584 results for 'global food and environment'
- Published
- 1 May 2019
- Categories
- University
The University features in the top ten rankings for 23 subjects and is first in the UK for two, according to one of the most influential league tables in the UK.
- Published
- 30 April 2019
- Categories
- Global | News | Science
The University has extended its global impact, supporting more than 70 Global Challenges Research Fund research projects across 30 different countries.
- Published
- 9 April 2019
- Categories
- Science | Environment
The first large-scale survey of those working to protect the natural world has found general agreement on the goals of conservation – but significant divisions on how to achieve them.
- Published
- 27 March 2019
- Categories
- Environment | Science
New research has revealed how currents deep on the ocean floor are able to travel thousands of miles.
- Published
- 18 March 2019
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Inuit communities’ travel skills and regional knowledge have helped mitigate the effects of Arctic climate change on travel conditions, according to a new study.
- Published
- 14 March 2019
- Categories
- Working with business | Technology
Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel has given the green light to support the University’s application to develop a site that will host large-scale research and experimental facilities.
- Published
- 6 February 2019
- Categories
- Technology | Global
Rapid technological innovation is bringing human-robot interaction ever closer to our daily lives, meaning society needs a standard framework to address the ethical and safety issues that arise.
- Published
- 4 February 2019
- Categories
- University | Working with business
More than 150 fully-funded PhD researcher places are being created in Leeds after the University secured funding to train the next generation of scientists and engineers.
- Published
- 25 January 2019
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Researchers from Leeds are key partners in two pioneering international collaborations tackling water security and urban disaster risk management.
- Published
- 22 January 2019
- Categories
- Science | Environment
There is no evidence that Japanese knotweed causes more significant structural damage to buildings than many other plants, a Parliamentary committee will hear today.
- Published
- 16 January 2019
- Categories
- Technology | Environment
Government is missing a ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
- Published
- 15 January 2019
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Research suggests there would be a 64% chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, if fossil fuel infrastructure was phased out immediately.
- Published
- 14 January 2019
- Categories
- Science | Environment
Given the pressures that pollinators face on agricultural land, cities could play an important role in conserving pollinators, according to a new study.
- Published
- 1 January 2019
- Categories
- University
Important scientific contributions in the field of meteorology have resulted in a University-based academic being recognised in The Queen’s New Year Honours.
- Published
- 6 December 2018
- Categories
- University
Influential Leeds research into Antarctic ice melt is featuring in a national campaign about the benefits of universities.