The School of Earth and Environment at the University of Leeds has won a Queen’s Anniversary Prize for research into tropical weather systems and climate science. It has a strong track-record of national and global collaborations with academic institutions, businesses, NGOs, policymakers and governmental bodies, including the UK government and the UK and European space agencies.
The University hosts the Institute for Atmospheric and Climate Science and is a founding member of the Met Office Academic Partnership. It conducts world-leading research by analysing Earth observation data of the polar regions and the impact of climate change on respiratory diseases.
The Institute for Communication and Power Networks has a longstanding international reputation for communications, signal processing, control systems and instrumentation research and training. Over the last decade, there has been significant expansion into optical communications and networking, engaging with all major telecommunication companies.
The University hosts the Bragg Centre, which builds technology platforms to accelerate the discovery and development of new device materials. It is an access point for research which brings together radio frequency and artificial intelligence technologies.
The University of Leeds is also one of 13 UK universities which have been brought together by the British Library to form the Alan Turing Institute. This is in recognition of the leading AI research and significant data science capability within the university.
The Pollard Institute is at the forefront of research into high frequency electronics. It incorporates fundamental understanding, design, modelling and fabrication of devices, components, and subsystems from 1 gigahertz through to terahertz frequencies. Over the last decade, the scope of the Institute has expanded significantly to include quantum electronic devices and semiconductor nanotechnology, and the emerging field of bio-nanoelectronics.
