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A large group of people are holding up their certificates for participating in the Kenyatta University hackathon.

Building global research impact

Published
Wednesday 26th February, 2025
Categories
Global

International education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.

A person cycling through a flooded street with people walking through the flooded street in Africa in the background.

Improving early warnings of thunderstorms

Published
Thursday 13th February, 2025
Categories
Environment
Global

Meteorological experts and students are working together to improve early warnings of severe thunderstorms in Southern Africa.

Namutebi Esther

Funding for global students

Published
Monday 20th January, 2025
Categories
Science
Global

African students have spoken about a “profoundly impactful” conference they were able to attend thanks to University of Leeds funding.

Two people signing a letter of intent with a group of people stood around the table watching them.

Research collaboration across the North Sea

Published
Monday 16th December, 2024
Categories
Global

The University of Leeds is collaborating with universities in Norway to drive research across culture, energy and health.

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.

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.

A large group of students stood on a rooftop with a building and a mountain in the background.

Broadening horizons with international visits

Published
Wednesday 28th August, 2024
Categories
Global

University of Leeds students designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico.