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Wildfires across the Americas have been supercharged by climate change
https://le.ac.uk/news/2025/october/wildfires-americas-supercharged-climate-change
Study: Warming increased burning in Pantanal, Chiquitano and Amazon, releasing billions of tonnes of CO2, while climate change increased likelihood of Southern California’s deadly fires by at least 2-3 times
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Better peatland management could cut half a billion tonnes of carbon
https://le.ac.uk/news/2021/may/peatland-emissions-nature
However, because large populations rely on these peatlands for their livelihoods, it may not be realistic to expect all agricultural peatlands to be fully returned to their natural condition in the near future.
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Publications
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/publications
The Centre for Urban History provides publications to aid academic learning.
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Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests
https://le.ac.uk/news/2018/september/peatlands-will-store-more-carbon-as-planet-warms-study-suggests
Peatlands will store more carbon as planet warms, study suggests Photograph of a peat field|Leicester scientist part of international study into effects of global warming on peatlands Global warming will cause peatlands to absorb more carbon – but the effect will weaken as...
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Support and progression
https://le.ac.uk/school-of-business/study/research-degrees/support-progression
Our PhD Directors provide pastoral support to you throughout the duration of your course. Find out how we will support you and monitor your progression during a research degree at the University of Leicester School of Business.
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CUH videos
https://le.ac.uk/urban-history/cuh-videos
The Centre of Urban History has video resources for academic learning.
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Earth and Environment
https://le.ac.uk/research/stories/sustaining-world
Air pollution, environmental heath, deforestation and climate change affect us all - our researchers examine how to combat the global climate crisis.
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Carceral Archipelago: Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester: Page 6
https://staffblogs.le.ac.uk/carchipelago/page/6/
Academic and staff blogs from the University of Leicester
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David Wharton
https://le.ac.uk/people/david-wharton
The academic profile of Dr David Wharton, Lecturer in Education at University of Leicester
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Practice
https://le.ac.uk/modules/2025/mu7559
Module code: MU7559 This module is a ‘practice’ work-based module.