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A group of students stand by the wetland area they help manage in Woodhouse Ridge.

Wetland warriors promote biodiversity

Published
17 March 2025
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Working with our region

University of Leeds students who call themselves the ‘Woodhouse Wetland Warriors’ are working with local schoolchildren to encourage biodiversity.

A group of four people stood in Cloth Hall Court smiling at the camera.

Funding supports cardiovascular research

Published
17 March 2025
Categories
Health

The British Heart Foundation has funded a Leeds-based project which will improve understanding of the links between Type 2 Diabetes and heart failure.

Two women walk up some steps into a tree-lined path in a park

Public invited to share views on park life

Published
17 March 2025
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Working with our region

Thousands of people living in Leeds and Bradford are to be surveyed about the way they use parks and green spaces to try to improve access for all.

Students who completed the RAISED in Yorkshire programme hold up their certificates.

Brushing up skills to boost access

Published
12 March 2025
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Working with our region

The University of Leeds is partnering with local secondary schools and sixth form colleges to raise students’ aspirations.

IntoUniversity pupils with staff member

Supporting children into university

Published
10 March 2025
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Working with our region

Students have shared their first-hand experience of a programme supporting young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Leeds, as it celebrates ten years of changing lives.

A group of high-school pupils use fans to power a miniature sail boat, on wheels, that they've created.

Event celebrates women engineers and inspires pupils

Published
10 March 2025
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Working with our region

Using Lego to design a sustainable music festival and experimenting with bioenergy were on the timetable for around 100 Yorkshire teens with a passion for problem-solving.

A baby grasps their parent's little finger.

Supporting new parents and caregivers in Leeds

Published
4 March 2025
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Research

Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.