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Professor Lindsay Stringer receives Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award
The School of Earth and Environment is pleased to congratulate Professor Lindsay Stringer, for receiving the Royal Society Wolfson Research Merit award for their research on improving land quality.
Glaciologists return to drill the world's highest glacier
School of Geography glaciologists are set to return to the Himalayas, a year on from a successful mission to drill through the world’s highest glacier.
Peatland contributions to UK water security
Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK’s water supply, warn scientists.
Leeds Professor awarded grant from EFSA to investigate protein digestibility
Professor Alan Mackie has been awarded £239k from the European Food Safety Authority to investigate the susceptibility of a protein to digestion.
Dry times in the Amazon add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
As the climate changes, the Amazon Basin may release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than it absorbs, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.