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Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
World-leading interdisciplinary research into the complexities of biodiversity change in the Anthropocene, funded by the Leverhulme Trust
Human activities have caused the world’s physical and biological processes to change so significantly that we increasingly think of Earth as having entered a new era – the ‘Anthropocene’.
This disruption has resulted in the extinction of many species, but the Anthropocene is also a time of biological gains; it may eventually be considered one of the greatest boosts to biological diversity in history. We aim to understand the causes and consequences of biodiversity gains and losses, and inform and influence how society responds.
Research programmes
Latest news
Earlier this month, postgraduate researchers from the University of York and Northumbria University came together to organise a Northern Environmental History Network workshop.
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Meg Burgess explores the importance of comradeship to female scientists working in early twentieth century lichenology.
Driven by a lifelong love for the natural world, Dominique Maucieri's research journey has evolved from terrestrial fieldwork to marine ecology, culminating in a PhD on how climate change impacts marine invertebrates.
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PhD student Tracey Hayes recently attended the ‘(Super)naturecultures Symposium: More-Than-Natural Encounters & Traditional Knowledge Systems in the North Atlantic'.
People
Our Centre represents an interdisciplinary collaboration between multiple departments at the University of York, the University of Sherbrooke, University College London and the University of St Andrews.
Our expertise is wide-ranging and our researchers consider the changing relationship between humanity and the natural world, and how we might maintain and develop a sustainable Earth.
Professor Lindsey Gillson - Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
Cross-cutting themes
Change is a defining feature of the Anthropocene, requiring agile and creative adaptations. LCAB research helps to leverage human ingenuity to create, conserve, restore and adapt social-ecological systems that safeguard biodiversity, while meeting the needs of people in ways that are fair and just.
Professor Lindsey Gillson, Director of the Leverhulme Centre for Anthropocene Biodiversity
