Predicting crime patterns as UK emerges from lockdown
Police may be able to predict changes in crime patterns as coronavirus lockdown rules get relaxed.
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Tackling climate change through local investment
A nationwide scheme has been launched to help tackle climate change by encouraging residents to invest in their local councils.
Thousands missed heart attack treatment during pandemic
A third of people with heart attacks may not have gone to hospital at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Strengthening research ties with Africa
The University is to be part of a new Africa-UK research collaboration, to identify ways the continent can produce enough food to feed its growing population.
Rock dust on croplands could draw two billion tonnes of CO2 from the atmosphere
A major new study shows adding rock dust to farmland could remove the carbon dioxide equivalent of more than the current total emissions from global aviation and shipping combined.
Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery
Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study.
Scientists’ warning on affluence
Technology is not the silver bullet for mitigating and solving the many global environmental issues the world is facing, scientists warn.
Leeds academics to investigate Covid-19 crimes
The impact of Covid-19 on crime in England will be interrogated by Leeds academics, thanks to a £666,000 grant.
Black Lives Matter: University of Leeds statement
The University recognises that the shocking events in the USA and subsequent protests will have had a profound impact on our community.
Leeds researchers to investigate benefits support during the COVID-19 crisis
Researchers from the University of Leeds are among a team of academics who have been awarded £618,000 to investigate how the benefits system is responding to the coronavirus pandemic.