1786 results for 'press statements'
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- 17 July 2019
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- Global | Environment
A new framework provides a robust scientific tool for researchers, policymakers and industry to calculate remaining global carbon budgets.
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- 15 July 2019
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- Science | Health
A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a significant number of products contain high sugar levels that contradict World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.
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- 11 July 2019
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- Science | Environment
An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed.
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- 10 July 2019
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- Working with business | Technology
The Government has confirmed funding for the University to create one of the most advanced conventional and high speed rail research facilities in the world.
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- 1 July 2019
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- Global | Environment
Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, according to a new report, but there are significant barriers to overcome before they are part of the mainstream.
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- 24 June 2019
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- University | Environment
The Priestley Building will provide a base on the University's main campus for leading climate-related research.
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- 13 June 2019
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- Technology | University
Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds, as staff and students working in engineering, arts, humanities, social sciences and health research embrace the technology.
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- 11 June 2019
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- University | Arts & Culture
Simon Armitage has performed one of his first official duties since becoming Poet Laureate, announcing the winner of the University of Leeds’ new poetry prize.
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- 10 June 2019
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- Arts & Culture
Why do arts and culture matter? What difference do they make to people’s lives? How do we know what difference they make to individuals and communities?
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- 7 June 2019
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- Environment | Global
Seven areas of fast-flowing ice on the Antarctic Peninsula have been formally named after Earth observation satellites, following a request by a University of Leeds scientist.
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- 7 June 2019
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- University
The University has appointed Professor Edmund Linfield as the first Director for the Bragg Centre for Materials Research.
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- 29 May 2019
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- Science | Global
Scientists have identified a new internal regulator that helps control the body’s response to fight infection.
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- 29 May 2019
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- Global | Environment
A new study has used partially fossilised plants and single-celled organisms to investigate the effects of climate change on the Canadian High Arctic wetlands and help predict their future.
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- 22 May 2019
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- Science | Environment
Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.
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- 16 May 2019
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- Science | Environment
In only 25 years, ocean melting has caused ice thinning to spread across West Antarctica so rapidly that 24% of its glacier ice is now affected, according to a new study.