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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.
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Analysis reveals scale of tertiary education's carbon emissions
A major analysis of the carbon footprint of universities and FE colleges has…
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We cannot address global water challenges without social sciences
Professor Martin-Ortega’s paper sets social sciences and…
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Warmer seas may hinder organic carbon burial in ocean sediments
Ocean warming may decrease the rate at which carbon from dead and decaying…
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Hydropower without the environmental impact
Scientists have analysed data from nearly three million rivers across the…
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Global weather research recognised by Queen's award
A Queen's Anniversary Prize - the UK’s highest accolade for universities and colleges - has been awarded to the University of Leeds for research into tropical weather systems and climate science.