Climate Solutions
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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Supporting the offshore wind industry
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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Capturing carbon through forests
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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Green concrete alternatives
Our researchers are developing low-carbon cements with the aim of achieving reduced CO2 emissions from infrastructure.
MoreResearch degrees
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.
Juan Pablo (JP) Gevaudan is a postdoctoral researcher who came to the University of Leeds from Colorado, USA, to continue his research on the durability of low-CO2 concrete materials alongside Professor Susan Bernal Lopez; he is now a Marie Curie Research Fellow at Leeds.
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.
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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Institute for Climate and Atmospheric Science
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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Centre for Polar Observation and Modelling
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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National Centre for Atmospheric Science
Addresses global challenges through understanding the Earth's atmosphere, how it is changing, and how it impacts on life.
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Priestley Centre
The Priestley International Centre for Climate brings together world leading expertise in climate change research.
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Sustainability Research Institute
Our research draws upon aspects of geography, sociology, politics, planning, economics, management, development and technology studies.
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Met Office Academic Partnership
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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Water at Leeds
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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