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Environment technicians shortlisted for Papin Prize

Three outstanding technicians in the Faculty of Environment are on the shortlist for the UK Institute for Technical Skills & Strategy’s 2025 Papin Prize.

Storm clouds gather in Mali. Picture by Francoise Guichard.

Soil conditions significantly increase rainfall in megastorm hotspots

Large contrasts in soil moisture levels over a wide area can increase the size and intensity of so-called megastorms which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe.

A lighthouse on the south pier in IJmuiden, Netherlands, being struck by breaking waves as tall as it, caused by the storm Dudley in February 2022.

Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth

Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.

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National hub for net zero, health and extreme heat

The HEARTH hub will lead research into the health outcomes of net zero, to reduce the health risks associated with extreme heat within vulnerable communities.

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Environment expertise highlighted in QS World University Rankings

Geophysics, Geology, Earth and Marine Sciences, and Geography at Leeds are in the top 30 subjects in the latest QS World University Rankings, with three of these areas having improved from last year.

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