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School of Geography wins the prestigious Jon Walker award
The School of Geography has won the highly-coveted Jon Walker award from the Society for Location Analysis, which recognises excellence and innovation within the field of location analysis.
Classifying the world's tropical forests
A new study reveals surprising results about the genetic relationships between the world’s tropical forests, suggesting that they should no longer be divided into Old and New World.
New study finds intact rainforests of Borneo are getting larger
The remaining undisturbed rainforests in Borneo, some of the world’s tallest and most carbon-dense, have been removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the past 50 years, a new study shows.
Air quality management leaves poor behind
Analysis of a decade of air quality change in Britain has revealed that deprived neighbourhoods have benefited least from improving air quality.
Climate change threatens previous UK ecosystem
An entire ecosystem is at risk from the effects of climate change on the UK's blanket bogs, scientists at the University of Leeds have warned.