New research shows that careful woodland design can avoid tree-planting on high-carbon soils and that new woodland creation ...

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.

The Healthy and Sustainable Places Data Service (HASP) has been named one of Big Issue's 100 Changemakers of 2026 for its work using smart data to reduce health inequalities in the UK.

We work on issues of social justice and citizenship from local to global scales with an eye to past, present and future challenges. In the context of increasingly diverse societies, unequal cities and ...

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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 ...

As the effects of climate change become more severe, some researchers disagree about the desirability and feasibility of further economic growth in high-income countries. Recently, the case has been ...

The new hub will evaluate the health impacts of net zero, working with civic and industry partners to find out the barriers, incentives and accelerants to healthy low-carbon transport schemes. It’ll ...

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 study, led by the University of Leeds, detected up to 500 microscopic particles of plastic per square metre per day in an area of woodland during the three-month study – almost twice as much as in ...

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 ...

The team found abundant groundwater resources and high thermal conductivity values – positive findings that support the continued development of ground energy for low-carbon heating systems on campus.