New research from NAPIC scientists at University of Leeds is using artificial intelligence and statistical physics to ...

Two beavers were released in 2019 into an enclosure in Cropton Forest, where natural flood management had already taken place to try to reduce the flood risk to villages downstream. The trial was led ...

The study shows that on average more than half a million additional people were exposed, with peak exposure affecting up to 2.3 million people. Our results show that prescribed burning can increase ...

Work to restore heathland, meadows, woodland, peatlands and rivers in the uplands of South Cumbria has begun in earnest thanks to a new project supported by Defra’s Landscape Recovery Scheme. The ...

Latest subject rankings from the QS World University Rankings by Subject published in March 2026 recognise the global standing of subjects and academic disciplines within the faculties, with subjects ...

Tree planting is widely promoted as a nature-based response to climate change. New woodlands can reduce flood risk, improve air quality, support biodiversity, and capture carbon from the atmosphere.

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 ...

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 ...

Researchers from the University of Leeds and the National Alternative Protein Innovation Centre (NAPIC) have revealed the biological reason behind the dry, chalky mouthfeel that often puts consumers ...

His research project, titled ‘Representations of Cognitive Geography for Navigating Sustainable Neighbourhoods (ReCoGNiSe)’ will study how people experience and remember their local environments, ...

Clouds are central to Earth’s weather and climate systems, influencing precipitation and the planet’s energy balance. However, long-term cloud observations remain extremely limited due to the dynamic ...

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 ...