584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 9 August 2024
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Scientists from the University of Leeds have helped to recover the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth’s mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet’s largest component.
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- 18 July 2024
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Two of Leeds' most promising research leaders have earned national fellowships to advance their work aimed at tackling global challenges.
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- 17 July 2024
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- Research | Environment
The world’s forests have absorbed more than 100 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide over the past three decades, but they need more protection, according to a new study.
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- 25 June 2024
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Professor Shearer West CBE has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leeds, taking up the role from 1 November 2024.
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- 10 June 2024
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The Chancellor of the University of Leeds, Professor Dame Jane Francis, has been elected President of the Royal Geographical Society.
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- 5 June 2024
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- Environment | Research
Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26°C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new research by more than 50 leading international scientists.
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- 29 May 2024
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- Health | Working with our region
The health of children and young people in the UK is getting worse, with children’s education, health and wellbeing affected by inactivity and unhealthy diets, new research has found.
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- 17 May 2024
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Professor Ken Carslaw has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition for his invaluable contribution to science.
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- 10 May 2024
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- Environment | Research
A new model for predicting the effects of climate change on malaria transmission in Africa could lead to more targeted interventions to control the disease according to a new study.
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- 7 May 2024
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- University | Working with business
Students from Leeds University Business School (LUBS) showed off their entrepreneurial spirit as they pitched business ideas to industry experts in the LUBS Entrepreneur Award 2024.
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- 23 April 2024
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- Research | University
Higher education providers across Europe are joining forces to tackle global challenges.
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- 10 April 2024
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- Health | Research
Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.
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- 28 March 2024
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An international group of experts are calling for indoor air quality standards to be introduced around the globe.
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- 27 March 2024
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- Environment | University
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- 20 March 2024
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Food waste campaigners are calling on Leeds residents and businesses to get on board with their free collection service which prevents household food waste from going to landfill.