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A group of adults and young people looking and smiling at the camera with a cake decorated with the words Celebrating IntoUniversity Leeds South belated 5th anniversary

Supporting young people to achieve their potential

Published
Thursday 14th April, 2022
Categories
University
Working with our region

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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Why wool matters

Published
Thursday 7th April, 2022
Categories
Environment
Science

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.

Villarica (also known as Rucapillán) volcano, located in southern Chile.

Conserving overlooked and threatened regions

Published
Thursday 7th April, 2022
Categories
Environment
Global
Research

New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions.

Drone viewpoint taken looking directly down on a palm tree canopy

“Tree of life” could help slow climate change

Published
Monday 4th April, 2022
Categories
Global
Environment
Research

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.

Three workers installing solar panels

Halving emissions by 2030 can keep 1.5°C within reach

Published
Monday 4th April, 2022
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

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.

Microscopy image showing human muscle cells with nuclei in blue, and stress caused by the ceramide stress signals shown in red

Higher blood fats make cells share stress 

Published
Friday 1st April, 2022
Categories
Science
Health

Increased levels of blood fats in people with type 2 diabetes and obesity are more harmful than previously thought, a new study has found. 

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Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown

Published
Friday 1st April, 2022
Categories
Health
Arts & Culture
Coronavirus
Research

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.

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Explore, learn and create at Be Curious 2022

Published
Wednesday 30th March, 2022
Categories
Working with our region
University

Be Curious, the University of Leeds’s annual research event, is back on campus for the first time since going virtual in 2020.