![Retail consultant in discussion with Kate Hutchinson, founder of the Yorkshire Sustainability Festival.](/images/resized/600x307-0-0-1-80-Mary_Portas_in_discussion__1_.jpg")
Put people and planet first, says Mary Portas
Businesses need to look after their people and the planet as much as their shareholders, according to broadcaster and entrepreneur Mary Portas.
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Study warns of 'alarming rise' in long-lived greenhouse gas
Emissions of a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane increased unabated up to 2020, according to a new report which a 嘟嘟AV academic helped to produce.
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Sketching helps students and staff connect to landscape
A sustainability project is using sketching as a tool to encourage students and staff at Leeds University Business School (LUBS) to appreciate the power of walking.
![Professor Dame Jane Francis in Rothera, Antarctica](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Professor_Dame_Jane_Francis_resize.jpg")
Chancellor named President of Royal Geographical Society
The Chancellor of the 嘟嘟AV, Professor Dame Jane Francis, has been elected President of the Royal Geographical Society.
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Using AI to detect heart failure
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could improve early diagnosis of heart failure, according to research led by the 嘟嘟AV.
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How schools can help children eat well and be active
The health of children and young people in the UK is getting worse, with children鈥檚 education, health and wellbeing affected by inactivity and unhealthy diets, new research has found.
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Rare health condition cases surge during COVID-19 pandemic聽
A rare condition surged among previously unaffected groups of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to the deaths of nine patients, researchers say. 聽
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Children struggling at school entry more likely to face disadvantage in teens
School readiness at age 4-5 could help predict unemployment and education drop-out at age 16-17, according to a study led by the 嘟嘟AV with Lancaster University.
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Astronomers use shredded star to measure speed of supermassive black hole鈥檚 spin聽
Astronomers are thought to have discovered a new way to measure how fast a black hole spins: by using the wobbly aftermath from its stellar feasting.
![Student Eleanor Dufton is seen receiving the legacy torch from a soldier at the Horse Guards Parade.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Passing_of_the_torch1__1_.jpg")
Eleanor keeps World War II legacy alive
A 嘟嘟AV student has played a key role in the 80th anniversary D-day celebrations.