597 results for 'global food environment'
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- 5 July 2021
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- Global | Environment
A huge global network of researchers is working together to take the pulse of our global tropical forests.
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- 5 July 2021
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- University | Global | Arts & Culture
Europe’s largest medieval studies conference is back for 2021 – and this year’s event focuses on "climates".
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- 1 July 2021
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- University | Research and innovation
Interact with Antarctic explorers, design your own version of Leeds’ future, explore the fascinating uses of magnets and lasers – all this and more are featured in Be Curious 2021.
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- 24 June 2021
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- Environment
A new flagship restoration project showcasing an alternative future for the UK's uplands has been launched.
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- 22 June 2021
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- Environment
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.
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- 8 June 2021
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- Global | Environment
Scientists are sharing groundbreaking research with leaders in the Asia-Pacific region in an effort to stem the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
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- 24 May 2021
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- Science | Environment | Technology
A group of citizen scientists is being recruited to help investigate the scale of microplastic air pollution inside people’s homes.
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- 24 May 2021
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- Science | Global | Environment
Heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought, new research warns.
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- 18 May 2021
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- Science | Health
Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and can tell us a lot about how pandemics spread, according to new research.
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- 17 May 2021
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- Science | Global | Environment
Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to extreme conditions during the last major El Niño event.
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- 14 May 2021
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have used a fibre-optic sensor passed deep into a borehole to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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- 7 May 2021
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- University
Two prominent Leeds figures have been elected as Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society.
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- 7 May 2021
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- Global | Environment
Sea level rise caused by melting ice could be halved this century if the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5°C is met.
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- 21 April 2021
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- Science | Environment
Substantial cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by raising water levels in agricultural peatlands, according to a new study.
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- 20 April 2021
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- University
The University has appointed two new deans to lead the development of its strategy for equality and inclusion.