Climate Solutions
Predicting tornadoes
Weather forecasters can more accurately predict when a tornado is likely to hit the UK thanks to a new tool devised in a partnership between the University and Met Office
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Supporting the offshore wind industry
Reduced costs and improved lifespan of wind turbines are being supported by our expertise in seismic data interpretation and stratigraphy
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Beneficial impact on forests
The Leeds Ecosystem, Atmosphere and Forest (LEAF) Centre at the University brings together forest-related research to strengthen impact and collaborations
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Leading climate research
Our experts are shaping policy and developing scientific interventions to help humanity adapt and respond to climate change and its pressing global challenges. They are combating urgent problems brought on by global warming through a diverse range of research-led solutions.
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Climate solutions
Alkali-activated cements pave the way to more carbon-friendly infrastructure for growing societies
Better forecasting techniques save lives and improve policymaking in Africa’s regions worst affected by climate change
Our researchers are building powerful new tools that help local authorities to make more sustainable transport policy decisions
Dr Duncan Quincey’s glaciology research is the first step in creating future plans for communities that depend on glaciers and their resources
Professor Paul Chatterton is designing climate-resilient cities of the future
Research impact
Place-based climate action
The Place-based Climate Action Network (PCAN) aims to connect sectors, people and sources of finance to tackle the climate emergency.
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Geoscientists are using expertise in seismic data interpretation and stratigraphy to reduce costs and to improve the lifespan of wind turbines.
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Our researchers are exploring the carbon storage capacity of UK woodlands to help maximise the role forests can play in achieving Net Zero emissions.
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Our researchers are developing low-carbon cements with the aim of achieving reduced CO2 emissions from infrastructure.
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Undertaking a PhD at Leeds will be a journey that will stimulate your passion for your subject and push you to reach your potential. To browse funded projects, supervisors, research areas, and PhD opportunities, visit phd.leeds.ac.uk.

Anya Schlich-Davies focuses on glacier modelling using climate data from the Khumbu region of Nepal for her funded PhD research. She calculates how glaciers and the South Asian monsoon, both vital sources of water among communities, may change in the future as a result of a changing climate.

Michael Baidu is studying for a PhD in Atmospheric science. His GCRF SWIFT-funded PhD project on nowcasting aims to improve understanding and prediction of high impact weather systems over West Africa. Before coming to Leeds, he trained as a meteorologist with the Ghana Meteorological Agency.
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Our Masters courses bring together academic expertise from a variety of disciplines. Develop sustainable solutions to real-world global challenges linked to the Earth's rapidly changing climate by studying one of our courses.
Research Centres and Institutes
High-profile national research centres and globally recognised institutes are based at the University.
Centre for Climate Change Economics and Policy
Our multidisciplinary Centre brings together some of the world’s leading researchers on climate change economics and policy.
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Our research covers air pollution due to chemistry and aerosols, climate change, high resolution weather processes, global agriculture, and palaeo-climate.
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A NERC Centre of Excellence studying processes in the Earth’s polar latitudes which can affect the Earth’s albedo, polar atmosphere and ocean circulation, and global sea level.
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Addresses global challenges through understanding the Earth's atmosphere, how it is changing, and how it impacts on life.
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The Priestley International Centre for Climate brings together world leading expertise in climate change research.
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Our research draws upon aspects of geography, sociology, politics, planning, economics, management, development and technology studies.
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Our partnership with the Met Office aims to secure the UK as a world-leader in weather forecasting and climate prediction.
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One of the largest interdisciplinary centres for water research in any university in the world, water@leeds encompasses expertise from a wide range of disciplines.
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