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A researcher hunches over the ground to do testing on a salt marsh. Two other researchers to the same in the background, in front of a stretch of water.

Protection of saltmarshes is vital for climate change mitigation

The UK’s saltmarshes are under threat from climate change, coastal erosion and sea-level rise, according to a new study.

A group of six practitioners of research, art and activism from Buenos Aires and Leeds, stood together in a line in front of the sustainable garden in Leeds.

Artivist Crossings: crossing boundaries with the University of Buenos Aires

A collaborative International Strategy Fund project with the University of Buenos Aires crosses boundaries, disciplines and cultures to tackle climate justice.

Left: an image of Lex Comber, smiling. Right: blue text reading

Social media insights capture trends in neighbourhood changes

Professor Lex Comber has received funding for research that uses social media insights to track trends in gentrification and house pricing in the UK, Vietnam and New Zealand.

A spiral fossil shell on a black background.

Studying warm climates of the past can reveal our future

New research combines climate modelling with fossil shell analysis to understand what a warm future could be like over Western Europe.

Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone. Image shows the view of the coast, including high-rises and an offshore cargo boat.

Africa Week: research and collaboration highlight

Ahead of Africa Day on May 25, this article highlights recent research projects in which our researchers have collaborated with African communities, researchers and practitioners.

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