Y E A P S The Yorkshire Earth, Atmospheric and Planetary Sciences University (YEAPS) is a new branch of MIT’s EAPS school, based in the geographical centre of the UK, aiming to utilise the diverse natural landscape of the Yorkshire Dales National Park, to create a secluded intellectual community. Using the Salk Institute as its main precedent, the university has several stakeholders that financially contribute to the studies that occur there, including the British Ecological Society, the Met Office and the UK Space Agency. Rather than having typical UK courses, YEAPS offers specific research questions within four main themes that students will be working towards solving. This means that the topics can change over time and are always looking to the future of geographical and environmental sciences. YEAPS will also bring in those from the local communities and ensure that the public are able to engage and learn from the research partaken at the university. Elise Billings-Evans, Roksana Wyrwa and Nick Kousolou
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