July 11, 2025
School space club tests satellite with the FAAM Airborne Laboratory
A school space club has taken a step closer to launching their environmental observation satellite with help of the UK’s largest research aircraft.
June 26, 2025
NCAS researchers help shape Royal College of Physicians report on air pollution
The report highlights the latest evidence on the health impacts of air pollution throughout the human life course and outlines actions to reduce its bur...
June 25, 2025
How can weather and climate forecasting help renewable energy in East Africa?
The POWER-Kenya project is breaking new ground by using sub-seasonal weather and climate forecasting to help build energy resilience in Kenya.
June 19, 2025
In conversation with Aristeidis Voliotis: Impacts of air pollution on human health
We spoke to Dr Aristeidis Voliotis about how air pollution affects our bodies, and how scientists uncover the truth behind what’s in the air around us.
June 13, 2025
Research aircraft measures climate-important NOx emissions from commercial flights
Scientists are taking to the skies in June to study how emissions of nitrogen oxides from aircraft affect the Earth’s climate.
June 12, 2025
Supporting biodiversity at our headquarters: A blooming example of partnership and purpose
We are proud to support biodiversity through the creation of a dedicated pollinator habitat at our headquarters in Leeds, in collaboration
June 11, 2025
NCAS supports major alpine weather research campaign this summer
NCAS is part of an international weather research campaign to understand how air moves through mountainous terrain and how weather systems in these comp...
June 4, 2025
Black carbon in Central London: Focus shifts to construction after reductions in vehicle emissions
Construction is now emerging as a dominant source of black carbon emissions in central London.
May 22, 2025
Edinburgh supercomputing team joins National Centre for Atmospheric Science
EPCC joins NCAS to enhance atmospheric science with its world-class computing systems and data science expertise.
May 20, 2025
Healing the ozone hole could help the Southern Ocean take up carbon
As the ozone hole heals, its influence on the ocean carbon sink of the Southern Ocean will diminish, while the influence of greenhouse gas emissions wil...
May 20, 2025
Has climate change contributed to the warm and dry spring in the UK?
This year’s spring has been unexpectedly warm, dry and sunny in the UK, with April being the sunniest on record.
May 15, 2025
Scientists launch UK’s first sustainable aviation fuel emissions “chase” experiment
Scientists are measuring pollutants from different aviation fuels, by conducting a chase experiment with two aircraft.