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Guests seated in rows listen to speeches at the launch event of CFIT, in the atrium of Nexus

Fintech placements for students as new centre launches in Leeds

Published
Tuesday 28th February, 2023
Categories
Technology
Business & Economy

University of Leeds students will have the opportunity to take up placements in some of the UK’s leading fintech companies, in a fresh announcement confirmed at the launch of a new nationwide centre.

A protest board saying 'The climate is changing, why aren't we?' and a World War II ration book.

Rationing: a fairer way to fight climate change?

Published
Monday 20th February, 2023
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics
Environment
Research

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Princess of Wales chats to students

Royal visit marks early childhood campaign launch

Published
Tuesday 31st January, 2023
Categories
University

The Princess of Wales joined a teaching session at the University of Leeds today as she continues the launch of her new national campaign. 

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UK needs to use phosphorus sustainably

Published
Friday 16th December, 2022
Categories
Environment
Working with business

Phosphorus use in the UK needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertiliser prices, say researchers.

Tropical forest

'Decade of action' to restore world's forests

Published
Thursday 17th November, 2022
Categories
Science
Global
Environment

Leading researchers, including University of Leeds academics, want to see a decade of “global action” to restore the world’s lost and depleted forests.

A large crowd of people walking on a busy road

Preventing European cancer epidemic 

Published
Wednesday 16th November, 2022
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health
Research

Europe will face a cancer epidemic in the next decade if weaknesses in cancer health systems and cancer research are not urgently addressed, say the authors of a major new report. 

A Trussell Trust food bank

Benefit deductions are deepening poverty in Leeds

Published
Monday 14th November, 2022
Categories
Health
Working with our region
Society & Politics

Leeds residents are increasingly having to borrow from loan sharks and high-interest lenders to meet their basic needs because of issues with their benefits, according to new research.

People protesting for action on climate change with signs that read 'Our house is on fire', 'There is no planet B' and 'System change not climate change'.

COP27 and research at Leeds

Published
Thursday 10th November, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment
Science
Global

The 2020s have been described as the critical decade for climate change.

A green cycling traffic light

'Communicate smarter' about climate change action

Published
Thursday 10th November, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Science
Environment

Policy analysts and planners will be able to “communicate smarter” about climate change action by using a new online decision-support tool which has been launched at COP27.

A supermarket trolley in a supermarket aisle

Communities needing help to put food on tables

Published
Tuesday 8th November, 2022
Categories
Health

Communities across the UK which need help to access affordable food have been identified in a groundbreaking study by researchers at the University of Leeds.