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An interdisciplinary research team from the University of Leeds ran a three-day workshop in Redruth, Cornwall, exploring how to create meaningful engagement in mineral exploration. Cornwall has experienced a mining boom in recent years, and the team brought together a diverse group of participants to discuss what community engagement looks like in practice during the...
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Leeds explored how the UK can unlock its domestic critical minerals sector, identifying the broader foundations needed to support its development. The UK’s Critical Minerals Strategy aims to strengthen domestic production. However, despite strong geological potential and growing industry activity, the study highlights a range of...
Geosolutions Leeds is hosting an MSc student in Geology, Environment and Hazards from the University of Basilicata, Italy, from April to June this year. As part of her MSc thesis, Miss Carmela Taddeo will work with Dr Mohamed Gouiza and Prof Dave Healy on the Lower Carboniferous limestone outcrops of the Peak District. I am...
Jack Humphries, a PhD student in Leeds, has secured a three-month UKRI policy internship in the Department for Energy Security and Net-Zero. Jack will work as a Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) Intern in the CCUS Directorate from April to July 2026. Turning Research into Policy Jack’s internship will focus on projects that centre...
Dr Lynn Wray recently joined Geosolutions Leeds as part of the ‘Stories from the Subsurface’ project. She is a practice-based researcher and creative practitioner focused on exploring how collaborative creative methods can be used to understand better and tell stories about complex phenomena, ranging from technological and political processes to environmental and social justice issues. Exploring Complexity Through Creative Practice Dr Wray’s passion for exploring how art can connect us to specific places and...
In a recent study, researchers at the University of Leeds highlight the potential of shared ground loops (SGLs) to decarbonise heating in areas where individual heat pumps or heat networks aren’t feasible. The project has shown that SGLs could work well in low- to medium-density areas and in homes without outside space. SGLs are a heating system...
In this blog, our PhD student, Lydia Brown, shares her path into geoscience, her experience at Leeds and abroad. We also look at how her research in offshore wind is supporting the future of clean energy. Life before Leeds Lydia began her journey in geoscience with an undergraduate degree in Geology and Petroleum Geology from...
From a small town in Michigan to research institutions across Europe, Brandon’s career journey has been driven by a passion for understanding the Earth beneath our feet. Now at Geosolutions Leeds, his work focuses on using seismic imaging to support geothermal energy development and help tackle real-world challenges in the energy transition. Life Before Leeds...
The immersive film installation, Voices of Coal, in which Geosolutions Leeds took part, is now on display at the National Coal Mining Museum for England. Developed by artist Debbie Harman, the exhibition opened on 20 December 2025 and will run until Sunday, 1 March 2026. Memory and Renewal Voices of Coal is inspired by Kellingley Colliery mine and explores the future after coal while paying homage...
Geophysics undergraduate students from the School of Earth and Environment recently contributed to the University of York’s Deep Geothermal Energy Project. Charlotte Hill, James Pagan and Duncan Brown joined Echo Geo Ltd, the survey contractors for York, to assist with the deployment of sensors ahead of seismic imaging beneath the University of York's Campus East. Working alongside peers from...