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The Lord Mayor of Leeds Al Garthwaite and others look at bright pink and yellow sculptures, as a student explains the work

Art graduates ask the art world: Can you let us in?

Published
Thursday 8th June, 2023
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

Talented emerging artists who have persevered through the turbulent years of Covid are bursting onto the art scene with a plea to “let us in”, as the Lord Mayor of Leeds opens their degree show.

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Greenhouse gas emissions at ‘an all-time high’, warn scientists

Published
Thursday 8th June, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

Human-caused global warming has continued to increase at an “unprecedented rate” since the last major assessment of the climate system published two years ago, say 50 leading scientists.

University of Leeds and University of Pretoria Vice Chancellors holding up signed agreement with a group of people standing up behind them.

Strategic Agreement marks new University collaboration

Published
Tuesday 6th June, 2023
Categories
University
Global
Research

The University of Leeds has signed a strategic partnership with the University of Pretoria that commits to tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges.

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'Global North owes $170 trillion for excessive CO2 emissions'

Published
Monday 5th June, 2023
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment

Industrialised nations responsible for excessive levels of CO2 emissions could be liable for $170 trillion in compensation by 2050 to ensure climate change targets are met, say researchers.

Anonymous crowd of people walking street wearing masks during covid 19 coronavirus pandemic

‘No time for complacency’ with COVID-19

Published
Friday 26th May, 2023
Categories
Coronavirus

Senior health experts have warned European governments and institutions against complacency in their ongoing response to COVID-19.

Scarlet heart glacier in Greenland, with bare mountain surrounding the glacier and blue sky in background. White dotted lines surround a bare area circling the glacier.

Accelerated melting of glaciers in Greenland

Published
Friday 26th May, 2023
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

A study has found widespread mass loss of glaciers and ice caps in Greenland since the start of the 20th century.