Partnership with the Natural History Museum
Enabling Sustainability with AWS Cloud
The Natural History Museum and AWS have partnered up to transform and accelerate scientific research by bringing together a broad range of UK biodiversity and environmental data types in one place for the first time. This will help the Museum’s scientists to build on scientific understanding of the UK’s biodiversity and environment, encourage more integrated cross-disciplinary research programmes, and drive forward science-led nature recovery in the UK’s urban spaces.
Together, we will develop a new Data Ecosystem, which aims to give the Museum’s scientists and researchers the world over unprecedented access to a wealth of UK biodiversity and environmental data to support the discovery of solutions to the planetary emergency.
“Once it’s gone, it’s gone”: How data in the cloud can help restore the natural world
1 in 6 species in the UK are at risk of being lost because of human activity, according to the State of Nature report. Listen to The New Statesman’s podcast to learn how the Natural History Museum and AWS are creating a brand-new digital tool to drive the recovery of biodiversity.
Transforming and accelerating scientific research | AWS and NHM Partnership
“Working with AWS to develop the Data Ecosystem will revolutionise the scientific work we undertake at the Museum. The data will form an essential tool in unlocking new solutions to the planetary ecological emergency; from monitoring the UK’s wildlife to furthering science-informed nature recovery in our towns and cities.”
~ Dr John Tweddle, Head of the Angela Marmont Centre for UK Biodiversity at the Natural History Museum.
Major New Community Science Project ‘Nature Overheard’ Launched
On Earth Day, April 22, the Natural History Museum launched a major new community science project ‘Nature Overheard’, investigating the link between noise pollution and insect populations.
Key moments in the partnership
Our multi-year partnership with the Natural History Museum is a true collaboration between technology and nature. We have a shared goal in paving a new path to monitor and improve biodiversity in the UK.
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AWS announced as Lead Sponsor of the Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project
October 2022
The Natural History Museum’s Urban Nature Project is designed in response to the urgent need to both monitor and record changes to the UK's urban nature. Working in partnership with museums and wildlife organisations across the UK, the project will develop online, onsite and national monitoring and citizen science programmes as well as transform the Museum’s five acre gardens in South Kensington into a globally relevant urban nature ‘epicentre’, helping to safeguard nature’s future.
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Launch of Nature Overheard: NHM’s Nationwide Community Science Project
Q2 2023 (April)
Launch of Nature Overheard using the Data Ecosystem. The Museum will be engaging audiences around the UK, asking them to gather data on the impact of noise pollution on insect populations, to help make roads better for nature. -
Opening of the Nature Activity Centre
Planned launch 2024
Celebrate the opening of the Nature Activity Centre supported by AWS. -
Completion of the Gardens
Planned launch 2024
The gardens are due for completion in Summer 2024.
Explore sustainability resources
Take a look at the resources below to learn more about the partnership and the work we are doing to build the Data Ecosystem and the Urban Nature Project. We will also announce upcoming events and new content below.
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Our Community Science Programme Gets a Boost from AWS
This ground-breaking partnership with the Natural History Museum is set to turbo-charge our community science programme. But what does this really mean and what’s changing? We sat down with Lucy Robinson (Citizen Science Manager) to ask all the important questions.
AWS Corporate Supporters Page
Visit our Corporate Supporters page on the Natural History Museum website to learn more about our partnership, the Data Ecosystem, the Urban Nature Project and what the experts are saying.
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AWS Partnerships
Connect and learn more about partnerships with AWS in the UK and Ireland.