School of Earth and Environment - University of Leeds

A very, very warm welcome to all new and returning students joining us this week! 👋🏼🎓

Applications for the are now OPEN! 🎉🎉

Are you a UK Alumni who has gone on to achieve success in your career? Then apply to the Alumni Awards and you could be a 2020-21 award winner!

Enter now at the link below 👇

How to enter | British Council Check the eligibility criteria, shortlisting process, top tips and follow simple steps to enter online.

10 photos, taken 10 years ago, for 10 Years of SEE. 🎉

Our magnificent building was officially opened on 30/04/2010, and it's safe to say that we are all missing it greatly! In honour of its 10 year anniversary, we've been digging through the photo archives and thought we would share some. How time flies! Please feel free to do the same and share as many of your favourite photos of in and around the building as you can using the hashtag . 📸

10 photos, taken 10 years ago, for 10 Years of SEE. 🎉

Our magnificent building was officially opened on 30/04/2010, and it's safe to say that we are all missing it greatly! In honour of its 10 year anniversary, we've been digging out the photo archives to share with you all. How time flies! Please feel free to do the same and share as many of your favourite photos of in and around the building as you can using the hashtag . 📸

Another fantastic open day taking place in SEE today for our Environmental Sciences courses! A huge welcome to all those who are attending - we are here until 4pm to answer any questions you have about studying and living in Leeds. 🌍

A big hello and warm welcome to all of the new students joining us this week! 👋🏼

Dr Benjamin Mills from SEE is quoted in this EOS article that explains how volcanic mountains may cool the planet as they weather and erode. 🌋

Find out more 👇

How Volcanic Mountains Cool the Climate - Eos Though coastal plutons spew greenhouse gases into the atmosphere as they form, they also pull some of those gases back out of the atmosphere as they break down over time.

Congratulations to all of our Graduates here at SEE! Please feel free to tag yourselves.

Huge Congratulations to all of our Graduates today! 🎉🎓

A new study warns that fossil fuels increasingly offer a poor return on energy investment, and as fossil fuels get harder to extract, this will only get worse...

SEE Leeds researchers suggest renewable sources are the better long term energy investment. Please see link below for further info.

Fossil fuels offer a poor return on energy investment An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed.

📸 ** SEE PHOTO COMPETITION ** 📸

The School of Earth and Environment’s annual Photo Competition is underway!

One jpeg image per category can be submitted to [email protected] by 17:00 on Friday 24th May 2019 with the following information:

Name:
Role: eg. Undergrad/Taught Postgrad/Research Postgrad/Staff/Visitor
Category: Natural World/Life@SEE/Fieldwork
Image Title:
Image Description: (Where/when the image was taken and whether it is associated with any of the school’s activities, eg: fieldwork)

The winner of each category will receive £25 worth of Amazon vouchers, an engraved silver cup and a place on the ‘Wall of Fame’ in the SEE foyer. 🏆

🎉 ** GOOD LUCK! ** 🎉

*Photo credit goes to George Holmes from last year's competition - 'Murmuration in the Vineyard'.

Drop in to the SEE kitchen on Level 8 today to sample a variety of plant-based milks for FREE! Whilst you do, why not check out the impact each type of milk available has on the environment in comparison to dairy 🌱🍃