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Continental arc volcano in the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russian Far East.

Volcanic safety valve for Earth’s long-term climate

Published
24 August 2021
Categories
Global | Environment

Extensive chains of volcanoes have been responsible for both emitting and then removing atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2), stabilising temperatures at Earth’s surface.

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Predicting prognosis in rare bone cancer

Published
19 August 2021
Categories
Science | Health

New research has revealed a way to help identify which patients with an aggressive type of bone cancer are least likely to be cured by current standard treatment.

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How empty stadiums affected football during pandemic

Published
13 August 2021
Categories
Coronavirus | Science

Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams, with home advantage almost halved, new research shows. 

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An app to help African farmers defeat crop pests

Published
11 August 2021
Categories
Global | Environment

A mobile phone app – launched today by an international team of scientists – will support farmers across Africa to adopt environmentally friendly ways of protecting their crops from pests.

Floodwarer gushing down a residential street in Steyr, Austria

Climate change 'widespread, rapid and intensifying'

Published
9 August 2021
Categories
Global | Environment

Changes in the Earth's climate caused by human activity are being observed in every region and across the whole climate system, according to a major international report released today. 

Professor Nick Plant, Martin Stow, Tracy Brabin and Richelle Schuster

Nexus helps young people tackle global challenges

Published
9 August 2021
Categories
University | Business and partnerships

The University has welcomed a group of talented young people with dreams of changing the world onto a prestigious skills and entrepreneurial programme.

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Teaching excellence awards for Leeds 

Published
5 August 2021
Categories
University

Academics at the University have been recognised with a National Teaching Fellowship and Collaborative Award for Teaching Excellence. 

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Rethink the economy to tackle climate crisis 

Published
5 August 2021
Categories
Global | Business & Economy | Environment

Research into global climate models by leading international academics shows that current economic policies are in danger of leading nations away from emission and global warming targets.

Paralympic athlete Claire Cashmore standing in Team GB clothing in front of a pool.

Claire Cashmore: The road to Tokyo

Published
2 August 2021
Categories
Alumni

Claire Cashmore MBE (Linguistics and Phonetics, 2011; Hon LLD, 2013) goes into her fifth Paralympic Games facing a whole new challenge.

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Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice

Published
26 July 2021
Categories
Health | Science

Scientists at Leeds and Cambridge have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people.