School of Earth and Environment

Environmental challenges

Explore how human society interacts with the natural world, through our collection of five online courses

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A robotic revolution for urban nature

Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife according to research led by the University of Leeds.

A drone flies above a foggy road, surrounded by trees

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13th

in the world for Geology and Geophysics

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020

90%

of our research is

'world-leading’ or ‘internationally excellent' REF 2014

24th

in the world for Atmospheric Science

ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2020

Research and innovation

We are a major international powerhouse for environmental research that has wide-ranging and positive impacts on the world that we live in. Our research is carried out within five institutes which represent our core research areas, but much of our work is cross-cutting, tackling complex global challenges.