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Celebrating 10 years of the Priestley Centre
On 30 June, the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures marked its 10th anniversary, bringing together colleagues, partners, and friends from across the University of Leeds and beyond to celebrate a decade of climate research, collaboration, and impact. The Priestley Centre was founded in June 2016, with an aim to bring together climate experts from across the University of Leeds to work...
Priestley Centre marks 10 years with prizes celebrating collaboration and impact
On 30 June, the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures marked its 10th anniversary by celebrating outstanding contributions to climate research and impact, awarding two prestigious prizes that reflect the Centre’s core values of collaboration, excellence and real-world change. The awards underscored the breadth of work supported by the Priestley Centre over the past decade - from early-career...
Beavers help reduce flood risk and boost nature in Yorkshire trial
Releasing beavers as part of a trial in the North York Moors has helped to reduce downstream flooding and enhance biodiversity according to new research from the University of Leeds. Two beavers were released in 2019 into an enclosure in Cropton Forest where natural flood management had already taken place to try to reduce...
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Priestley Scholars: Connecting People, Ideas, and Impact Across Campus
Professor James Ford took over as academic lead of the Priestley Climate Scholars programme in 2023. Here he reflects on how the programme is helping...
Connecting with Global Climate Policy
The Priestley Centre and the UNFCCC From its inception, the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures has recognised that our world‑leading climate research can inform real-world decision making. Throughout the past decade, that conviction has guided our...
Why COP30 ran through the night, and What Might Help
A blog by Priestley member Sajid Siraj. I followed COP30, watching a negotiation end 27 hours late with agreements delivering a fraction of the emissions reductions that science says we...