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Amazon - how will it cope with drought?

Published
Wednesday 26th April, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.

Sunlight shines through the canopy of the Amazon rainforest.

Ukraine

Published
Wednesday 19th April, 2023
Categories
University

Update from Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk on the University’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

The flag of Ukraine: equally sized horizontal bands of blue (top) and yellow.

Leeds hosts Digital Universities UK event

Published
Thursday 13th April, 2023
Categories
Technology
University

The University of Leeds is excited to host Digital Universities UK, an event bringing together higher education, industry and policy leaders at the forefront of academic innovation and technology.

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More transparency needed about merits of AI

Published
Thursday 13th April, 2023
Categories
Technology

AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.

Illustration of machine learning and AI concept in form of a woman's face outline with circuit board and binary data flow on blue background.