📢 #PhD opportunity in Global #MethanePolitics 2 full scholarships at University of Leeds @polisatleeds.bsky.social @janselby.bsky.social Projects on 1) the politics of coal methane and 2) the politics of #wastewater methane. #academicsky Deadline 15 Feb 2026 phd.leeds.ac.uk/project/2341...

📢3 x Research Fellowship Opportunities! 🌍Global #MethanePolitics. 🌍3 positions available on the methane politics of livestock, oil and gas, and solid waste respectively. #academicsky Led by @janselby.bsky.social @polisatleeds.bsky.social 🔗https://jobs.leeds.ac.uk/ESLPO1108

📢Looking to start a funded #PhD in 2026? The @yes-dtn.bsky.social is a partnership between the Universities of Leeds, York, and National Centre for Atmospheric Science. Projects tackle the global #environmental #science questions of the future. #academicsky Deadline 7 January yes-dtn.ac.uk

🌊 Here are our water@leeds 2025 Highlights – showcasing how #interdisciplinary research can tackle global #water challenges. 🌍Thanks to our members and collaborators in the UK and worldwide. 🔗Follow the link: chalciporus.us-west.host.bsky.network/xrpc/com.atp...

Today is #InternationalMountainDay, and this year's theme highlights the importance of glacier preservation. On our How To Fix… podcast, Leeds academics Duncan Quincey and Lauren Rawlins, with alum Kenton Cool, discussed how we can minimise the impact of melting glaciers. Listen: pod.fo/e/34cbac

COP - a failing approach in need of radical change? 🌎 Professor Jan Selby writes how COP30 in Belém promised ambition and inclusivity, yet like COP29 in Baku, it ended in disappointment. What do you think about COP? Let us know in the comments! climate.leeds.ac.uk/a-tale-of-tw...

Good to see research led by @carterlj.bsky.social and team at @universityofleeds.bsky.social School of Geography featured here. Assessing emerging #contaminant levels in English soils as a critical step toward understanding #soil pollution at national scale. www.theguardian.com/environment/...

📢 Leeds PGRs - Win up to £500 for your research project! Our SPRING Award is open for applications! If you are a PhD candidate at the University of Leeds working on a #water related #research from any discipline, you are eligible. Deadline: 18 Dec 2025 👉 Apply: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/pgr-fun...

@theguardian.com predictably quick in its good coverage. This is the start. We need community organisations not centered on climate to convene tlscreenings of rhe film , and discussion www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Glaciers are a vital water source but how much longer will we have them?🏔️ Scaling some of the most challenging heights and battling extreme conditions, our researchers have found some shocking truths about the glaciers❄️ To read more about their journey, click the link below👇 https://bit.ly/4nP14EZ

📢New Paper #flooding Sam Ramsden, @birchcathryn.bsky.social, Ashar Aslam, Sarah Jenkins, Jake Anderson @yorkshireicasp.bsky.social Exploring the Use of Flood Early Warning Systems by Communities in England | Ramsden 2025 | Journal of Flood Risk Management onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Geosolutions Leeds researchers, Dr Adam Booth and Prof Fleur Loveridge, recently completed the first distributed acoustic sensing survey at the Cheshire Observatory, demonstrating the potential to map thermal changes in the subsurface using sound waves. Read full article 👉https://bit.ly/3WTPcX7

Hello freshwater friends and fellow lovers of leeches... our October edition of FBA Voice is out now! This month includes features on #Riverkin #Riverflies #FreshwaterPearlMussels #FBAHistory #CitizenScience #MedicinalLeech and more! Check out the October FBA Voice here: mailchi.mp/fba/welcome-...

🌍Week One at COP30: Leeds delegate Jyoti Narsude shares her reflections. There’s progress on climate finance, forests & Indigenous rights, but pledges still fall short of Paris Agreement goals. The challenge - to turn progress into real implementation. Read more ➡️ climate.leeds.ac.uk/cop30-first-...

💧A new chapter for the #EITCommunity begins! We are excited to be part of the ALLWATERS consortium to lead #EITWater —a new community uniting business, research & education to tackle water scarcity, pollution & ecosystem degradation. #WaterInnovation 💧Meet the winning team: link.europa.eu/PX8rmP

England faces drastic measures due to extreme drought. Our research colleague Dr Megan Klaar provides expert comment in the @theguardian.com #drought #water #research www.theguardian.com/environment/...

Today is the first day of #COP30! 🌍 What is COP? What’s on the agenda this year? How is the university involved? Here’s everything you need to know 👇🧵

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New PhD studentship opportunity in my lab & with collaborators from the Pinniped Genomes Consortium. Come help us unravel the genomics of seal physiological super powers! Closing date 7th January 2026 🧪🦭🧬🌍🦑🐳 #marine #mammals #consgen #popgen #phylo #molevol #evolution yes-dtn.ac.uk/research/the...

Rivers in dry landscapes are absorbing more CO2 than we thought according to new @science.org paper led by Taylor Maavara of @caryinstitute.bsky.social + School of Geography @universityofleeds.bsky.social. Under certain conditions, rivers can even act as carbon sinks. www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

The impact of Melting Glaciers - find out more on the 'How to Fix' podcast with @duncanquincey.bsky.social ⛰️

As #COP30 heads to the heart of the Amazon, the stakes for land and nature have never been higher. Jyoti Narsude, PhD student and COP30 delegate, explores how this COP could be a turning point for climate justice, forest protection, and Indigenous rights. climate.leeds.ac.uk/how-will-thi...

📢UK RESEARCH FUNDING OPPORTUNITY #LoughNeagh - Microbial Source Tracking for Enhanced Environmental Analysis. #NERC @ukri.org and #DAERA are funding a call for a new research project focusing on the Lough Neagh catchment system. water.leeds.ac.uk/news/uk-rese...

Really excited about this project. Nimna is undertaking the molecular work in my lab as part of her MBiol research at @universityofleeds.bsky.social. It's a pleasure to have the chance to mentor such a motivated young researcher. Can't wait to see the results. 🧪🧬🌍 #eDNA @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social

Delighted to join The Water@Leeds Confluence 2025 @wateratleeds.bsky.social as a member of the @congobasinscience.bsky.social. The event united 80+ delegates to share water research, featuring lightning talks, networking, and the launch of the Water@Leeds Virtual Museum.

Thank you to all who shared their water research at our Annual Confluence on 16th October. With 30 presentations and 80 delegates showing the breadth of research across the University, there was a lot of energy in the room! Find out more: water.leeds.ac.uk/news/waterle...

Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... more below... #entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability

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