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Sofia Martinho delivers a taster session in Portuguese to secondary school pupils at Ossett Academy. A map appears in the background, and in the foreground Sofia smiles at two students.

Celebrating multilingual Leeds

Published
Thursday 21st November, 2024
Categories
Working with our region
Global
Arts & Culture

Hundreds of people have tried a new language for the first time as part of Leeds Language Week, a University-led initiative to celebrate the city’s linguistic diversity.

Fire-blackened multi-storey buildings destroyed by war in Ukraine, stand in rubble, beside diggers.

Project to aid Ukraine’s recovery

Published
Wednesday 20th November, 2024
Categories
Research
Global

A new project is under way to radically transform the rebuilding of post-conflict Ukraine – aimed at both accelerating its recovery and helping to ensure that its reconstruction is more eco-friendly.

Michelle Morris holding a chicken with a Kenyan Farmer.

Supporting female farmers in Africa

Published
Monday 11th November, 2024
Categories
Global

A team of women have taken on a cycling challenge across Kenya to support female farmers.

A large group of students stood on a rooftop with a building and a mountain in the background.

Broadening horizons with international visits

Published
Wednesday 28th August, 2024
Categories
Global

University of Leeds students designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico.

Professor Hai-Sui Yu with SWJTU President Xuedong Yan shaking hands and holding a strategic agreement.

A decade of engineering excellence

Published
Monday 8th July, 2024
Categories
Global

The University of Leeds and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) have marked the 10th anniversary of a Joint School of Engineering and Computer Science.

Two people dressed in armour pose for the camera, holding their swords up,

World’s medievalists flock to Leeds

Published
Friday 5th July, 2024
Categories
Global
Research
Arts & Culture

Thousands of medieval enthusiasts have flocked to the University of Leeds for the largest humanities research conference in Europe, featuring fighting knights, music and rare works by JRR Tolkien.

Masud Khokhar and Jeroen Geurts both wearing suits signing a document.

Dutch declaration signing marks milestone

Published
Wednesday 26th June, 2024
Categories
Global

More than 20 Higher Education Institutions have now signed up to a ground-breaking network that seeks to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges and unlock a fair future for all.

Five presenters on a panel, with one lasy standing and four people sitting, at a COIL event.

Students connect in global classrooms

Published
Monday 17th June, 2024
Categories
Global

A student who collaborated with peers on the other side of the world, all while remaining on campus, says the “special” experience has prepared her for a move abroad.

Storm clouds gather in the distance over bush country in Ghana

Investment needed in African climate science

Published
Wednesday 27th March, 2024
Categories
Global

Africa needs long term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems.