University pledge on climate research

The University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit has been under the spotlight since emails were leaked online which climate sceptics claimed showed evidence scientists were manipulating data.

The university's announcement of an external review of the unit's science came as the team conducting a separate probe into the issues raised by the hacked emails set out what they would be examining.

The independent review of the key allegations that arose from the emails, led by civil servant Sir Muir Russell, would be "open and transparent", he pledged yesterday. The review will look at whether there is any evidence of manipulation or suppression of data.