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UK Climate Resilience Champions based at Leeds
Tuesday 20 August 2019
UKRI and Met Office have announced that Professor Suraje Dessai and Dr Kate Lonsdale, based at the University of Leeds,...
Leeds academics awarded prestigious Fellowship
Friday 16 August 2019
Two academics at the University of Leeds have been elected as Fellows of the American Geophysical Union (AGU). Professor Ken...
Sustainable land use is part of the climate solution
Thursday 8 August 2019
Radical changes to land use are required to tackle climate change and ensure food security, according to a new report...
Budgeting for our future climate
Thursday 18 July 2019
A new framework provides a robust scientific tool for researchers, policymakers and industry to calculate remaining global carbon budgets. This...
The role of energy in meeting the UK’s net zero greenhouse gas targets
9 September 2019
Chris Stark, Chief Executive of the UK Committee on Climate Change, will join us at the University of Leeds to explore the...
Climate Impact and Risk Assessment National Meeting
11 Sep 2019 - 12 Sep 2019
This meeting will be a platform for the UK climate impacts and resilience communities to come together and hear about...
Beyond ‘Nature’
12 July 2019
After 5 years with Nature Research, Lewis Collins recently left to build something new: One Earth, a journal with a...
Three minutes to change the world: a Priestley Scholars Showcase
28 June 2019
The Priestley Centre has brought together a network of PhD students from across the university, to share and develop their...
Celebrating climate collaborations
Friday 19 July 2019
More than 280 people attended a series of six events to celebrate three years of the Priestley International Centre for...
New study shows public wants renewables – but government is not listening
Tuesday 9 July 2019
Article by Pip Roddis, University of Leeds Subsidies for onshore wind power were cut by the UK government in 2015....
The future of Nidderdale
Sunday 2 June 2019
Hope, ideas, and wild plants sprouting in the heart of the Yorkshire Dales by Hanna Pettersson Image by Howard Chalkley...
Heat-tolerant corals can create nurseries that are resistant to bleaching
Friday 17 May 2019
Image by Maria Beger Coral reef ecosystems are collapsing, with live coral cover on reefs having nearly halved over the...
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