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Dr Lindsey Waverton Taylor is seen attending a 3D weaving machine in the Innovation Centre at the 嘟嘟AV.

Published
16 August 2023
Categories
Technology | Working with business

A new 嘟嘟AV course will address a skills gap in the UK鈥檚 textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.

Two plant based burgers in bread buns with salad

Published
15 August 2023
Categories
Global | Science | Working with business

One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.

Penguin and a seal on ice shelf the ocean is behind them with large ice glaciers in the distance and setting sun turning the glaciers a pink colour

Published
8 August 2023
Categories
Science | Global | Environment | Research

With world attention on recent wildfires and floods in North America, Europe and China, people should not overlook the devastating impact of climate change in Antarctica, scientists have warned.

Seashore looking out to sea, gentle waves are coming into shore. There are clouds in the distance and the sun is hitting the water to create a glare.

Published
2 August 2023
Categories
Science | Global | Environment

A chemical process used in the browning of food to give it its distinct smell and taste is probably happening in the oceans, where it helped create the conditions necessary for life.

A sign saying CO2 tax in front of a power plant releasing vapour into the atmosphere.

Published
11 July 2023
Categories
Society & Politics

A carbon tax based on the purpose of using goods and services would be fairer and more likely to deliver climate justice, say ecological economists.

Three high school pupils wearing VR headsets and using VR hand controls, seated in front of a screen showing a hospital scene

Published
5 July 2023
Categories
Science

Excited pupils explored virtual landscapes and learned new digital skills when they visited state-of-the-art facilities at the 嘟嘟AV.

Leeds office skyline

Published
3 July 2023
Categories
Environment | Working with our region

Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.

An Environment Agency worker holds a crayfish in a field.

Published
28 June 2023
Categories
Environment

A rescued population of endangered white clawed crayfish that were in danger of being wiped out have been moved to the University鈥檚 Bodington Pond, where they can thrive and breed.

Student in lab handling canister amid science facilities.

Published
27 June 2023
Categories
University

The University has climbed 11 places in the 2024 QS World University Rankings to 75th in the world.

A group of four people stood outside the Esther Simpson Building at The 嘟嘟AV

Published
21 June 2023
Categories
University | Working with business | Global | Environment

An international event aimed at establishing equity between producers and consumers was hosted by the University this week.

In the middle of a forest there is a field of bluebells growing out of green grass with a stump in the foreground that has red mushrooms growing out of it.

Published
20 June 2023
Categories
Health | Environment

New research has revealed for the first time that well-functioning ecosystems are crucial to human health and wellbeing.

Chimney stacks with smoke billowing out and the sun setting behind them

Published
8 June 2023
Categories
Global | Science | Environment | Research

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

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

Published
6 June 2023
Categories
Research | University | Global

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

An older couple dance in a dance class

Published
6 June 2023
Categories
Health | Research

Regular dance sessions can benefit people over 85 by helping them be physically active, socialise, and reconnect with their younger selves, according to new research led by the 嘟嘟AV.

A brightly lit power station with a sunset in the background

Published
5 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.