How virtual influencers can engage climate sceptics
In an era where climate change scepticism and distrust of experts present significant obstacles to environmental action, innovative solutions are needed. Virtual influencers could be...
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Digital footprints for climate change insight
The impact of climate change on people's mental health is increasing existing social inequalities. Researchers use the data that people share online to quantify and...
Helping predict weather and protect people in vulnerable places
Accurately predicting the weather in many parts of the world remains a difficult proposition – often at the expense of lives, livestock and livelihoods. Professor...
Leeds and COP26 – getting the world to net-zero
Leeds researchers are helping to make the upcoming climate summit a success, shift the world rapidly to net-zero emissions, and avoid the worst impacts of...
Looking at data differently to highlight those left in the cold
When we talk about climate change and energy use, we often focus on the big picture, such as reducing emissions, switching to renewables, and improving...
The race to revolutionise travel
When the Propensity to Cycle Tool was first featured in Further Together in 2022, it was already shaping transport policy. The project began in 2015...
How can art help to depolarise political conversations?
Associate Professor Lone Sorensen explores the role of art in citizens’ relationships to politics and in how we research democratic engagement. Through an artist-researcher collaboration...
Data-driven flood defence
Due to increased extreme weather, rising sea levels, and climate change, the UK is increasingly at risk of flooding. Recent reports from the Environment Agency...
Minimising the impact of melting glaciers
Research from the University of Leeds is tackling the global threat to glaciers in the International Year of Glaciers' Preservation. Although I didn’t climb to...
The Alliance for Northern Nature
The UK is one of the most nature-depleted nations in the world. Since 1970, species across the UK have declined by an average of 19%...