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Sugar beet at a farm in South East England, cultivated with basalt
Sugar beet at a farm in South East England, cultivated with basalt

Crushed rocks on UK farmland could absorb up to 45% of the atmospheric CO2 needed for net zero targets

Adding rock dust to UK agricultural soils could absorb up to 45 per cent of the atmospheric carbon dioxide needed to reach net zero, according to a major new study led by scientists at the University of Sheffield.
A photo of the sheep-grazed upland grassland at our field site in Plynlimon, Mid Wales

The Story So Far: Plynlimon Field Site

Find out how our project has been progressing at one of our field sites, Plynlimon in Wales.
A tractor for spreading receiving crushed basalt from a front-loader at our field site in Harpenden

The Story So Far: Harpenden Field Site

Find out how our project has been progressing at one of our field sites, Harpenden in Hertfordshire.
A drone photo showing the landscape of the North Wyke field site

The Story So Far: North Wyke Field Site

Find out how our project has been progressing at one of our field sites, North Wyke in Devon.
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Prof David Beerling awarded Honorary Degree from Cardiff University

Our Director, Prof David J Beerling FRW FLSW has been awarded an Honorary Doctorate from Cardiff University for his outstanding contribution to science.

A photo of Alan Radbourne and Jack Cosby at Plynlimon field site

Our Plynlimon field site features in a Ecological Continuity Trust podcast

Listen to our Plynlimon field site manager Alan Radbourne, and collaborator Jack Cosby, speaking recently with the Ecological Continuity Trust about the Plynlimon catchment area and how it features as part of our Greenhouse Gas Removal Demonstrator.

| Published by the Ecological Continuity Trust on their Soundcloud channel
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Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI) competition on Monitoring Reporting and Verification (MRV)

If you're a project partner working with or using data from one of the UK GGR Demonstrator projects, a new Innovate UK competition might interest you.

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We're recruiting for a PDRA

Find out more about our new post-doctoral position.