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A group of five children brushing their teeth

Tackling tooth decay in children

Published
29 January 2024
Categories
Health

A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay. 

Lord Nigel Crisp, Barny Leavers, Gillian Joseph, Fatima Khan Shah, Professor Mark Kearney and Professor Hai-sui Yu

Leeds hosts health workforce expert panel debate

Published
24 January 2024
Categories
News
Health

Leading experts in public health and care policy debated health workforce related challenges and how cross-sector collaboration can address them at a panel discussion at the University of Leeds.

Three students talking and walking across university campus on a sunny day with Priestley Building in the background

Climate education expansion for England's young learners

Published
23 January 2024
Categories
Environment

Every school and college in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme run by a consortium of universities.

Image shows Earth - in the black emptiness of Space - and a satellite orbiting above it.

Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
19 January 2024
Categories
Environment
Technology
Working with business
Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

The image shows the view above the tree canopy in the Mata de Vale in the Chapada Guimares region of the Amazon forest. There is a dense cover of green vegetation across both side of a narrow valley.

Common tree species dominate tropical forests

Published
10 January 2024
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

Scientists have found almost identical patterns in how tropical forests worldwide are dominated by surprisingly few tree species.

A farmer in Africa - bent double - digs into dry-looking looking soil. He is wearing a hat to protect himself from the overhead sun.

Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture

Published
2 January 2024
Categories
Science
Health
Environment

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.