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.
26 August 2025 'I beat a Thai': how Muay Thai tourism reinforces white masculinity in Thailand's fight culture A new study reveals how Western men use Thailand’s Muay Thai fighting scene to perform masculinity,…
18 August 2025 New study links 19th Century poor law to rising child mortality Study offers many parallels with modern austerity and welfare reform
13 Oct NCRM training: Visual and Embodied Methodologies for Social Science - online 13 October 2025 This online course will introduce participants to visual and embodied methodologies (VEM) and how…
13 Oct NCRM training: Visual and Embodied Methodologies for Social Science - online 13 October 2025 Join our online training to explore how visual and embodied methodologies can increase understanding…