Negotiating on behalf of the UK
Acting on behalf of the UK in climate negotiations, Leeds alum Kate Fearnyough travelled to COP27 hoping the conference would accelerate mitigation action around the world.
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Power Meri: The rise of women’s Rugby League in Papua New Guinea
A film created by a Leeds alum charts the rise of women’s rugby league in Papua New Guinea, helping to tackle gender inequality in the country. They arrived in Leeds for the Rugby League World Cup.
Magnetism could help explain Earth’s formation
A peculiar property of the Earth’s magnetic field could help us to work out how our planet was created 4.5 billion years ago, according to a new scientific assessment.
Reassessing Sir Herbert Read
The Henry Moore Foundation's new research season features former Leeds student Sir Herbert Read.
Congo peatlands could release billions of tonnes of carbon
The world’s largest tropical peatland turned from being a major store of carbon to a source of carbon dioxide emissions as a result of climate change thousands of years ago, new research has revealed.
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.
Graduate art prize winner announced
BA Fine Art student Astrid Butt has been awarded the 2022 Friends of University Art and Music Graduate prize.
University opens community football hub
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.
'Government must protect critical services from climate change'
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.
Mapping the pressures of global food production
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.