UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH)
Business Profile
Core Value Proposition
[UKCEH] provides world-leading independent environmental science with impact, delivering data and insights to academics, governments and businesses to solve urgent environmental challenges.
Target Customer
Academics; Governments; Businesses; Landowners and farmers (as referenced in case studies and public engagement); Policymakers
Key Differentiator
Independent research institute with 600+ researchers, long-term environmental data hosting, and a broad suite of data infrastructure (data centres, portals, archives) plus information products and software; strong national and international impact; open-access outputs
Implementation Timeline
Not specified in the provided content
Pain Points
- 1Need for evidence-based environmental policy, targets, and decision-making (biodiversity, climate, etc.)
- 2Air pollution management and formulation of clean air strategies
- 3Water resources management and resilience to floods and droughts
Key Features
- 1Environmental Information Data Centre and other NERC data centres
- 2Data portals, records centres, and monitoring programmes
- 3Web-based apps and information products (e.g., National River Flow Archive)
- 4Information products and software for researchers, policymakers and industry
- 5Trading subsidiaries and commercial services to support funding and impact
Target Customer Industries
Decision Makers
- 1Chief Executive
- 2Director of Finance
- 3Associate Director of International Research and Development
- 4Lay Director for People and Operations
- 5Associate Science Director for Biodiversity and Land Use
- 6Associate Science Director
- 7Director of Partnerships and Impact
- 8Science Director
- 9Associate Science Director - Water and Climate Science
- 10Associate Science Director Jeanette Whitaker
Client Results
- 1Policy targets and biodiversity-related decision-making informed by species monitoring and modelling
- 2Air pollution work informing clean air strategies in megacities
- 3Water resources science enabling governments, businesses and communities to secure future water availability
- 4Hydro-climate risk forecasting and resilience improvements for extreme weather events, floods and droughts
- 5Soils and land-use science contributing to net-zero greenhouse gas emission goals
- 6Agricultural field studies helping farmers optimise food production while restoring nature
Competitive Advantages
- 1Independent, world-leading research institute with a long-standing history
- 2Large, multidisciplinary team delivering data and insights for policy, academia and industry
- 3Extensive data infrastructure (data centres, portals, archives) and information products
- 4Significant open-access output (80% OA 2013-2022)
- 5Strong national and international collaboration, funded by UKRI-NERC
Key Benefits
Case Studies & Success Stories
Reducing greenhouse gas emissions from peatlands around the globe
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Helping UK communities and businesses become more flood resilient
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Establishing sustainable nitrogen management in support of multiple UN SDGs
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Additional Product Information
Product Description
Independent environmental science research institute providing data centres, information products, software, monitoring programmes, and research services to academics, governments and businesses.
Target Market
Academics; Governments; Businesses; Land managers and policymakers
Unique Value Proposition
A world-leading, independent environmental science institution with 600+ researchers delivering robust data, insights and open-access outputs to inform policy, industry and conservation globally.
Technical Requirements
Online access to data centres, portals and web-based apps; participation in monitoring programmes and information products
Pricing Model
Not disclosed
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