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Dr Will Homoky, Dr Alastair Lough and Chiara Krewer onboard the RRS Sir David Attenborough, having reached Antarctica.

Cold, unbalanced and feeling seasick – all in the name of science

Three researchers from the University of Leeds are embarking on a two-month expedition to the Antarctic to investigate one of the most important questions in climate science.

Obituary: Dr John Lockwood

Influential Teacher of Climate Science at the School of Geography

Drone photography of Hammarmossen raised bog, Sweden, where researchers found that open water pools have been rapidly shrinking and disappearing over the last six decades, overgrown by mats of Sphagnum moss and sedges.

Shrinking pools on northern peatlands

Peatlands are carbon-rich wetlands that are often covered in mazy patterns of open water pools, but some boreal peatlands in Scandinavia and elsewhere are beginning to lose their characteristic pools.

Two people walking out of the School of Food Science and Nutrition

Alternative protein research: transforming the UK’s commercial protein landscape

Scientists at the University of Leeds are leading research into sustainable, nutritious alternative proteins for food and feed. Find out what they’re working on with their industry partners.

Geography students in Sustainable Garden

£2m climate education expansion for England's young learners

Every school and college in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme backed by £2m of government funding.