Family businesses are less likely to fail than big business because they are usually made up of a well functioning and diverse board of directors who are able to advise effectively.
Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.
Observations of the climate’s response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of long-term ‘climate sensitivity’, despite a “warming pause” over the past decade.
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Researchers based in the School of Music have secured an award of £570,000 to study the film scores of Trevor Jones - t.co/pwIyjQ67Ff
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24th May 2013
Research by Prof Steve Tobias (Mathematics) and Prof Fausto Cattaneo from Chicago University has developed a model to explain the 11-year cycle of the Sun’s magnetic field, which is responsible for ‘space weather’ like solar flares. The work was published in Nature yesterday.
El Economista24th May 2013
The IP Group yesterday revealed it has established a £30m venture capital fund, IP Venture Fund II, in partnership with the European Investment Fund.
Yorkshire Post23rd May 2013
Patrick Kniveton, head of Engineering Improvement at Rolls-Royce Marine Power and Leeds alumnus, has become the 128th President of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers.
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