World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old
A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.
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Protecting and preserving knowledge
Libraries have a key role to play in fighting the misuse of information and helping people to connect in a digital age.
Partnerships for growth in India
The University of Leeds has strengthened its presence in India with a series of collaborations across the country.
University of Leeds joins Coimbra Group
The University of Leeds is collaborating with universities across Europe to deliver impact for local and global communities.
Scientists find three years left of remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C
The central estimate of the remaining carbon budget for 1.5°C is 130 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide and will be exhausted in a little more than three years at current levels of emissions.
Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon
Scientists have used clues locked into tree rings to reveal major changes in the Amazon’s rainfall cycle over the last 40 years which show that wet seasons are getting wetter and dry seasons drier.
Methane project receives first post-Brexit Horizon grant
A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit.
Global challenges tackled together
Students have been tackling global issues without even leaving Leeds – thanks to international collaboration modules with Nagoya University in Japan.
Leeds researcher completes Everest Marathon
A cancer and exercise researcher at the University of Leeds has completed the world’s highest marathon and a 6000m mountain climb, just over a year on from her incurable breast cancer diagnosis.
World universities come together
Global universities have re-affirmed their commitment to international partnership and development.