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2617 results for 'policy leeds'

Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk on stage and speaking to the audience with Tracy Brabin and Professor Piers Forster

Getting Yorkshire to net zero

Published
21 October 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment
Working with our region

Regional leaders and organisations must work ever more closely to achieve net zero in Yorkshire and the Humber.

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Vulnerability and policing research centre launches

Published
12 October 2022
Categories
Working with our region
Society & Politics

A ground-breaking new research centre aims to change how the police, public services and local government work together to help vulnerable people.

A couple sit on a sofa looking concerned as they read their bills.

Cost of living crisis highlights racial inequalities

Published
11 October 2022
Categories
Society & Politics

Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.

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Rethinking young women's working lives

Published
6 October 2022
Categories
Business and partnerships
Society & Politics

New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market.

Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh poses for profile photo

Using Leeds knowledge to save lives

Published
26 September 2022
Categories
News

Poison Information Coordinator Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh (MPh Public Health 2016) has received international recognition for her work to prevent lead poisoning in children across Jamaica.

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New method to assess health of ozone layer

Published
26 August 2022
Categories
Health
Science
Environment

Researchers have developed a new method for assessing the impact of ozone-depleting chemicals released into the atmosphere. 

Three caught fish that were subject to shark attack

Shark impact on fishing communities

Published
24 August 2022
Categories
Science
Environment

People who make a living fishing off the coral reefs around the Maldives say their daily income is down by almost a quarter due to sharks stealing their catch.

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University and Asda announce data partnership

Published
18 July 2022
Categories
Working with business
Health

Asda and the University have joined forces to better understand pressing societal challenges such as nutrition, environmental and health issues through a strategic data partnership.