School of Earth and Environment

Nearly a quarter of West Antarctic ice is now unstable

A team of Leeds researchers have found that Antarctica’s ice sheet has thinned by up to 122 metres in places, over a period of just 25 years.

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Environmental Challenges

Explore how human society interacts with the natural world, through this flexible program of online courses

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School of Earth and Environment

The School of Earth and Environment is home to one of the largest groupings of Earth, environmental and social scientists tackling global issues such as climate change, energy, water and sustainable development. Our research feeds directly into our teaching, which means you’ll learn about the latest developments in your field from world-leading researchers.

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Undergraduate degrees

Our world-leading research feeds directly into our teaching which means you will learn from people who are international authorities in climate science, sustainability, geology and geophysics.

Masters courses

Our range of masters courses will equip you with not only expert subject knowledge, but with important professional and transferable skills that employers require.

Research degrees

As a researcher at Leeds, you will be immersed in a friendly, supportive and diverse research community where you can make breakthroughs happen.

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.