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Green growth not happening in high-income countries

Published
5 September 2023
Categories
Society & Politics | Business & Economy | Environment

The continued pursuit of economic growth in high income countries is at odds with the climate targets and fairness requirements of the Paris Agreement, say researchers.

Illustration of machine learning and AI concept in form of a woman's face outline with circuit board and binary data flow on blue background.

More transparency needed about merits of AI

Published
13 April 2023
Categories
Technology

AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.

Expanse of snow and ice on the Amunden Sea Embayment ice shelf

Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet

Published
20 March 2023
Categories
Global | Science | Environment

Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region - the Amundsen Sea Embayment - has lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year period.   

The Antarctic peninsula seen from an aircraft. Ice emerges from valleys and enters the sea.

Satellites reveal speed-up of Antarctic glaciers

Published
27 February 2023
Categories
Science | Environment

Glaciers along the Antarctic peninsula are flowing faster in the summer because of a combination of melting snow and warmer ocean waters, say researchers.

students carry Gryphon I to launchpad in New Mexico

Student rocketeers aim high with next mission

Published
18 November 2022
Categories
Science

Rocketeers at the University of Leeds have launched a training academy to help engineering students prepare for the so-called “Mars generation” of space travel.

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Low risk of COVID-19 spread on Underground rail

Published
8 February 2022
Categories
Working with business | Science | Technology | Health | Coronavirus

People travelling on the London Underground and similar rail systems were at a low risk of being exposed to the virus that causes COVID-19, according to computer simulations.

Dental students practising techniques on a dummy head

Reducing COVID-19 risk during dentist appointments

Published
28 January 2022
Categories
Science | Health | Coronavirus

Dentists could significantly increase the number of patients they see during the pandemic by switching the drills they use, according to new research.

Inside a nuclear power plant

£3m test rig to spark innovation in UK nuclear industry

Published
17 November 2021
Categories
Working with business | Technology

A test rig to help the nuclear industry design new reactors, decommission old ones and better dispose of waste from nuclear reprocessing is to be built at the University.

An air filtration system, with books and toys in the background

Can air cleaners reduce COVID-19 in schools?

Published
5 November 2021
Categories
Working with our region | Working with business | Science | Coronavirus | Health

A study has been launched into the feasibility of using air cleaners to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in 30 primary schools in Bradford.

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Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26

Published
31 October 2021
Categories
Global | Science | Environment | Research

A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.

A wind farm with sheep grazing in the foreground

Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity

Published
28 October 2021
Categories
Working with business | Environment

Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.