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Challenging current understanding of the deep-sea
New research has revealed how currents deep on the ocean floor are able to travel thousands of miles.
All work and no play? How will we spend time in driverless cars?
New research from the Institute for Transport Studies uses chauffeured passengers to better understand whether travel time will be more “worthwhile” in fully automated vehicles.
Government confirms 150-plus Leeds PhD places
More than 150 fully-funded PhD researcher places are being created in Leeds after the University secured funding to train the next generation of scientists and engineers.
Avoiding fossil-fuel “lock-in” could help limit global temperature rise
New research suggests there is a 64% chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels if fossil fuel infrastructure is immediately phased out.
Mobile X-band weather radar deployed in Cumbria to improve regional flood forecasting
Three scientists from the School of Earth and Environment are part of a team aiming to improve flood forecasting in Cumbria.