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Fighting Egypt's plastic waste
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.
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.
BA Fine Art student Astrid Butt has been awarded the 2022 Friends of University Art and Music Graduate prize.
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.
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.
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 and Professor of Poetry, Simon Armitage, has taken part in a special open mic session for staff and students.
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.
Regional leaders and organisations must work ever more closely to achieve net zero in Yorkshire and the Humber.
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 staff are working away from home for more days than they would like, according to new research from the University.