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Meet the IAG student - Matt Grimshaw
Matt Grimshaw, a PhD student in our ores and mineralization research group has recently undertaken an internship at the Australian Resources Research Centre in Perth....
Critical Zones Observatories
The challenge of growing enough food to sustain an ever-expanding population has led the Chinese government to look at creative solutions to reform farming in the country....
Severe ozone depletion avoided
We are already reaping the rewards of the Montreal Protocol, with the ozone layer in much better shape than it would have been without the UN treaty, according to a new study in Nature Communications....
Greenland ice flow likely to speed up
Seismic surveys challenge the view that recent slowdowns in Greenland’s ice flow will continue in the long term, says a new study....
A sustainable approach to research
Sustainability is the ability to maintain an activity without harm to, or depletion of, environmental, social or economic resources – and it’s something the University of Leeds takes seriously....
Piers Sellers award for PhD student
Ross Gillard, PhD student in the School of Earth and Environment, has been awarded a Piers Sellers prize for exceptional PhD research by a University of Leeds student for his publications relating to the politics of climate and energy during...
Antarctica ramps up sea level rise
Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3.0 mm) coming in the last five years alone....
Arctic ice cap slides into the ocean
Satellite images have revealed that a remote Arctic ice cap has thinned by more than 50 metres since 2012 – about one sixth of its original thickness – and that it is now flowing 25 times faster. ...
Insight into our climate future
New research has shown that limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is still geophysically possible, but requires more ambitious emission reductions....
The slowdown in global temperature trends
Observations suggest a slowdown in global surface temperature trends since 1998, whereas most climate models simulate continued warming. ...
Top 15 in the Guardian University Guide 2018
The Faculty of Environment at the University of Leeds has achieved top 15 rankings in the Guardian University Guide 2018....
A wilder future for Yorkshire
A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched....
Extra £1m funding awarded to SENSE project
Training for next generation of earth observation leaders renewed...
Cool summer of 2013 boosted Arctic sea ice
The volume of Arctic sea ice increased by a third after the summer of 2013 as unusually cool air temperatures prevented the ice from melting, according to University of Leeds and UCL scientists....
Tug-of-war drives magnetic north sprint
tug-of-war-drives magnetic north sprint...