School of Earth and Environment

Graduation 2019

Congratulations to all students graduating from the School of Earth and Environment this month. Welcome to our alumni community.

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Student graduating from the University of Leeds

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Top 10 in the world

for Atmospheric Science, ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of the Academic Subjects 2019

Students walking in front of the School of Earth and Environment

Greenland ice losses rising faster than expected

Research by University of Leeds scientists has found that Greenland has lost 3.8 trillion tonnes of ice since 1992 – enough to push global sea levels up by 10.6 millimetres.

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Graduation 2019
Top 10
Our Research

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Top 20

in the world for Earth and Marine Sciences

QS World University Rankings by Subject 2019

90%

of our research is

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

Top 10

in the world for Atmospheric Science

ShanghaiRanking's Global Ranking of Academic Subjects 2019

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.