584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 9 August 2018
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- Science | Environment
Historic levels of particles in the atmosphere released from pre-industrial era fires, and their cooling effect on the planet, may have been significantly underestimated according to a new study.
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- 16 July 2018
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs’ diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those found roughly 150 million years ago.
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- 11 July 2018
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- University | Global
The University of Leeds has been ranked in the top three UK universities for global funding success, according to new data from Research Fortnight.
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- 10 July 2018
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- Science | Environment
Additional cuts to fossil fuel emissions are required to limit global warming due to greenhouse gases from wetlands and permafrost, according to new research.
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- 7 July 2018
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- Business & Economy | Environment
Ecologists can find no evidence Japanese knotweed causes significant structural damage.
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- 20 June 2018
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- University
Professor Dame Jane Francis has been officially installed as Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
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- 14 June 2018
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- Global | Environment
Monitoring Antarctica from space has revealed how its ice is being lost to the oceans, providing crucial insight into the continent’s response to a warming climate.
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- 13 June 2018
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- Global | Environment
Ice losses from Antarctica have increased global sea levels by 7.6 mm since 1992, with two fifths of this rise (3 mm) coming in the last five years alone.
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- 6 June 2018
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- Environment
Long-lived seabird species, such as gannets, take several years to learn where the best feeding grounds are and how to recognize them, new research has revealed.
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- 6 June 2018
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- Global | University
The University of Leeds is among the top 100 universities in the new QS World University Rankings 2019.
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- 21 May 2018
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- Science | Environment
A University of Leeds spin-out company is partnering in Europe’s first bioenergy carbon capture storage project.
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- 15 May 2018
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- Science | Environment
Peatlands are vital to UK water security and must be protected to preserve the UK’s water supply, warn scientists.
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- 2 April 2018
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- Environment | Science
Antarctica’s great ice sheet is losing ground as it is eroded by warm ocean water circulating beneath its floating edge, a new study has found.
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- 22 March 2018
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- University
The University of Leeds has come third in the UK in a major survey that asks students about their experience while studying.
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- 12 March 2018
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- University
The University is hosting a free, family-friendly event on Saturday 17 March to showcase some of its world-leading research to members of the public.