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NEW PODCAST: A Developer, an Ecologist and a Social Scientist Walk into a Habitat Bank…

1 July 2025

Guests Natalie Duffus (DPhil student, Dept. of Biology) Matti Troiano (Research Assistant, School of Geography and the Environment) Host: Stephen Thomas (Centre Manager, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery) In this illuminating episode, we tackle the increasingly tangled web of Biodiversity Net Gain (BNG) and get an update on what is happening with its current implementation. We also […]

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New Global Index Aims to Help People and Nature Thrive Together

26 June 2025

Researchers at Oxford University join the United Nations Development Programme to propose an optimistic, practical approach to inspire stronger action on nature. As the world faces an escalating planetary crisis, a new paper published today in Nature offers something we don’t often hear – hope. Rather than focussing on what we’re doing wrong, the paper […]

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Winners of Teaching Excellence Awards 2025 announced

17 June 2025

These annual awards celebrate exceptional contributions to education and teaching practices by colleagues at all career stages. The 2025 awards are presented in three categories: Individual Awards for Academic Staff Individual Awards for Academic Staff (Early Career Strand) Achievement Award for Sustained Commitment to Education Professor Timothy Power, Head of the Social Sciences Division, said: […]

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What is Nature Recovery?

5 June 2025

Now is the time for nature recovery. There is widespread recognition that the ongoing and rapid decline of the natural world cannot continue, both for the sake of our fellow species and hist ecosystems, and for humanity itself. The agenda of large-scale action to restore the natural world has gained prominence in recent years, with […]

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Professor Yadvinder Malhi named on ENDS Report Power List 2025

23 May 2025

Congratulations to our Centre Director, Yadvinder Malhi, for appearing on the ENDS Power List for the second year running! A supporter of Yadvinder’s describes him as “a pioneering ecosystem ecologist”. In his role at University of Oxford, Malhi looks at how protecting or restoring natural ecosystems can help tackle climate change. His research findings “are […]

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David Cooper appointed Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee

23 May 2025

Dr David Cooper, Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery member, has been appointed as the Chair of the Joint Nature Conservation Committee (JNCC). The appointment was made in conjunction with the devolved governments and is for a three-year term from 1 June 2025 to 31 May 2028. This new appointment has been made on merit and […]

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From Urgency to Participation: It is important that nature recovery initiatives can ‘slow down’ to embrace community engagement and local knowledge

14 May 2025

MSc dissertation project shows why we need to ‘slow down’ to embrace meaningful participation in nature recovery

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From Urgency to Participation: Navigating Complexities in Nature Recovery in the Scottish Highlands

14 May 2025

Allegra Bundy, MSc student in Biodiversity, Conservation and Management, reflects on the participatory process and key findings of her dissertation project, ‘From Urgency to Participation: Navigating Complexities in Nature Recovery in the Scottish Highlands’. The project, which was awarded a distinction, was supervised by Dr Caitlin Hafferty and supported by the Leverhulme Centre for Nature Recovery.

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