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Thousands of visitors flocked to see the impressive light displays on campus as part of Light Night Leeds this week💡✨
Including a breathtaking collaboration with alum and composer Ilan Eshkeri. Read more about Ilan's return to Leeds: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Including a breathtaking collaboration with alum and composer Ilan Eshkeri. Read more about Ilan's return to Leeds: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
October 24, 2025 at 10:11 AM
Thousands of visitors flocked to see the impressive light displays on campus as part of Light Night Leeds this week💡✨
Including a breathtaking collaboration with alum and composer Ilan Eshkeri. Read more about Ilan's return to Leeds: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Including a breathtaking collaboration with alum and composer Ilan Eshkeri. Read more about Ilan's return to Leeds: www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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Can planting hedgerows help prevent flooding?
Join us on 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water.
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Join us on 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water.
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October 24, 2025 at 8:28 AM
Can planting hedgerows help prevent flooding?
Join us on 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water.
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Join us on 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water.
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Professor Amanda Maycock (Earth and Environment) explains how extreme sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific could influence UK weather this winter. Amanda describes how atmospheric wave patterns and moisture-rich air masses may lead to colder conditions across Europe.
Mysterious 'warm blob' breaks records in the North Pacific Ocean
Temperatures have surged across a large area of the north Pacific - and scientists don't know exactly why.
www.bbc.co.uk
October 24, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Professor Amanda Maycock (Earth and Environment) explains how extreme sea surface temperatures in the North Pacific could influence UK weather this winter. Amanda describes how atmospheric wave patterns and moisture-rich air masses may lead to colder conditions across Europe.
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The most effective and equitable agroecological approach needs to have many voices represented when shaping agricultural policy and agendas.
Researchers need to ensure they include alternative voices, knowledge and experiences
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#Agroecology #Agriculture
Researchers need to ensure they include alternative voices, knowledge and experiences
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#Agroecology #Agriculture
October 22, 2025 at 8:55 AM
The most effective and equitable agroecological approach needs to have many voices represented when shaping agricultural policy and agendas.
Researchers need to ensure they include alternative voices, knowledge and experiences
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#Agroecology #Agriculture
Researchers need to ensure they include alternative voices, knowledge and experiences
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#Agroecology #Agriculture
Professor Piers Forster (Priestley Centre) is quoted on the persistent rise in fossil fuel emissions as the key driver of record CO₂ levels. He warns that emissions remain at an all-time high and are not yet declining.
CO2 levels in Earth's atmosphere jumped by a record amount in 2024
The global average concentration of CO2 surged by 3.5 parts per million to reach 423.9 ppm last year, fuelling worries that the planet’s ability to soak up excess carbon is weakening
www.newscientist.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Professor Piers Forster (Priestley Centre) is quoted on the persistent rise in fossil fuel emissions as the key driver of record CO₂ levels. He warns that emissions remain at an all-time high and are not yet declining.
Professor Andrew McCaig (Earth and Environment) is quoted in coverage of a record-breaking ocean drilling mission that extracted a 1,268-metre core near the Earth's mantle.
Scientists Drilled So Deep Into the Center of the Earth, They Knocked on the Mantle’s Door
The record-breaking mission offers an unprecedented opportunity to study the geology of our planet’s largest layer.
www.popularmechanics.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Professor Andrew McCaig (Earth and Environment) is quoted in coverage of a record-breaking ocean drilling mission that extracted a 1,268-metre core near the Earth's mantle.
Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) is quoted responding to claims that a proposed Lincolnshire poultry farm would emit PM2.5 pollution comparable to the M25. He said the comparison was “reasonable” and warned that such particles can enter the bloodstream, posing health risks.
Toynton chicken farm 'will pollute air like M25' report claims
Villagers say they are
www.bbc.co.uk
October 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Dr Jim McQuaid (Earth and Environment) is quoted responding to claims that a proposed Lincolnshire poultry farm would emit PM2.5 pollution comparable to the M25. He said the comparison was “reasonable” and warned that such particles can enter the bloodstream, posing health risks.
Dr Carly Reddington (Earth & Environment) is quoted discussing research she conducted alongside Professor Dominick Spracklen (Earth and Environment) which links forest loss to increased local temperatures and mortality, especially among vulnerable rural populations.
Forest clearing in South-east Asia causes more heat-related deaths than in other tropical places
Each year, 15,680 rural residents die of heat-related complications worsened by deforestation. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.
www.straitstimes.com
October 21, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Dr Carly Reddington (Earth & Environment) is quoted discussing research she conducted alongside Professor Dominick Spracklen (Earth and Environment) which links forest loss to increased local temperatures and mortality, especially among vulnerable rural populations.
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The effective implementation of agroecological principles requires collaboration. Equitable partnerships—across academia, farmers, policymakers, investors, and civil society—are key to enabling innovation and impact.
#WorldFoodDay
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#WorldFoodDay
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October 15, 2025 at 8:51 AM
The effective implementation of agroecological principles requires collaboration. Equitable partnerships—across academia, farmers, policymakers, investors, and civil society—are key to enabling innovation and impact.
