Students build on skills from global opportunity Published 15 October 2025 Categories Alumni | Global Student volunteers on a sustainable development project in Fiji have described how the experience taught them valuable career skills.
Inactivity and inequality fuelling children's health crisis in the North Published 14 October 2025 Categories Health | Research Children across the North are facing a health crisis and experts say physical activity must be at the heart of the solution.
‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point Published 13 October 2025 Categories Global | Environment | Research Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
Leeds achieves highest ranking since 2008 Published 9 October 2025 Categories University The University of Leeds has achieved its highest ranking since 2008 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings.
Children needing NHS mental health care rises by 11% in a year Published 7 October 2025 Categories Science | Society & Politics | Research The number of children and young people accessing NHS-funded mental health services has increased by nearly 80,000 in the past year, sparking renewed concern over a system already under strain.
Building careers by overcoming barriers Published 6 October 2025 Categories University Almost 500 women have benefitted from a University of Leeds-run project to boost the careers of Black, Asian and minority ethnic students.
New Leeds facility opens to accelerate health research Published 2 October 2025 Categories Health A state-of-the-art research facility providing opportunities for new and bold discoveries through multidisciplinary health research has opened at the University of Leeds.
Leeds shines in Knowledge Exchange Framework Published 1 October 2025 Categories News The University of Leeds has again performed strongly in this year's Knowledge Exchange Framework (KEF).
Leeds households encouraged to sign up for car sharing experiment Published 1 October 2025 Categories Research Families, friends and neighbours across Leeds are being invited to join forces and take part in a three-week experiment exploring different ways to access cars without needing to own them.
UK children dying through poverty, data shows Published 30 September 2025 Categories Society & Politics | Health | Research A new report published by the Child of the North initiative shows that the two-child benefit cap is pushing 109 families a day into hardship.
World-leading composer returns to Leeds for Light Night Published 26 September 2025 Categories Alumni Ilan Eshkeri began his eclectic career at Leeds and hasn’t slowed down since. He returns to the place it all began with a collaboration at Light Night 2025.
Leeds rises in Times Good University Guide Published 19 September 2025 Categories University The University of Leeds has moved up three places in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide following the recent success of moving up nine places, in the Guardian University Guide.
Sharing expertise to aid Ukraine's recovery Published 19 September 2025 Categories Research Academics from Ukraine visited the University of Leeds as part of a pioneering project aimed at accelerating their country’s recovery and making its reconstruction more eco-friendly.
85 new subglacial lakes detected below Antarctica Published 19 September 2025 Categories Environment | News Using a decade of satellite data, researchers have identified 85 previously unknown lakes several kilometres under the frozen surface surrounding the South Pole.
New Turner Prize education partnership revealed Published 18 September 2025 Categories Arts & Culture A partnership between the University of Leeds, Bradford 2025 UK City of Culture and Yorkshire Contemporary will support the education programme of the Turner Prize 2025.