Earth responded to its most severe past warming event by evolving a new and bizarre type of photosynthesis that allowed a ...

Work to restore heathland, meadows, woodland, peatlands and rivers in the uplands of South Cumbria has begun in earnest ...

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

The School of Food Science and Nutrition, part of the Faculty of Environment and Social Sciences at the University of Leeds, tackles existing and emerging problems across food science and nutrition.

The Earth sciences – also known as the geosciences – are critical to securing our future on Earth. It’s the expertise of Earth scientists all over the globe that’s vital in protecting and sustaining ...

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 ...

INFUZE is an exciting new collaboration which is asking what kind of future transport systems can work better for people, business and places. We know that planning for a continuation of current ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...