Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Minimising the impact of melting glaciers

How research from the University of Leeds is tackling the global threat to glaciers in the International Year of Glaciers' ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Interdisciplinary collaboration on net zero in Indonesia

A new paper by Ferry Fathoni, Professor Jon Lovett and Muhammad Rifansha highlights the University of Leeds as a centre of ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Dylan S. Dearnaley

I am currently a first year PhD candidate in the School of Earth and Environment. My current research addresses the growing risk of climate-driven landslide damage and disruption to the British ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Mount Everest record-breaker returns to campus

After conquering Everest for the 19th time, the world’s most successful expedition leader returned to campus to speak about ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Deforestation linked to tropical temperature rises, online map shows

Add summary of article Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to ...
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Reintroducing wolves to Scottish Highlands could help address climate emergency

A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds modelled the potential impact of wolves in four areas classified as Scottish Wild Land, where growing red deer populations eating tree saplings is ...
University of Leeds

Alternative proteins centre launches fully funded PhDs

The School of Food Science and Nutrition are pleased to announce five fully funded PhD studentships on alternative proteins. Successful candidates will join the National Alternative Protein Innovation ...
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Global study uncovers best ways to change consumption to cut carbon footprint

Household activities account for around two-thirds of global greenhouse gases. As governments begin to plan for recovery from the coronavirus pandemic, consideration of these options would help to ...
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CO2 from ancient volcanoes was a hidden driver of Earth’s past climate

An international team of geoscientists including Professor Benjamin Mills has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes released carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...
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Mapping Europe’s wilderness to help preserve it

The paper, titled ‘Developing a Wilderness Quality Index for Continental Europe’ is published in the journal Land. It was co-authored by Steve Carver (Wildland Research Institute, School of Geography) ...
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New tool shows impacts of combining public transport and cycling

The research shows that a high proportion of car trips in urban areas of Lisbon could be replaced by a combination of public transit and cycling for the first-and-last mile. Doing so could reduce ...
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Ofgem to fund new geothermal energy project

Geosolutions Leeds will collaborate with Northern Powergrid, LCP Delta, E.ON Next, Leeds City Council and Star Refrigeration on the project. GeoGrid will use the University’s Geothermal Campus living ...