Young entrepreneurs pitch to business experts
Students from Leeds University Business School (LUBS) showed off their entrepreneurial spirit as they pitched business ideas to industry experts in the LUBS Entrepreneur Award 2024.
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European partnerships tackle global challenges
Higher education providers across Europe are joining forces to tackle global challenges.
Obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency
Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.
Mandating indoor air quality for public buildings
An international group of experts are calling for indoor air quality standards to be introduced around the globe.
To the Arctic and Beyond
Seize every opportunity and make the most of life’s amazing adventures.
Social enterprise tackles food waste
Food waste campaigners are calling on Leeds residents and businesses to get on board with their free collection service which prevents household food waste from going to landfill.
Climate change disrupts seasonal flow of rivers
Climate change is disrupting the seasonal flow of rivers in the far northern latitudes of America, Russia and Europe, posing a threat to water security and ecosystems, according to new research.
Side effects of wide scale forestation could reduce carbon removal
The side effects of large-scale forestation initiatives could reduce the CO2 removal benefits by up to a third.
Greenland’s ice sheet is melting - and being replaced by vegetation
An estimated 11,000 sq miles or 28,707 sq kilometres of Greenland’s ice sheet and glaciers have melted over the last three decades, according to a major analysis of historic satellite records.
Cold, unbalanced and feeling seasick – all in the name of science
Three researchers from the University of Leeds are embarking on a two-month expedition to the Antarctic to investigate one of the most important questions in climate science.