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World-leading education and research from the Schools of Earth & Environment, Food Science & Nutrition, Geography, and the Institute for Transport Studies. Pursuing a cleaner, greener world. 🌍🌊🔬🥬🚆 environment.leeds.ac.uk #AcademicSky #geosky #EnvSci
A brewer examining the colour of a craft beer with a glass in hand.
Join the West Yorkshire Sustainable Brewing Network 🗓️
The brewing sector faces rising costs & growing sustainability demands. Now is the time to collaborate & take practical action.
The workshops 👇 will unite brewers & Uni. Leeds academics to build a sustainable brewing network across W. Yorkshire
Zambian Chibwabwa in a bowl
Are you registered for our 18 March webinar?
Join us to hear Dr Peter Yiga deliver 'Food environment transitions in southern Africa -Impact on dietary patterns'.
This free webinar will look at how different social groups access food and the agri-food policies shape experiences in Zambia.
Link 👇
Three steps in removing a Sitka spruce sapling: 1) identify the sapling 2) completely remove using loppers or a saw 3) leave a clean stump that won't regenerate. Loads of natural regen on this site (rowan, willow, oak) to fill the gaps.
@envleeds.bsky.social @leedsleaf.bsky.social
A man at the Dimbaza co-op outside of King Williams town in South Africa. He is working the patch of land using a large gardening fork
Across Cape Town, South Africa, communities maintain small gardens and keep ancestral recipes alive despite the challenges of rising costs, climate stress, and land pressures. Yet these voices are rarely recognised in policy or mainstream food debates 👇
#FoodSecurity #FoodGrowing #SouthAfrica
Farmer in a field with farming equipment and two cows
As agriculture expands across Sub-Saharan Africa, can we feed growing populations without losing the natural services vital to farming?
🗓️Join us on 25 Feb, 12.00-12.40pm (GMT)
Register your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/invertebra...
Open to all.
#FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming
Organic fertilisers have long been a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, helping recycle nutrients & improve soil health. But, these chemicals, which weren’t traditionally monitored, are now raising environmental concerns. 👇
medium.com/globalfoodle...
#Soil #Farming #SustainableAgriculture
Dr Effie Papargyropoulou and Sonja Woodcock recently attended the Oxford Real Farming Conference @orfc.bsky.social. They have written a short reflective overview of their experience and the key messages they left with.
👉 medium.com/globalfoodle...
#ORFC2026
Photo credit: Hugh Warwick
GFEI spotlight: Kelly O’Shea is a PhD researcher in the School of Geography, University of Leeds, investigating the impacts of microplastics from food waste on soil.
Connect on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/kelly-osh...
Watch this video of Kelly explaining more about her research 👇
Several Faculty researchers featured in this newsletter by @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social.
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Dr Peter Yiga, @foodscileeds.bsky.social, will deliver this @globalfoodleeds.bsky.social webinar in March.
Registration is free and open to everyone.
Woman holds orange at greengrocer stall
Register for 'Food environment transitions in southern Africa-impact on dietary patterns' on Wed 18th March, 12 - 12.40pm, by Dr Peter Yiga.
Food environments in southern Africa show a mixed pattern of malnutrition - nutrient gaps & stunted growth, as well as rising overweight & obesity👇
Join us 21 Jan, 12.00-12.40pm.
Dr Daya Pandey will speak on harnessing animal waste for energy & nutrient recovery. Can by-products meet EU fertiliser standards & are they suitable for use in farming systems?
Open to all. Please register for free:
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/circular-f...
We are also running a #WorldSoilDay webinar on Wednesday (10th), 12.00-12.40pm.
This will discuss the importance of knowing your #soil type in understanding how planting hedges can help prevent floods.
Delivered by Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/planting-h...
Kelly O’Shea, Dr John Nightingale & Prof Laura Carter explore emerging contaminants in soils—and their impact on organic fertiliser use in sustainable farming.
Contaminants affect soil health, food safety & water quality.
👉 Read their blog: medium.com/globalfoodle...
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Dr Richard Grayson is working with colleagues to better understand the impacts of farming on the environment, & vice versa, through facilities at our Research Farm.
He's written a blog explaining how equipment at the farm is exploring carbon capture & storage in soils.
medium.com/globalfoodle...
