Supporting young people to achieve their potential
A learning centre helping young people living in one of the UK’s most disadvantaged neighbourhoods to access further education, training and employment is celebrating its fifth anniversary.
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Geoff identifies 300 new species of aquatic creatures
Lockdown brought out the creative in us all. Millions of people discovered new hobbies, nurturing talents they never knew they had.
Why wool matters
Experts in the field of land management and carbon sequestration are highlighting wool’s unique properties and the positive contribution sheep can make to the continued wellbeing of the planet.
Conserving overlooked and threatened regions
New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions.
“Tree of life” could help slow climate change
Changing the way fruit is gathered from a “tree of life” could have hugely positive environmental and financial impacts in Amazonia, according to a new study.
Halving emissions by 2030 can keep 1.5°C within reach
Without significant increases in the speed and ambition of climate action, limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be beyond reach, according to a major international report published today.
Higher blood fats make cells share stress
Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found.
Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown
New research warns that screen use significantly increased among adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued at a high rate since, highlighting the need for Government guidance.
Explore, learn and create at Be Curious 2022
Be Curious, the University of Leeds’s annual research event, is back on campus for the first time since going virtual in 2020.
Improving the world’s parks and green spaces
A ground-breaking project that aims to improve parks across the globe has been launched.