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 & Environmental Geography 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, Hazard & Society research group Incorporating social and environmental science to understand risk and its perception.
Urban Futures research group Examining urban planning, governance, citizenship and everyday life in the future.
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.
10 September 2024 Sharks are abandoning stressed coral reefs in warming oceans Grey reef sharks are having to abandon the coral reefs they call home in the face of warming oceans,…
14 August 2024 COMMENT: Three water companies face big fines for sewage spills – it won't do any good unless our whole approach to waste changes Dr Randa Kachef explains why the fines won't do much to stop sewage from flowing into water bodies.
18 Sep Book launch: Gendered Urban Violence among Brazilians 18 September 2024 Learn how creative engagements are crucial for understanding and resisting gendered urban violence…
26 Sep King's Edge Festival – Introduction to the President’s Global Leadership Award 26 September 2024 A chance to meet with the director of the PGLA, Dr Michael Flavin, for an overview of the award and…