Welcome to Global Climate Change at Illinois

You have reached the access point for global climate change-related research conducted across campus at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The campus features dozens of experts who research, educate, engage, and develop programs dealing with the physical and biological science, impacts to humans and nature, vulnerability, adaptation and mitigation strategies, and justice that has efforts focused not only in Illinois, but worldwide. Illinois is home to a rich, interactive community of world-renowned scholars, who are willing to work across disciplines to solve the issues humanity, nature, and the world faces as the Earth continues to warm. Based on global interactions, the Illinois Global Climate Change Scholars’ research, education, and engagement programs are integrated across four main categories of expertise.

Click on the Global Climate Change at Illinois menu to read more about related campus centers and initiatives, facilities and laboratories. Learn more about the Illinois Global Climate Change Scholars and Council, as well as funding, research, educational, speaking, and career opportunities available.

If you navigate to one of the research areas of excellence pages or the council and scholars page, you will find a search menu for scholars by research area.