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Environment expertise highlighted in QS World University Rankings

Geophysics, Geology, Earth and Marine Sciences, and Geography at Leeds are in the top 30 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings, with three of these areas having improved from last year.

The Houses of Parliament and Big Ben from across the Thames

Trio of Leeds academics selected for prestigious Royal Society Pairing Scheme

Three Faculty of Environment academics have been selected to take part in the Royal Society Pairing Scheme 2025, which connects scientists with policymakers.

Image showing University of Leeds building with a drilling site in front. A digger and the Leeds Climate Plan banner are in front.

Promising findings from campus geothermal drilling

The first phase of the geothermal campus project is complete, and the results have positive implications for low-carbon heating and cooling systems on campus and beyond.

Professor Carrivick on the ice at Nigardsbreen, Norway

The global fight to save glaciers

Professor Jonathan Carrivick has joined an international team responding to the global loss of glaciers.

Three yellow tents at the basecamp of Mount Everest, with the snowy peaks in the background.

Research to explore why Everest glacier is so warm

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest next month to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting point.