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Academic recognised by European Geosciences Union
Dr Anna Hogg been awarded the European Geosciences Union 2020 Division Outstanding Early Career Scientist Award.
Widespread drying of European peatlands in recent centuries
Researchers led by the University of Leeds examined 31 peatlands across Britain, Ireland, Scandinavia and continental Europe to assess changes in peatland surface wetness during the last 2,000 years.
A new approach for tackling superbugs
Researchers at Leeds, Münster and Erlangen universities discovered a new antibiotic-free approach which could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens.
‘Unprecedented’ rise in infant mortality in England linked to poverty
A new study links a recent rise in infant mortality in England to poverty.
Cutting emissions gradually will not cause a sudden jump in warming
Reducing fossil fuel emissions aggressively but gradually will not cause a large spike in short-term warming as feared, according to new research.