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Excellent position for Geography in world league table
The ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subject 2017 has placed Leeds at 14th in the world for Geography.
Excellent student satisfaction results for the Faculty of Environment
The Faculty of Environment has achieved excellent student satisfaction results in the 2017 National Student Survey (NSS). The School of Earth and Environment achieved an impressive 98%.
Same-sex couples denied religious marriage ceremonies
Discrimination against same-sex couples denied religious marriage is endemic, says a new study.
Drilling down into the mysteries of the world's highest glacier
Climate change scientists are heading to the Himalayas in a bid to become the first to successfully drill through the world's highest glacier.
Discovery of 'hidden forests' adds at least 9% to global forest area
By using very high resolution satellite imagery available through the Google Earth platform, they found an additional 467 million hectacres of forest in the world's drylands.