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Making the net zero transition fair for workers

Published
10 March 2025
Categories
Business & Economy | Environment

Ministers must work with unions to make the journey to net zero fair for workers, and guarantee good jobs for those leaving carbon heavy industries for a new green economy, say researchers.

A group of high-school pupils use fans to power a miniature sail boat, on wheels, that they've created.

Event celebrates women engineers and inspires pupils

Published
10 March 2025
Categories
Working with our region

Using Lego to design a sustainable music festival and experimenting with bioenergy were on the timetable for around 100 Yorkshire teens with a passion for problem-solving.

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Supporting new parents and caregivers in Leeds

Published
4 March 2025
Categories
Research

Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.

A large group of people are holding up their certificates for participating in the Kenyatta University hackathon.

Building global research impact

Published
26 February 2025
Categories
Global

International education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.

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Health researchers changing lives early in their careers

Published
24 February 2025
Categories
News | Research

Health and medicine researchers who are changing lives with cutting edge research early in their careers are being celebrated in a special exhibition at the University's Parkinson Court.

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Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps

Published
17 February 2025
Categories
Research

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.

Reid Jacoby stands next to Trib Gosain as they pitch their high performance umbrellas to the investor dragons on the BBC series Dragons' Den.

Bright sparks enter the Dragons' Den

Published
14 February 2025
Categories
Business & Economy

Spark scholar and award-winning University of Leeds graduate Trib Gosain caught the eye of super investor Peter Jones on Dragons’ Den last night with his high-performance umbrella.

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Improving early warnings of thunderstorms

Published
13 February 2025
Categories
Environment | Global

Meteorological experts and students are working together to improve early warnings of severe thunderstorms in Southern Africa.

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Addressing skills shortages in engineering

Published
11 February 2025
Categories
Working with our region

A new engineering degree apprenticeship at the University of Leeds is proving a valuable route to addressing an urgent nationwide skills shortage.

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Funding pledge to boost region's skills

Published
11 February 2025
Categories
Working with our region

The University of Leeds has unveiled a new levy transfer project that aims to donate £1 million to eligible small employers to fully fund apprenticeship training and boost skills development.

Amara Relf and the Mayor of West Yorkshire, Tracy Brabin

Partnerships tackling sexual violence

Published
10 February 2025
Categories
Working with our region

The Mayor of West Yorkshire has urged people to step up and say “we’ve had enough of this” at an event looking at how to tackle sexual violence.