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Professor Simon Lewis discussing his research

Scientist recognised for research into Congo peatlands

Published
17 May 2023
Categories
Environment
Science
Research

A researcher who exposed the threat that climate change poses to tropical forests in Africa has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest accolades in science.

Odenwinkelkees glacier 
 with bare rocky mountainside on either side with bright blue sky in the background.

Vanishing glaciers threaten Alpine biodiversity

Published
4 May 2023
Categories
Science
Environment

With glaciers melting at unprecedented rates due to climate change, invertebrates that live in the cold meltwater rivers of the Alps will face widespread habitat loss, warn researchers.

Sunlight shines through the canopy of the Amazon rainforest.

Amazon - how will it cope with drought?

Published
26 April 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.

Professor Helen Gleeson and Devesh Mistry working together in a laboratory

£2m investment boost for professor's 'wonder material'

Published
5 April 2023
Categories
Business & Economy
Working with business
Science

A cutting edge “deeptech” company born when a Leeds academic discovered a revolutionary new material that gets thicker as it is stretched has attracted £2 million in investment.