3m investment in global network to study atmospheric change
National Centre for Atmospheric Science receives £4.3 million to partner with worldwide organisations to study global change.
February 1, 2023
UK meteorologists join forces to improve weather forecasts up to four weeks ahead
A new partnership involving the National Centre for Atmospheric Science has launched the Advancing the Frontiers of Earth System Prediction research pro...
January 26, 2023
Outdoor air pollution in urban areas: scientists inform new parliamentary report
In a report published this week, the Parliamentary Office of Science and Technology with input from the National Centre for Atmospheric, has outlined pa...
January 24, 2023
New international guidelines for nowcasting in Africa
The World Meteorological Organisation has shared a set of guidelines for satellite-based nowcasting in Africa
January 20, 2023
Atlantic observations show ‘self-cleaning’ processes in the marine atmosphere
Scientists have shed new light on the ‘self-cleaning’ capacity of the atmosphere, using airborne and ground-based observations around the tropical Atlan...
January 10, 2023
Developing young people in science through a nationwide placement scheme
As part of our Community for Change initiative, the National Centre for Atmospheric Science is delighted to be partnering with Nuffield Research Placeme...
December 12, 2022
Commercial aircraft equipped to collect climate data
Commercial aircraft are being transformed into flying laboratories as part of a European effort to collect real-time observations of our atmosphere.
December 8, 2022
Future of air pollution outlined by scientists in Chief Medical Officer’s report
Researchers from the National Centre for Atmospheric Science outline five take-home messages about the future of UK air pollution, from the Chief Medica...
December 6, 2022
Great Smog 70 years on: ‘New laws to clean London’s air’
One of the UK’s worst air pollution episodes, the Great Smog of 1952, occurred 70 years ago in London. Pollution laws, and changes in the way we heat an...
November 22, 2022
Climate-changing aerosols need to be taken seriously, urge climate scientists
The dangerous impacts of aerosol changes on vulnerable regions should have been a priority at COP27 after climate policymakers agreed a