584 results for 'global food and environment'
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- 26 May 2016
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Today sees the launch of a new range of online courses that will enable students to earn academic credits towards degrees.
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- 19 May 2016
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- Science | Technology
Researchers from the University of Leeds have taken an important step forward in mimicking nature’s prowess at protecting cells from deep-freeze conditions.
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- 25 April 2016
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- News | Environment
Large animals play a key role in mitigating climate change in tropical forests by spreading the seeds of large trees that have a high capacity to store carbon, new research has found.
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- 11 April 2016
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The White Rose University Consortium has launched a new office in Brussels as part of a long-term strategy to influence EU research policy.
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- 16 March 2016
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Students have voted the University of Leeds as offering one of the best student experiences in the UK.
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- 7 March 2016
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- Science | Environment
Agriculture in parts of sub-Saharan Africa must undergo significant transformation if it is to continue to produce key food crops.
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- 1 March 2016
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- University
The University is commending its women of achievement with a special celebration today, coinciding with International Women’s Day.
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- 1 March 2016
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- Health | News
A group of drugs already in everyday use to treat psychosis or depression may also be used to defeat deadly and emerging viruses.
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- 3 February 2016
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- Science | Environment
The first Britain-wide assessment of the value of wild flowers as food for pollinators shows that decreasing resources mirror the decline of pollinating insects.
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- 15 January 2016
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- Business & Economy | News
BRITISH retailers are missing out on opportunities for growth overseas and should use franchising to expand into emerging markets, a new report has found.
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- 18 December 2015
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- Environment | Science
A new study may have resolved a fundamental question concerning the development of Earth as a planet on which animals could flourish: what came first, increasing levels of oxygen or complex animals?
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- 20 November 2015
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- Environment
More than half of all tree species in the world’s most diverse forest – the Amazon – may be globally threatened, according to a new study.
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- 18 November 2015
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- Research and innovation | News | Research
A specially commissioned report captures the scale of the University’s economic, social and cultural impact.
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- 12 November 2015
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- Environment
Researchers report that continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish rainfall levels in the Amazon River basin, which may impact the region’s climate, ecosystems and economies.
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- 28 October 2015
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- Environment | University
A UK government-funded initiative will put £20 million behind research to better understand Africa’s changing climate and the use of climate change information in decision-making across the continent.