584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 11 July 2023
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A carbon tax based on the purpose of using goods and services would be fairer and more likely to deliver climate justice, say ecological economists.
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- 5 July 2023
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- Science
Excited pupils explored virtual landscapes and learned new digital skills when they visited state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Leeds.
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- 28 June 2023
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- Environment
A rescued population of endangered white clawed crayfish that were in danger of being wiped out have been moved to the University’s Bodington Pond, where they can thrive and breed.
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- 27 June 2023
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The University has climbed 11 places in the 2024 QS World University Rankings to 75th in the world.
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- 21 June 2023
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- University | Working with business | Global | Environment
An international event aimed at establishing equity between producers and consumers was hosted by the University this week.
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- 20 June 2023
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- Health | Environment
New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing.
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- 8 June 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment | Research
Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists.
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- 6 June 2023
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The University of Leeds has signed a strategic partnership with the University of Pretoria that commits to tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges.
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- 6 June 2023
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- Health | Research
Regular dance sessions can benefit people over 85 by helping them be physically active, socialise, and reconnect with their younger selves, according to new research led by the University of Leeds.
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- 5 June 2023
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- Society & Politics | Environment
Industrialised nations responsible for excessive levels of CO2 emissions could be liable for $170 trillion in compensation by 2050 to ensure climate change targets are met, say researchers.
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- 26 May 2023
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A study has found widespread mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland since the start of the 20th century.
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- 22 May 2023
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Academics at the University of Leeds believe they could have found the answer to a long-running mystery behind Jupiter’s famous “stripes”.
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- 17 May 2023
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- Environment | Science | Research
A researcher who exposed the threat that climate change poses to tropical forests in Africa has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society, one of the highest accolades in science.
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- 26 April 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment
A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.
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- 26 April 2023
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- Global | Science | Environment
As an ecologist, Dr Julia Tavares often has to consider how to collect data from remote locations.