A new public footpath has been unveiled at Gair Wood that links up with the ever-popular Meanwood Valley Trail and Leeds ...

Permafrost thawing may allow greenhouse gases to escape at a much higher rate than previously thought, and this could further accelerate climate change.

A team of researchers led by the University of Leeds modelled the potential impact of wolves in four areas classified as Scottish Wild Land, where growing red deer populations eating tree saplings is ...

Kirk joined the Department of Earth Sciences (now part of the School of Earth and Environment) in 1986 as a member of the technical staff. He dedicated his career to supporting teaching and research ...

The School of Food Science and Nutrition are pleased to announce five fully funded PhD studentships on alternative proteins. Successful candidates will join the National Alternative Protein Innovation ...

The new research published in Nature Plants by a global team of tropical forest scientists shows that the average size of trees in Amazon forests has increased over recent decades. The team of almost ...

An international team of geoscientists including Professor Benjamin Mills has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes released carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...

The study examined energy inequality for income classes across 86 countries, from highly industrialised to developing nations. In the first study of its kind, University of Leeds researchers combined ...

They won the award in recognition of the work they are doing to improve access to healthy and sustainable diets for customers of major food retailers. The ESRC-funded Consumer Data Research Centre ...

UK Centre for Ecology & Hydrology (UKCEH) working with Biota Trace and the Lough Neagh Partnership, has secured funding from the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and the Department of ...

Dr Batterman, an Associate Professor in the School of Geography, received the Philip Leverhulme Prize, which is awarded to Early Career Researchers who have made significant advances in their research ...

The data also showed that the amount of sugary food in lunchboxes declined over ten years. However, it is still higher than recommended, and there has been a drop in essential vitamins and minerals.