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Leeds Met Office Partnership renewed to build on a decade of successful weather and climate research
The University of Leeds' prestigious membership of the Met Office Academic Partnership (MOAP) will continue, welcoming the Universities of Edinburgh and Birmingham.
European Space Agency selects Harmony mission for climate change and extreme weather research
The European Space Agency (ESA) has chosen the Harmony research mission for implementation, which will provide a wealth of new data about our oceans, ice, earthquakes and volcanoes.
Dr Robin Lovelace begins exciting new role with Active Travel England
Dr Robin Lovelace, a data scientist and Lead Developer of the Propensity to Cycle Tool, has been appointed as Active Travel England’s Interim Director of Data and Analysis.
Tropical soils 'highly sensitive' to global warming
Global warming is likely to cause a decline in the number of species of microbes that live in tropical soils - and that could threaten the biodiversity of rainforests and increase carbon emissions.
Get serious about deadly wildfire threat to England’s urban areas, warns university expert
An ‘urgent conversation’ is needed about extreme heat and the wildfire risk that could threaten lives in urban areas, a School of Geography expert says.