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Qualification
MPhil - Master of Philosophy
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Location
Leeds, Main
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Study mode
Full time
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Start date
28-SEP-26
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Duration
2 Years
Course summary
We provide international leadership in understanding and managing environmental processes and feedbacks that control and link water, sediment, solute and biotic dynamics in river basins, estuaries and marine systems. We are particularly renowned for our research strengths in peatland science, glacial and ice-marginal systems, hillslope processes, and water resource management. Our expertise Hydrology and hydraulics: Hillslope hydrology, soil water, river hydraulics, shallow groundwater, natural flood management. Geomorphology: Soil erosion, hillslope and river sediment flux, peatland processes, 3D modelling. Biogeochemistry: Carbon and nitrogen cycling, metals, emerging contaminants including pharmaceuticals, isotopes. Aquatic ecosystems: Biodiversity, ecosystem functioning, invasive species, macroinvertebrates, Water Framework Directive (WFD). Glaciology: Glacier dynamics, glacial landforms, outburst floods, surface energy balance modelling.
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£ 28,750per year
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University information
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University League Table
21st
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Campus address
University of Leeds, Woodhouse Lane, Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, England
Subject rankings
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Subject ranking
2nd out of 90 1
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Entry standards
/ Max 211169 80%5th
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Graduate prospects
/ Max 10090.0 90%8th
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Student satisfaction
/ Max 43.03 76%58th
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