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Forests are vital to help reduce atmospheric CO2 

Published
Monday 13th November, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

If the world’s natural forests are allowed to grow and mature rather than being cut down, 226 billion tonnes of carbon could be taken out of the atmosphere, according to a major international study.  

View taken from above the tree canopy at the Desta coffee plantation in Ethiopia. It shows the top of the tree canopy.

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Published
Thursday 9th November, 2023
Categories
Technology
Science
Environment

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.

A large iceberg floating in the sea in Disko Bay, Greenland. The iceberg stands tall above the sea, posing a hazard to nearby maritime traffic

Study reveals inequalities in cancer research

Published
Tuesday 7th November, 2023
Categories
Science
Health

Most clinical trials in cancer screening, prevention, and early detection focus on just three types - and nearly all take place in the global north, according to a new review. 

A researcher looking at a slide with cell samples on it

Climate financial risk analytics hub launches at Nexus

Published
Thursday 2nd November, 2023
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Stronger links between UK science and innovation and financial institutions will be forged at a new Innovation Hub in Leeds.

A group of four people by a CGFI logo

Leeds business prepares for global expansion

Published
Monday 30th October, 2023
Categories
Business & Economy

An entrepreneurial couple who invented a life-saving road safety device are preparing for global expansion following support from the University of Leeds' Help to Grow Scheme.

Simon and Sarah Scaife stand behind an AirBar fitted to a transporter vehicle.

Window to avoid 1.5°C of warming rapidly closing

Published
Monday 30th October, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

Humanity is rapidly reaching the limit for how much additional carbon can be emitted into the atmosphere to keep global warming within 1.5 °C, according to a new research.

A building with seven smoking chimneys

The power of horror

Published
Wednesday 25th October, 2023
Categories
Alumni

Award-winning horror writer Tananarive Due knows how to scare. She explains what attracts us to the genre, how she creates horror, and how her time at Leeds played a key role in her success.

Tananarive Due (MA English Literature 1988) has been a leading voice in Black speculative fiction for more than 20 years