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University hosts GB Sevens squad

Published
Thursday 20th June, 2024
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Alumni
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GB Sevens have set up base at the University of Leeds as they prepare for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games to kick off.

GB Sevens women's rugby team group photo

Put people and planet first, says Mary Portas

Published
Thursday 20th June, 2024
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Businesses need to look after their people and the planet as much as their shareholders, according to broadcaster and entrepreneur Mary Portas.

Retail consultant in discussion with Kate Hutchinson, founder of the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival.

How schools can help children eat well and be active

Published
Wednesday 29th May, 2024
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Health
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The health of children and young people in the UK is getting worse, with children’s education, health and wellbeing affected by inactivity and unhealthy diets, new research has found.

Five children running in a field.

Leeds to host regional hub for climate education

Published
Monday 20th May, 2024
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Environment

A climate education hub that will help young people across all educational settings turn their sustainability ambitions into action will be hosted by the University of Leeds.

A photo of the sustainable garden on campus with buildings in the background

Get inspired at Be Curious 2024

Published
Friday 26th April, 2024
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University

Be Curious, the annual University of Leeds family open day, is back for 2024.

Two children are watching a Professor show them the parts of the human body on a model.

Pupils become knife crime ambassadors

Published
Wednesday 24th April, 2024
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Campaigner Sarah Lloyd, whose 17 year-old son died after being brutally stabbed, has shared the devastating impact of his death with local schoolchildren in an anti-knife crime initiative.

Pupils from Leeds City Academy use brushes to detect fingerprints at a mocked-up crime scene.

Scientists inspire the next generation

Published
Wednesday 10th April, 2024
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School pupils have been inspired by world-renowned scientists as they learned about the latest innovations in molecular biology at The Astbury Conversation.

Students and Professor Xiaowei Zhuang smile at the camera at the Astbury Conversation

Journalism students go on air in former Channel 4 set

Published
Thursday 22nd February, 2024
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Working with business
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Arts & Culture

Leeds journalism students are using a cutting-edge studio inherited from Channel 4 for the first time, showcasing their work in front of key members of the broadcaster's team.

Three journalism students in the former Channel 4 set at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds