New home for University’s climate research
The Priestley Building will provide a base on the University's main campus for leading climate-related research.
News
600 results for 'global food environment'
Celebrating satellites’ contribution to polar science
Seven areas of fast-flowing ice on the Antarctic Peninsula have been formally named after Earth observation satellites, following a request by a University of Leeds scientist.
New Director for Bragg Centre for Materials Research
The University has appointed Professor Edmund Linfield as the first Director for the Bragg Centre for Materials Research.
Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable
In only 25 years, ocean melting has caused ice thinning to spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that 24% of its glacier ice is now affected, according to a new study.
Future leaders to deliver global impact
Three University of Leeds researchers have received a prestigious fellowship aimed at tackling global challenges.
Oxygen linked with the boom and bust of early animal evolution
New research reveals clues to a crucial period of rapid evolution in complex animals that began roughly 540 million years ago.
Success for Leeds in key university ranking
The University features in the top ten rankings for 23 subjects and is first in the UK for two, according to one of the most influential league tables in the UK.
Tackling the world’s big problems
The University has extended its global impact, supporting more than 70 Global Challenges Research Fund research projects across 30 different countries.
Conservationists share core aims, but major rifts remain
The first large-scale survey of those working to protect the natural world has found general agreement on the goals of conservation – but significant divisions on how to achieve them.
Challenging current understanding of the deep-sea
New research has revealed how currents deep on the ocean floor are able to travel thousands of miles.