Geopolitics and Contested Development research group Questioning contested and uneven processes of development, in both urban and rural settings.
Earth Observation & Wildfire research group Using satellite data and remote sensing to analyse wildfires and their impact on the planet.
Physical Geography and Environmental Science research group Studying hydrological, geomorphological, atmospheric and ecological processes.
Political Ecology, Biodiversity & Ecosystem Services research group Working on the social (re)production of nature, environmental conservation and resource management.
Risk, Climate & Society research group Incorporating social and environmental science to understand risk and its perception.
Urban Futures research group Examining some of the most pressing issues and challenges facing cities today.
Palaeoenvironments Research Centre Advancing our understanding of past climates, environments and populations.
Geocomputation and data science The Geocomputation and Data Science Research Hub provides expertise in solving contemporary global…
Earth Observation & Environmental Sensing Hub Providing expertise on environmental properties, processes and cycles.
Leverhulme Centre for Wildfires, Environment and Society Offering a step-change in the scientific understanding of what drives wildfires around the world.
Centre for Integrated Research in Risk & Resilience Shaping a critical perspective on resilience and its application as a concept.
Visual Embodied Methodologies Creating spaces of knowledge-exchange and research on visual, embodied and art-based methodologies.
25 June 2026 Scientists uncover evolutionary edge behind plant invasions Study finds some species arrive pre-adapted to outcompete natives - even in intact ecosystems.
8 April 2026 Extreme heat deaths could surge in Gulf if power supplies are disrupted, experts warn A failure of electricity supplies in the Persian Gulf could rapidly turn extreme heat into a mass…
19 March 2026 King's researchers call for more community‑led approaches to wildfire risk Concerns raised over how a new G7 agreement on wildfire risk will be put into practice
7 Oct Unlocking GeoAI for Public Health 07 October 2026 A seminar on how GeoAI can guide public health decisions more effectively.