Professor Viktoria Spaiser member of the University's COP30 delegation
Professor Viktoria Spaiser is attending (online) this year's COP30 as part of the University of Leeds COP30 delegation, promoting the 2nd Global Tipping Points Report
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‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point
Professor Viktoria Spaiser has contributed to six chapters of the 2nd Global Tipping Points Report launched on the 13th of October 2025, ahead of the COP30. Read here about the key take-aways from the report.
UKRI Future Leaders Fellowship Extension Granted
Viktoria Spaiser is delighted to have received a three year extension for her UKRI Future Leadership Fellowship, starting in October 2025. Viktoria has exciting plans for her extension, including exploring generative AI Agent Based Models to better understand complex social dynamics that can bring about climate solutions or can reinforce maladaptive responses to escalating climate...
Susan Ann Samuel member of the University's COP29 delegation
Susan Ann Samuel is attending this year's COP29 as part of the University of Leeds COP29 delegation Susan Ann Samuel will be attending COP28 to conduct research as part of her PhD project, which is closely aligned with Dr Viktoria Spaiser's UKRI FLF award.
Pivotal moment as global warming threatens the Earth system
Climate change is pushing the world towards a series of “tipping points” which will see rapid and irreversible change across the natural and social worlds, say a group of leading experts.
Dr Viktoria Spaiser and Susan Ann Samuel are members of the University's COP28 delegation team
Dr Viktoria Spaiser and her PhD student Susan Ann Samuel are both attending this year's COP28 as part of the University of Leeds COP28 delegation. Dr Viktoria Spaiser will participate at COP28 mainly to promote the Global Tipping Points Report, to which she has contributed significantly and which will be launched on the 6th of...
Dr Viktoria Spaiser presents her work at the Senedd (Welsh Parliament)
Dr Viktoria Spaiser will present some of the work she has been doing as part of her UKRI FLF award at the Senedd’s Climate Change, Environment and Infrastructure (CCEI) Committee Areas of Research Interest (ARIs) event on the 30th of November 2023. She has been invited along with other researchers and experts to provide insights...
New Article by Dr Nicole Nisbett and Dr Viktoria Spaiser published in Frontiers in Climate
Dr Nicole Nisbett and Dr Viktoria Spaiser from POLIS have had their article – “How convincing are AI-generated moral arguments for climate action?” – published in the Frontiers in Climate journal on 6th July 2023. For more details and the link to read the open access article, please click here.
New Article by Dr Nicole Nisbett and Dr Viktoria Spaiser, published in Global Environmental Change
Dr Nicole Nisbett and Dr Viktoria Spaiser from POLIS have had their article – “Moral power of youth activists – Transforming international climate Politics?” – published in the Global Environmental Change journal on 06 July 2023. For more details and the link to read the open access article, please click here.
Dr Viktoria Spaiser and Dr Cristina Leston Bandeira contribute to House of Lords climate change report
Dr Viktoria Spaiser and Dr Cristina Leston Bandeira have contributed to a report published by the House of Lords, Environment and Climate Change Committee. Dr Spaiser and Dr Leston Bandeira, who submitted written evidence for the committee’s inquiry, had their evidence cited twelve times in this report. Their recommendations are also to be found within the report. Please...