Negotiating on behalf of the UK Published 4 November 2022 Categories Alumni Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travelled to COP27 hoping the conference would accelerate mitigation action around the world.
Power Meri: The rise of women’s Rugby League in Papua New Guinea Published 4 November 2022 Categories Alumni A film created by a Leeds alum charts the rise of women’s rugby league in Papua New Guinea, helping to tackle gender inequality in the country. They arrived in Leeds for the Rugby League World Cup.
Magnetism could help explain Earth’s formation Published 3 November 2022 Categories Science A peculiar property of the Earth’s magnetic field could help us to work out how our planet was created 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new scientific assessment.
Reassessing Sir Herbert Read Published 2 November 2022 Categories Alumni The Henry Moore Foundation's new research season features former Leeds student Sir Herbert Read.
Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon Published 2 November 2022 Categories Science | Environment | Global The world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago, new research has revealed.
Fighting Egypt's plastic waste Published 28 October 2022 Categories Alumni When growing up in Cairo, plastic pollutants had a devastating impact upon Aya Al-Sharqawy and her family. It was the motivation she needed to tackle the crisis head on after Leeds.
Graduate art prize winner announced Published 27 October 2022 Categories Arts & Culture BA Fine Art student Astrid Butt has been awarded the 2022 Friends of University Art and Music Graduate prize.
University opens community football hub Published 27 October 2022 Categories University Grassroots sport in Leeds has received a huge boost with the unveiling of the Bodington Football Hub, a new facility for the community of Leeds.
'Government must protect critical services from climate change' Published 27 October 2022 Categories Business & Economy | Society & Politics | Environment A damning report from MPs says the Government needs to do more to protect critical national infrastructure in the UK from being disrupted by extreme weather.
Mapping the pressures of global food production Published 25 October 2022 Categories Science | Global A map showing the environmental pressures from global food production has been developed by researchers, to identify ways of creating more sustainable and just food systems.
Poet Laureate attends open mic poetry session on campus Published 25 October 2022 Categories Arts & Culture Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry, Simon Armitage, has taken part in a special open mic session for staff and students.
Bernard Atha – a man of many parts Published 24 October 2022 Categories Alumni The University was saddened to learn of the death of distinguished alum Bernard Atha (Law 1949) – actor, lawyer, councillor, former Lord Mayor of Leeds – and a long-standing friend of the University.
Getting Yorkshire to net zero Published 21 October 2022 Categories Society & Politics | Environment | Working with our region Regional leaders and organisations must work ever more closely to achieve net zero in Yorkshire and the Humber.
Ancient inscription unveiled to the public Published 21 October 2022 Categories Arts & Culture One of the longest surviving inscriptions from Ancient Britain is being unveiled to the public for the first time ever at the University.
Over a third of office workers “hybrid misfits” Published 19 October 2022 Categories Business & Economy Over a third of office staff are working away from home for more days than they would like, according to new research from the University.