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How fish survive extreme pressures of ocean life

Published
Wednesday 28th September, 2022
Categories
Environment
Science
Research

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans.

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Using Leeds knowledge to save lives

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
News

Poison Information Coordinator Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh (MPh Public Health 2016) has received international recognition for her work to prevent lead poisoning in children across Jamaica.

A real-life and a digital representation of a city.

Virtual worlds addressing real-life issues

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Global
Technology
Working with business
Research

From space exploration to protecting the world’s rainforests, the benefits of creating virtual models of real-life scenarios are limitless.

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Mary Beard to give 2022 Alice Bacon Lecture 

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Events
Arts & Culture

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women. 

Professor Mary Beard will be giving this year's Alice Bacon lecture. January 2020

Mary Beard to give latest Alice Bacon Lecture

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture
University

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.

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Tropical soils 'highly sensitive' to global warming

Published
Wednesday 21st September, 2022
Categories
Environment
Science

Global warming is likely to cause a decline in the number of species of microbes that live in tropical soils - and that could threaten the biodiversity of rainforests and increase carbon emissions.

Feather Coral Reef in the Great Barrier Reef

Climate models unreliable in predicting damage to coral reefs

Published
Wednesday 21st September, 2022
Categories
Environment
Science

Climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral reefs, according to a new study published in the journal Earth’s Future.

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Leeds Digital Festival 2022

Published
Tuesday 20th September, 2022
Categories
Working with business
Working with our region
University
Technology

Leeds Digital Festival has announced the full schedule for its latest instalment of the tech showcase, with over 200 events taking place from Tuesday 20 to Friday 30 September.