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Fighting the climate crisis through film

Published
Friday 11th November, 2022
Categories
Alumni

Creative Producer and Co-founder of Duna Films Théo Grainzevelles uses video to inspire climate action. He plays a key role at COP, broadcasting proceedings around the globe.

Théo Grainzevelles sits on the stage at COP27

COP27 and research at Leeds

Published
Thursday 10th November, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment
Science
Global

The 2020s have been described as the critical decade for climate change.

People protesting for action on climate change with signs that read 'Our house is on fire', 'There is no planet B' and 'System change not climate change'.

'Communicate smarter' about climate change action

Published
Thursday 10th November, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Science
Environment

Policy analysts and planners will be able to “communicate smarter” about climate change action by using a new online decision-support tool which has been launched at COP27.

A green cycling traffic light

Communities needing help to put food on tables

Published
Tuesday 8th November, 2022
Categories
Health

Communities across the UK which need help to access affordable food have been identified in a groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Leeds.

A supermarket trolley in a supermarket aisle

Scientists and engineers champion building ventilation

Published
Tuesday 8th November, 2022
Categories
Working with business
Science
Global
Health

A campaign promoting the role of better building ventilation to support health and wellbeing has been launched by a coalition of scientists and engineering bodies.

Ventilation ducts in a building

New materials to drive UK economic growth

Published
Monday 7th November, 2022
Categories
Working with business
Science
Technology

The Government has announced a £95 million boost to develop the new materials of the future through research at the Henry Royce Institute, a consortium of nine institutions including Leeds.

Grant Shapps, the Business Secretary, touring a lab at the Henry Royce Institute

Negotiating on behalf of the UK

Published
Friday 4th November, 2022
Categories
Alumni

Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travelled to COP27 hoping the conference would accelerate mitigation action around the world.

Kate Fearnyough head and shoulders profile

Magnetism could help explain Earth’s formation

Published
Thursday 3rd November, 2022
Categories
Science

A peculiar property of the Earth’s magnetic field could help us to work out how our planet was created 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new scientific assessment.

Artist's impression of a collision between the Moon and Earth

Reassessing Sir Herbert Read

Published
Wednesday 2nd November, 2022
Categories
Alumni

The Henry Moore Foundation's new research season features former Leeds student Sir Herbert Read.

black and white photo of Sir Herbert Read sitting outside