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Conference calls for cuckooing to be criminalised

Published
Monday 29th January, 2024
Categories
Society & Politics

There will be calls for cuckooing to be made a criminal offence at the first ever major conference on the issue at the University of Leeds.

A silhouetted figure stands in front of a window

Leeds hosts health workforce expert panel debate

Published
Wednesday 24th January, 2024
Categories
News
Health

Leading experts in public health and care policy debated health workforce related challenges and how cross-sector collaboration can address them at a panel discussion at the University of Leeds.

Lord Nigel Crisp, Barny Leavers, Gillian Joseph, Fatima Khan Shah, Professor Mark Kearney and Professor Hai-sui Yu

The Paralympic doctor who sacrificed sport for the NHS

Published
Wednesday 24th January, 2024
Categories
Alumni

Kim Daybell sacrificed his Paralympic Games in order to save lives on the NHS frontline during COVID-19. The table tennis star was inducted into the Leeds Sport Hall of Fame for his achievements.

Kim Daybell celebrates during a table tennis match

Celebrating International Day of Education

Published
Tuesday 23rd January, 2024
Categories
University

University of Leeds staff and students are passionate about improving the future for children in our community, the city of Leeds and around the world.

A group of four children reading a book with a University of Leeds student on placement at Bright Beginnings Nursery on campus.

Climate education expansion for England's young learners

Published
Tuesday 23rd January, 2024
Categories
Environment

Every school and college in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme run by a consortium of universities.

Three students talking and walking across university campus on a sunny day with Priestley Building in the background

Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
Friday 19th January, 2024
Categories
Environment
Technology
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Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

Image shows Earth - in the black emptiness of Space - and a satellite orbiting above it.