#WorldFoodDay
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#WorldFoodDay
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Weather radar is key to our forecasting. From tracking rain and snow to supporting flood alerts, it helps deliver real-time insights communities and decision-makers rely on.
Learn how we use radar to deliver accurate weather observations & forecasts 👇
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...
Learn how we use radar to deliver accurate weather observations & forecasts 👇
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...
October 1, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Weather radar is key to our forecasting. From tracking rain and snow to supporting flood alerts, it helps deliver real-time insights communities and decision-makers rely on.
Learn how we use radar to deliver accurate weather observations & forecasts 👇
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...
Learn how we use radar to deliver accurate weather observations & forecasts 👇
www.metoffice.gov.uk/blog/2025/ho...
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Join us on Wednesday 15th October to hear Dr Mapenzie Tauzie on 'Negotiating Empowerment: Exploring how women balance agriculture, household responsibilities and social networks in rural Malawi'.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-eve...
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Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-eve...
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Women's everyday experiences in Malawi agriculture and social relations
Negotiating Empowerment: Exploring how women balance agriculture, household responsibilities and social networks in rural Malawi
www.eventbrite.co.uk
October 1, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Join us on Wednesday 15th October to hear Dr Mapenzie Tauzie on 'Negotiating Empowerment: Exploring how women balance agriculture, household responsibilities and social networks in rural Malawi'.
Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-eve...
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Register: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-eve...
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A study by PhD researcher Jess Payne (Earth and Environment) found that the depletion of Iran's underwater aquifers is driving the ground to sink rapidly throughout the country. Read more:
Iran among 'world's most extreme subsidence hotspots' with some areas sinking up to 1 foot per year, study finds
The extraction of water from aquifers in Iran is causing an area the size of Maryland to sink, exposing an estimated 650,000 people to the risks of subsidence and freshwater depletion.
www.livescience.com
October 1, 2025 at 2:32 PM
A study by PhD researcher Jess Payne (Earth and Environment) found that the depletion of Iran's underwater aquifers is driving the ground to sink rapidly throughout the country. Read more:
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What's the difference between hurricanes, ex-hurricanes and other types of low pressure that occur in the Atlantic or around the world? And why is it so unlikely for a hurricane to hit the UK?
Find out with Aidan 👇
Find out with Aidan 👇
04/10/2024 – The differences between hurricanes and ex-hurricanes – Met Office weather forecast UK
This is a Met Office UK explainer looking at the difference between hurricanes, ex-hurricanes and other types of low pressure that occur in the Atlantic or around the world. Why is it so unlikely for…
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September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
What's the difference between hurricanes, ex-hurricanes and other types of low pressure that occur in the Atlantic or around the world? And why is it so unlikely for a hurricane to hit the UK?
Find out with Aidan 👇
Find out with Aidan 👇
Greatest Hits Radio • 26 September • Broadcast
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated. Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) says climate change makes events like this worse.
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated. Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) says climate change makes events like this worse.
Typhoon Ragasa makes landfall in China after 17 killed in Taiwan
The typhoon has now hit southern China after leaving a trail of destruction across the region.
www.bbc.co.uk
September 26, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Greatest Hits Radio • 26 September • Broadcast
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated. Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) says climate change makes events like this worse.
A powerful typhoon has made landfall in China, where around two million people have been evacuated. Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) says climate change makes events like this worse.
Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) is quoted considering the possibility of the USA not investing in renewables. Read More:
UN latest: Zelenskyy tells UN 'God saved' Trump from assassination - after US president's 'big shift' on Ukraine
Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been addressing the UN General Assembly after a major reversal on the Ukraine war from Donald Trump yesterday. Watch and follow live below.
news.sky.com
September 24, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Professor John Marsham (Climate & Atmospheric Science) is quoted considering the possibility of the USA not investing in renewables. Read More:
Research led by Sally Wilson (Earth and Environment) have increased the number of known active subglacial lakes below Antarctica by more than half to 231. Professor Anna Hogg (Climate & Atmospheric Science) co-author of this study, is quoted. Read more:
85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica
Hidden beneath the biggest ice mass on Earth, hundreds of subglacial lakes form a crucial part of Antarctica's icy structure, affecting the movement and stability of glaciers, and consequentially infl...
phys.org
September 24, 2025 at 2:47 PM
Research led by Sally Wilson (Earth and Environment) have increased the number of known active subglacial lakes below Antarctica by more than half to 231. Professor Anna Hogg (Climate & Atmospheric Science) co-author of this study, is quoted. Read more:
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New blog by Ankitha Manohar, PhD student @universityofleeds.bsky.social
During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.
Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...
During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.
Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...
September 23, 2025 at 9:23 AM
New blog by Ankitha Manohar, PhD student @universityofleeds.bsky.social
During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.
Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...
During recent fieldwork in the Philippines, Ankitha used GFEI funds to give local communities disposable cameras to document their meals and tell their individual food stories.
Read her reflections: medium.com/globalfoodle...
