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Awards showcase research impact in Faculty of Environment

University of Leeds Faculty of Environment researchers and support teams who strive to make a meaningful difference in the world have been recognised for their exceptional contributions.

Three students stood with their back to the camera, in the Sustainable Garden on campus. It is a bright summers day. There are more students sat on a picnic table to the right foreground and greenery out of focus in the main foreground.

New funding supports climate PhD researchers

UK Research and Innovation funds the collaborative, multidisciplinary UNRISK Centre for Doctoral Training (CDT) to tackle the uncertainty of the impacts of climate change.

Researchers in orange safety jackets in front of the Kasai River. They are looking at a laptop.

Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin

A project to protect the world’s second-largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the government.

A temperate rainforest in Ennerdale, Cumbria. Credit: Simon Webb

Climate change threatens rare temperate rainforests

Up to two-thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study.

From the periphery to a focal point: 20 years of innovation at the Sustainability Research Institute

As the Sustainability Research Institute turns 20, members reflect on its identity, achievements and how it will evolve.