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Olivia Cotes-James sat at a table with boxes of LUÜNA Naturals products on the table.

Olivia Cotes-James: Talking taboos

Published
15 January 2022
Categories
Alumni

Named in the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list, founder of LUÜNA Naturals Olivia Cotes-James (English Literature 2013) is improving lives across a continent.

The skyline over Dhaka, Bangladesh

Unintended consequences of mask mandates

Published
10 January 2022
Categories
Science | Coronavirus | Global

Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.

The earth as seen from space

Study reveals hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved

Published
5 January 2022
Categories
Global | Science

During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations.

Professor Cath Noakes with a member of the audience doing an experiment

COVID-19 ‘has reshaped science forever’

Published
20 December 2021
Categories
Science | Coronavirus | Health

Following in a long line of eminent scientists and engineers, Professor Cath Noakes will stand in the Royal Institution’s iconic auditorium and explain the big ideas reshaping society.

Handwritten letters signed by Branwell Brontë held by hands in white gloves

University home for Brontë treasure trove

Published
16 December 2021
Categories
Working with our region | Arts & Culture

Rare handwritten manuscripts and printed books by the Brontës have been entrusted to the University's Brotherton Library.

Jane Madeley, the University's Chief Financial Officer

Key regional leadership role for CFO

Published
15 December 2021
Categories
Business & Economy | University | Working with business | Working with our region

Jane Madeley, the University’s Chief Financial Officer, has been named as the next Chair of the CBI’s Yorkshire & Humber Regional Council.

The University of Leeds Parkinson Building with a blue sky in the background

University sets out its Climate Plan

Published
14 December 2021
Categories
Environment | Working with our region | University

The University of Leeds is making the single biggest investment in its history to achieve a low carbon future.

Professor Martin Iddon pictured smiling and holding an Ivor Novello Award

Leeds academic wins Ivor Novello Award  

Published
9 December 2021
Categories
Arts & Culture

Professor Martin Iddon, Head of the School of Music at the University of Leeds, has won the Ivors Composers Award for Solo Composition. 

Street sign which says 'Playground'

Inequalities blighting children's lives in the North

Published
7 December 2021
Categories
Society & Politics | Working with our region | Coronavirus | Health

Children growing up in the North of England face greater poverty and are more likely to die before reaching their first birthday than children in other parts of England, according to a new report.