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, Hazard & 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.
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.
27 January 2026 Neurodivergent children in temporary accommodation face “torture‑like” conditions, new report warns The new report exposes a hidden crisis at the intersection of housing, childhood and neurodiversity
22 January 2026 Imagining a well-adapted London and the steps needed to get there Rising temperatures pose an increasing risk to Londoners, highlighting the need for climate…
5 Feb Lights, camera, climate action: Virunga 05 February 2026 Join us for a powerful and thought-provoking screening of Virunga, the BAFTA-winning and Academy…
11 Feb Green screen night: Ocean with David Attenborough 11 February 2026 Join us for a showing of Ocean with David Attenborough