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Breaking barriers in science communication
Daniela Navarro-Perez collaborates with organisations and volunteers to…
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Professor Chris Davies is 2024 AGU William Gilbert Award recipient
The Professor of Theoretical Geophysics and Deputy Director at the Leeds…
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El Niño caused greatest ever mass extinction new research reveals
Mega ocean warming El Niño events were a significant driver of the largest…
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Land-sea “tag-team” devastated ocean life millions of years ago
A “tag-team” between the oceans and continents millions of years ago…
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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.