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Kim Daybell celebrates during a table tennis match

The Paralympic doctor who sacrificed sport for the NHS

Published
24 January 2024
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Alumni

Kim Daybell sacrificed his Paralympic Games in order to save lives on the NHS frontline during COVID-19. The table tennis star was inducted into the Leeds Sport Hall of Fame for his achievements.

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.

Harry Simpson is pictured wearing a beekeeping hat with veil.

Students show entrepreneurial spark

Published
9 January 2024
Categories
Business & Economy

Two young entrepreneurs are forging ahead with business start-ups following backing from the University of Leeds.