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We work at the forefront of global research agendas, leading the way in finding solutions to major social, political and environmental challenges. This exciting and impactful research takes us to some of the remotest places on Earth, including the high mountains, both poles and the depths of the tropical rainforests, as well as to the world’s major urban conurbations in both developed and developing nations.
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The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger
Trees in Amazon forests have got 'fatter' with average size increasing by…
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85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica
Using a decade of satellite data, researchers have identified 85 previously…
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University farm to halve carbon footprint for new research project
The University of Leeds farm is to become a pioneering research station to…
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World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally…
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