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Professor Richard Beardsworth, Principal Fellow of the Priestley Centre, has written an article in the July edition of Open Access Government, a publication for government ministers, senior civil servants, and public sector procurement and policy professionals across the UK and Europe. The article examines what initiatives such as the Transitioning Away from Fossil Fuels (TAFF)...
Ben Pickering with the camera he built to enhance forecasting from weather stations. A meteorologist aiming to make weather forecasting more accurate is one of three winners of an inaugural prize at the University of Leeds. Ben Pickering, who completed a PhD in Atmospheric Physics at Leeds, wants to increase the use of technology to...
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...
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...
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...