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Big business could learn survival lessons from family businesses

- 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.

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Bee and wild flower biodiversity loss slows

- Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.

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Global warming continues but most extreme projections ‘less likely’

- 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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Young children appear to reject story characters who are obese

- Research by the University of Leeds has shown that very young children appear to reject story book characters who are overweight, but not those who are disabled.

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Universities rise to the efficiency challenge

- Efficiency programmes at the University of Leeds are highlighted in a new report that shows how UK universities are saving billions by sharing high-value resources and using innovative technologies.

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Enterprising University of Leeds students rewarded for their dogged determination

- An entrepreneurial philosophy undergraduate who has developed a range of home-made healthy dog food is this year’s winner of the Sir Peter Thompson Enterprise Award.

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