New £10m research centre for greener global finance Published 15 February 2021 Categories Working with business | Policy Leeds | Business & Economy The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers.
Ozone-depleting gas emissions back on the decline Published 10 February 2021 Categories Global | Environment The emissions of a banned ozone-depleting gas have dropped rapidly following a previously unexpected spike.
Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups Published 9 February 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Society & Politics The ways in which discrimination is worsening the impact of COVID-19 on people in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups in the UK will be explored in a new research project.
Giving back: students volunteer throughout the pandemic Published 9 February 2021 Categories Coronavirus As Student Volunteering Week kicks off around the UK, we celebrate the huge contribution that University of Leeds students make locally, nationally and internationally.
Building the Future: National Apprenticeship Week 2021 Published 8 February 2021 Categories Working with business National Apprenticeship Week 2021 runs until 14 February. This year the University is joining other providers in celebrating the diverse opportunities and value apprenticeships can bring.
Feeding Leeds: A fair and self-sustaining food system for the city Published 8 February 2021 Categories Society & Politics | Science A bold vision for feeding the population of Leeds would transform the city into a far more food secure, fair and sustainable place to live.
Screen industry professionals reveal how discrimination held back their careers Published 5 February 2021 Categories Arts & Culture TV presenter Sideman and Channel 4 commissioning editor Fozia Khan are among 11 screen industry professionals to appear in short films describing how discrimination held them back in their careers.
Out of this world development of a new catalytic converter Published 2 February 2021 Categories Working with business | Technology | Science Scientists are using an analysis of gases in the atmosphere of Venus to develop a new generation of lower-cost and more effective catalytic converters.
Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit Published 29 January 2021 Categories Science | Environment The health of the UK’s insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise on policies to help protect them more effectively post-Brexit.
University joins ambitious regional climate partnership Published 27 January 2021 Categories University | Environment Key institutions across Yorkshire including the University of Leeds are joining forces to help tackle climate change.
Global ice loss increases at record rate Published 25 January 2021 Categories Science | Global | Environment The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research.
Blowin' in the wind: the mineral dust linked to ice melt Published 25 January 2021 Categories Science | Global | Environment Scientists believe a key nutrient transported by the wind is contributing to the growth of algal blooms on melting ice sheets.
Dramatic changes to radiotherapy treatments due to COVID-19 Published 22 January 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Health Dramatic changes were seen in the delivery of radiotherapy treatments for cancer during the first wave of the coronavirus pandemic in England.
Heart patients ‘fearful’ of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis Published 20 January 2021 Categories Science | Health | Coronavirus Data analysis by researchers at the University of Leeds is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack.
LIDA announces partnership with Sainsbury’s Published 19 January 2021 Categories University Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Sainsbury’s have formalised a partnership to deliver data intensive research projects in nutrition and health, property and location analytics, and e-commerce.