Today is #WorldSoilDay!
We've several soil experts involved in exciting research projects & there has been significant investment at the University of Leeds Research Farm to install equipment to help researchers monitor the health of soil & rate of carbon sequestration – and how to improve these 👇
New research shows cutting energy demand could be the cheapest, fastest route to net zero.
Priestley members & partners demonstrate how changes in travel, heating, & consumption can cut emissions, save money, & improve lives - challenging current UK energy policy.
climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/cutting...
Dry and cracked soil in a farming field
Did you miss the two new #COP30 blogs we shared last week?
'Farming in an unpredictable climate' by Ruth Wade, Guy Ziv & Pippa Chapman explores impact of #ClimateChange on UK farming, & how research supports farmers to transition to regenerative agriculture principles
medium.com/globalfoodle...
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Flooded farming field
Can planting hedgerows help prevent #flooding?
Join us on Wed 10th Dec, 12.00-12.40 to hear from Prof Pippa Chapman & Dr Sofia Biffi.
Pippa & Sofia have explored how hedgerows of different ages (from under 5 years to decades old) affect how well soil absorbs and drains water.
Link to register 👇
Green SRI logo with a textured dark green background. Text reads: "a celebration of 21 years of sustainability research at Leeds"
The SRI@21 research agenda is now live!
Available online and in print, the ambitious agenda asks 21 questions that will direct the Sustainability Research Institute’s research over the next two decades.
environment.leeds.ac.uk/downloads/do...
Dry and cracked soils in a farming field
Read our new #COP30 blog by Dr Ruth Wade & Profs Guy Ziv and Pippa Chapman: 'Farming in an unpredictable climate'.
They explore the impact of climate change on UK farming and how farmers might mitigate and adapt by using regenerative agriculture practices.
Read blog: medium.com/globalfoodle...
Today & tomorrow at #COP30: discussions on food, agriculture & equity.
@martinp556.bsky.social blog shares how University of Leeds researchers are supporting climate change adaptation measures via food system research, & how research might reveal further indicators for leaders to consider 👇
Ruth smith on food-systems change
"Farmer-led research reminds us that solutions don’t come from the top down - they grow from the ground up. To unlock food-systems change, we must connect farmer voices to the policy spaces that shape their futures”
Day 4 at #COP30 🌍
Ahead of today's side events our delegates are involved in, Ruth Smith has written a blog on how farmer-led research can drive just rural transitions.
🔗 Read here: climate.leeds.ac.uk/bridging-the...
#FoodSystems #ClimateAction #COP30
Glaciers are a vital water source but how much longer will we have them?🏔️
Scaling some of the most challenging heights and battling extreme conditions, our researchers have found some shocking truths about the glaciers❄️
To read more about their journey, click the link below👇
https://bit.ly/4nP14EZ
The SRI@21 research agenda includes questions about inclusivity in sustainability research.
It reflects on equity and power to help ensure that sustainability progress is fair and effective for everyone. 🌍
The full research agenda launches next week, Wednesday 19 November, online and in print.
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What sustainability challenges do we still need to address with solution-focused research?
The SRI@21 research agenda explores some of the complex theoretical topics – like sufficiency, provisioning systems, and economies – that still require sustainable solutions.
It launches 19 November 2025.
UAV image of Hammarmossen, detailing peatland pools
Colleagues installing and recording GPS points for pressure transducers
Trail camera attached to a tree
UAV image of Hammarmossen, detailing peatland pools
Last week @peatbloke.bsky.social, @duncanquincey.bsky.social, colleagues from Uppsala University and I re-visited Hammarmossen, this time as part of our NERC-funded Antheia project. We deployed a number of sensors and conducted UAV surveys. Looking forward to returning! @envleeds.bsky.social
29.10.2025 10:40 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0Pleased to have contributed a small part to this work and to continue the important conversation about plant science education. @envleeds.bsky.social
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Green graphic reading "SRI a celebration of 21 years of sustainability research at Leeds."
How do we make progress towards a sustainable future? 🛤️
The SRI@21 research agenda explores questions that still need addressing, such as:
❓ How do we envision sustainable futures?
❓ Who makes decisions about sustainability?
❓ How should we measure our goals?
SRI@21 launches 19 November 2025.
