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New project is a breath of fresh air for Bradford school kids

Published: 8 October 2020
Categories: Health | Environment

University of Leeds researchers are taking part in a new Born in Bradford project with primary school children across the city - to measure levels of pollution and its impact on health.

Coronavirus cases among students and staff 

Published: 7 October 2020
Categories: Coronavirus | University

Keeping our students and staff safe and healthy has been our number one priority throughout the coronavirus pandemic. 

Global food production poses an increasing climate threat

Published: 7 October 2020
Categories: Global | Environment

Rising nitrous oxide emissions are jeopardizing climate goals and the Paris Accord, according to a new international study.

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Understanding the way proteins shapeshift

Published: 2 October 2020
Categories: Working with business | Health | Science

The University of Leeds has secured a £5.4 million grant to identify new techniques for investigating and manipulating the chemical building blocks of life - proteins.

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New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers

Published: 2 October 2020
Categories: Working with business | Society & Politics | Technology

Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

New transport guidance for a climate smart COVID-19 recovery

Published: 2 October 2020
Categories: Environment | Coronavirus

The Local Government Association has launched new advice developed by experts at the University of Leeds on practical actions local authorities can take to decarbonise transport.

Decent living for all does not have to cost the Earth

Published: 1 October 2020
Categories: Science | Environment | Global

Global energy consumption in 2050 could be reduced to the levels of the 1960s and still provide a decent standard of living for a population three times larger, according to a new study.

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Carbon pollution particles found in placenta cells for the first time

Published: 1 October 2020
Categories: Science | Health

Pollution particles including carbon and metals have been found in the placentas of new mothers.

Harnessing plant power for renewable energy

Published: 30 September 2020
Categories: Science | Environment | Global

Tapping into the myriad uses of plants and fungi could save people and the planet, says new report

A graphic of the Parkinson Building, coloured pink, against a blue sky with musical notes, a planet, a tree and a fish around it. Text reads Be Curious 2020, an invitation to find out, explore, investigate. 10-23 October 2020, www.leeds.ac.uk/becurious

Take a virtual tour from the sea bed to outer space

Published: 30 September 2020
Categories: Events

Travel 1,000 feet under the sea with TV’s Greg Foot; make art inspired by the placenta and create science heroes from a humble toilet roll.

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Thousands of excess deaths during pandemic peak

Published: 28 September 2020
Categories: Coronavirus | Science | Health

A major new study has identified 2,085 excess deaths in England and Wales due to heart disease and stroke during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Universities team up against antisocial behaviour

Published: 25 September 2020
Categories: University

The University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University have joined forces to help further tackle antisocial student behaviour, funding additional patrols as part of a trial initiative.

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Astronomers explain dying stars' beautiful dust clouds

Published: 18 September 2020
Categories: Science

Astronomers have discovered why dust clouds around fading stars form unique and beautiful shapes – and their findings have revealed how our sun could look in its dying days.

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Working together to stay safe

Published: 17 September 2020
Categories: University

A message from Leeds’ higher education leaders, students’ union leaders and the city council:

Ice sheets could add 39 centimetres to sea level by 2100

Published: 17 September 2020
Categories: Environment | Global | Science

Scientists warn that if greenhouse gas emissions continue apace, Greenland and Antarctica’s ice sheets could together contribute more than 39cm to global sea level rise this century.

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