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Methane project receives first post-Brexit Horizon grant

Published
17 June 2025
Categories
Environment
Global
Research

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.

Dr Bruno Cintra stands next to a tree in the Amazon. The darker shade on the bark reveals previous flood levels reached several metres in depth.

Tree rings reveal increasing rainfall seasonality in the Amazon

Published
17 June 2025
Categories
Global
Environment
Research

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.

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Fighting an inoperable brain tumour

Published
16 June 2025
Categories
Alumni

Since her brain cancer diagnosis in January 2023, Mel Crossland has raised awareness and funds for groundbreaking research and a transformative MRI scanner at Leeds.

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University community recognised in Birthday Honours

Published
16 June 2025
Categories
University

A leading road safety researcher and a sports ambassador who helped turn Leeds into a global centre for triathlon are among those recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.

Ella Butterfield

Global challenges tackled together

Published
11 June 2025
Categories
Global

Students have been tackling global issues without even leaving Leeds – thanks to international collaboration modules with Nagoya University in Japan.

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Alan Yentob: remembering a creative giant

Published
11 June 2025
Categories
News

After showing a passion for drama at Leeds, television executive and presenter Alan Yentob went on to change the course of broadcasting over nearly six decades at the BBC.

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Hi-tech healthcare in Leeds

Published
5 June 2025
Categories
Working with our region
Health

Leeds plays a crucial role in driving improved patient care through hi-tech advancements, according to Health Secretary Wes Streeting.