University of Leeds to train next generation of environmental scientists
The University of Leeds is spearheading the drive to recruit the next generation of environmental scientists.
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Astronomers and global change scientists collaborate to observe our planet like never before
For the first time, astronomers and global change researchers are collaborating to measure changes at a global scale on our own planet, beginning with tropical forests.
Minister learns about collaboration between academia and industry
Innovative partnerships between the University of Leeds and key medical technologies companies were highlighted at ministerial level.
A wake-up call about the economic reality of a green society
Policymakers often talk about moving towards a green society, but in the largest study of its kind, an international team of researchers has found that this would restrict economic growth.
Bees under threat from 'Trojan hives'
Stricter controls over bumblebee imports to the UK are urgently required to prevent diseases spreading to native bumblebees and honeybees, scientists have warned.
"Regret-free" approaches for adapting agriculture to climate change
A new study calls for governments and farmers to adapt to climate shifts, despite uncertainties about what growing conditions will look like decades from now.
University scientists in the fast lane to an engineering future
Researchers from the University of Leeds are involved in a unique, five-year £10 million collaboration to improve virtual engineering.
Gannets don't eat off each other's plates
Colonies of gannets maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies, scientists have discovered.
Bee and wild flower biodiversity loss slows
Declines in the biodiversity of pollinating insects and wild plants have slowed in recent years, according to a new study.
Global warming continues but most extreme projections 'less likely'
Observations of the climate's response to rising greenhouse gas levels are consistent with conventional estimates of long-term 'climate sensitivity', despite a "warming pause" over the past decade.