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Sofia Martinho delivers a taster session in Portuguese to secondary school pupils at Ossett Academy. A map appears in the background, and in the foreground Sofia smiles at two students.

Celebrating multilingual Leeds

Published
Thursday 21st November, 2024
Categories
Working with our region
Global
Arts & Culture

Hundreds of people have tried a new language for the first time as part of Leeds Language Week, a University-led initiative to celebrate the city’s linguistic diversity.

Fire-blackened multi-storey buildings destroyed by war in Ukraine, stand in rubble, beside diggers.

Project to aid Ukraine’s recovery

Published
Wednesday 20th November, 2024
Categories
Research
Global

A new project is under way to radically transform the rebuilding of post-conflict Ukraine – aimed at both accelerating its recovery and helping to ensure that its reconstruction is more eco-friendly.

In the foreground, researchers in orange high vis-vests conducting field measurements on the Kasai River, one of the major tributaries of the Congo basin

Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin

Published
Monday 18th November, 2024
Categories
Environment
Research

A project to protect the world’s second largest area of tropical rainforest has received £9.1m from the Government.

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Inspiring young scientists through mentorship

Published
Friday 15th November, 2024
Categories
University

University of Leeds students and academics are breaking down barriers to careers in plant science thanks to the power of mentorship.

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Supporting the next generation of researchers

Published
Thursday 14th November, 2024
Categories
Working with our region

Yorkshire is to play an expanded role in training the researchers of the future, following a significant government investment.

Professor Catherine Johnson wearing a white blouse and glasses smiles directly at the camera.

Helping shape the future of TV broadcasting

Published
Tuesday 12th November, 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture
Research

As new research finds the shift towards online TV viewing could exclude some viewers, Professor Catherine Johnson joins government efforts to scrutinise the future of linear broadcasting.

A temperate rainforest in Ennerdale, Cumbria, showing trees and moss in the foreground against a blue sky

Climate change threatens rare temperate rainforests

Published
Tuesday 12th November, 2024
Categories
Research

Up to two thirds of the world’s temperate rainforests could fall victim to climate change by the year 2100 according to a new study by researchers at the University of Leeds.

Michelle Morris holding a chicken with a Kenyan Farmer.

Supporting female farmers in Africa

Published
Monday 11th November, 2024
Categories
Global

A team of women have taken on a cycling challenge across Kenya to support female farmers.

Representation of bacteria in the gut microbiome.

Gut health signals could transform arthritis treatment

Published
Friday 8th November, 2024
Categories
Health
Research

Changes in the gut microbiome before rheumatoid arthritis is developed could provide a window of opportunity for preventative treatments, new research suggests.