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🌍We're thrilled to share that Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre, is heading to New York Climate Week next week to speak on contrails, carbon markets, and the 1.5°C challenge.
Follow for updates about this global collaboration!
#ClimateWeekNYC #PriestleyCentre #UniOfLeeds
Follow for updates about this global collaboration!
#ClimateWeekNYC #PriestleyCentre #UniOfLeeds
September 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
🌍We're thrilled to share that Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre, is heading to New York Climate Week next week to speak on contrails, carbon markets, and the 1.5°C challenge.
Follow for updates about this global collaboration!
#ClimateWeekNYC #PriestleyCentre #UniOfLeeds
Follow for updates about this global collaboration!
#ClimateWeekNYC #PriestleyCentre #UniOfLeeds
Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer (Geophysics and Tectonics) is the author of this piece which discusses the most fundamental properties of the Earth’s inner core. Read more:
Earth’s inner core: nobody knows exactly what it’s made of – now we’ve started to uncover the truth
The Earth’s inner core has long been a total mystery.
theconversation.com
September 19, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Dr Alfred Wilson-Spencer (Geophysics and Tectonics) is the author of this piece which discusses the most fundamental properties of the Earth’s inner core. Read more:
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Congratulations to Dr Declan Finney, who has been named as one of @ukri.org’s Future Leaders Fellows! 👏
He'll lead research into the use of drones for cloud observation and weather forecasting as part of the prestigious fellowship.
Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
He'll lead research into the use of drones for cloud observation and weather forecasting as part of the prestigious fellowship.
Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
Dr Declan Finney awarded UKRI Future Leaders Followship
Dr Finney will lead research into cloud observation to enhance UK weather forecasting and knowledge about cloud-climate interactions as part of the prestigious fellowship.
environment.leeds.ac.uk
September 17, 2025 at 9:21 AM
Congratulations to Dr Declan Finney, who has been named as one of @ukri.org’s Future Leaders Fellows! 👏
He'll lead research into the use of drones for cloud observation and weather forecasting as part of the prestigious fellowship.
Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
He'll lead research into the use of drones for cloud observation and weather forecasting as part of the prestigious fellowship.
Read more: environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...
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Two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer are linked to climate change. The costs of this year’s heat waves, droughts, and floods could rise to more than €120 billion in 2029.
www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-bal...
www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-bal...
The balance sheet of this year’s summer: thousands of heat deaths, tens of billions in economic costs
www.climatechangepost.com
September 17, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Two in three heat deaths in Europe this summer are linked to climate change. The costs of this year’s heat waves, droughts, and floods could rise to more than €120 billion in 2029.
www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-bal...
www.climatechangepost.com/news/the-bal...
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Despite the cloud and breeze, it's rather warm for some over the next few days with above average temperatures
But a cooler feel will arrive during the weekend
Typical September values are 15-19°C, north to south 🌡️
But a cooler feel will arrive during the weekend
Typical September values are 15-19°C, north to south 🌡️
September 17, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Despite the cloud and breeze, it's rather warm for some over the next few days with above average temperatures
But a cooler feel will arrive during the weekend
Typical September values are 15-19°C, north to south 🌡️
But a cooler feel will arrive during the weekend
Typical September values are 15-19°C, north to south 🌡️
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Have you seen some sunshine this morning?
Cloud is building in the west, indicating the change to wet and windy conditions tonight ☔
Cloud is building in the west, indicating the change to wet and windy conditions tonight ☔
September 16, 2025 at 11:00 AM
Have you seen some sunshine this morning?
Cloud is building in the west, indicating the change to wet and windy conditions tonight ☔
Cloud is building in the west, indicating the change to wet and windy conditions tonight ☔
Prof Piers Forster (Priestley Centre for Climate Futures) led a major international study which has found that climate change is accelerating, with global warming on track to breach 1.5°C by 2028. He emphasises that rapid emissions cuts could still halve the rate of warming & avert the worst impacts
Climate change is accelerating, scientists find in ‘grim’ report » Yale Climate Connections
They warn that humanity is just three years from overshooting the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C target, with seas rising faster than ever. But the report also contains a little bit of good news.
yaleclimateconnections.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Prof Piers Forster (Priestley Centre for Climate Futures) led a major international study which has found that climate change is accelerating, with global warming on track to breach 1.5°C by 2028. He emphasises that rapid emissions cuts could still halve the rate of warming & avert the worst impacts
Dr Benjamin Mills (Earth and Environment) provides expert insight in Quanta Magazine, explaining that carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of Earth’s climate shifts across the age of animals. Read More:
Climate Extremes Are a Hallmark of the Age of Animals | Quanta Magazine
New reconstructions of 540 million years of climate history show the planet tumbling between icehouse and hothouse states, revealing how rare and vulnerable our temperate moment is.
www.quantamagazine.org
September 16, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Dr Benjamin Mills (Earth and Environment) provides expert insight in Quanta Magazine, explaining that carbon dioxide is the dominant driver of Earth’s climate shifts across the age of animals. Read More: