Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Ayham Alhuseen

Ayham Alhuseen is a PhD researcher in Refugee Mobilities at University of Leeds. His research examines displacement, temporariness, and the lived experiences of Syrian refugees in the UK, with a ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Moorland burning exposes millions to unsafe air pollution

Managed burning on moorland in the UK led to millions of people being exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate pollution, ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Can Indonesia make the switch to electric motorcycles?

A new paper by Dr Ferry Fathoni, Professor Kang Li, and Professor Jon Lovett explores the economics of battery refurbishment ...
Faculty of Environment | University of Leeds

Researchers evaluate strategies to protect Venice from rising sea levels

A new paper compares strategies, including movable barriers, ring dikes, closing the Venetian Lagoon, and relocating the city ...
University of Leeds

Vital research collaboration to restore the iconic Lough Neagh

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 ...
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Forty years of tracking trees reveals changes in Amazon and Andean Forest diversity

The study was led by Dr Belen Fadrique from the University of Liverpool, who conducted the research when she was a Marie Curie Fellow at the University of Leeds. It uses 40 years of records on tree ...
University of Leeds

Obituary: Kirk Handley

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 ...
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Microplastics detected in rural woodland

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 ...
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Nitrogen is key to faster regrowth in deforested areas, say researchers

A team of scientists led by the University of Leeds established the world’s largest and longest experiment to see how nutrients affect forest regrowth in areas cleared for activities such as logging ...
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Interdisciplinary collaboration on net zero in Indonesia

The paper uses the framework of historical institutionalism from the social sciences to explore how Indonesia is tackling the transition to renewable energy and net zero in the transport sector. The ...
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Dual Inaugural Lecture: Professor Charisma Choudhury and Professor Zia Wadud

Charisma is the Chair in Behaviour Modelling at the Institute for Transport Studies and School of Civil Engineering, University of Leeds. She leads the Choice Modelling Research Group and serves as ...
University of Leeds

Exciting expansion to Ingleborough National Nature Reserve

Yorkshire’s iconic upland landscape will be secured for nature, boosting wildlife recovery and public access. Ingleborough National Nature Reserve (NNR) has habitats that are home to nationally ...