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Melting ice sheets

Sea level rise matches worst-case scenario

Published
31 August 2020
Categories
Global | Science | Environment

Ice sheets in Greenland and Antarctica whose melting rates are rapidly increasing have raised global sea level by 1.8cm since the 1990s, and are matching worst-case climate warming scenarios.

The image shows the new artwork on the side of the Henry William Bragg building at the University of Leeds. It is a collection of shapes that convey science - and make a connection to the city's creativity, says the artist

Exploring the boundary between art and science

Published
29 August 2020
Categories
Science | University | Arts & Culture

A large sculpture has been installed on the side of the Sir William Henry Bragg building, a new engineering and physical sciences development at the University.

The images shows an offshore windfarm on a calm day. The sea is flat.

'Our low-carbon future needs to be circular'

Published
19 August 2020
Categories
Technology | Environment

The renewable energy industry needs to adopt the ideas of a circular economy, where equipment is designed to be reused or remanufactured when it reaches the end of its operational life.

Universities in Leeds - Together for Pride 2020

Published
17 August 2020
Categories
University | News | Arts & Culture

The University has joined forces with Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Arts University to develop a Digital Pride programme that evokes Pride’s ethos.

The image shows an electron microscope picture of a cell. It is an oval shape structure with a blue colour.

Advanced imaging shows real-time molecular interaction

Published
11 August 2020
Categories
University | Technology | Science

Visualising how molecules move in cells or interact with drugs will be possible with one of the world’s most advanced imaging centres being developed at the University.

The image shows a woman, head in hands, wearing a face mask

COVID-19: the long road to recovery

Published
7 August 2020
Categories
Society & Politics | Science | Health | Coronavirus

Researchers have identified a pattern of longer-term symptoms likely to be experienced by people who were hospitalised with COVID-19.

A person on a railway platform holding a mobile phone and luggage next to a moving train

COVID-19 recovery choices shape future climate

Published
7 August 2020
Categories
Environment | Coronavirus

A post-lockdown economic recovery plan that incorporates and emphasises climate-friendly choices could help significantly in the battle against global warming, according to a new study.