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A group of students with a panel of experts from the DWP stood infront of a presentation on a board smiling at the camera.

Published
11 October 2024
Categories
Business & Economy | Working with business

Insight from business students at Leeds is influencing government recruitment policy for neurodivergent applicants.

The Parkinson Building with blue sky and trees

Published
9 October 2024
Categories
University

The 嘟嘟AV is ranked 123rd in the new Times Higher Education World University Rankings, moving up six places from last year and securing its highest position for more than a decade.

cracked earth showing sediments effected by the El Nino effect

Published
13 September 2024
Categories
Research | News

Mega ocean warming El Ni帽o events were a significant driver of the largest mass extinction of life on Earth some 252 million years ago, according to new research.

huge pile of waste, with a bulldozer on top

Published
4 September 2024
Categories
Global | Research

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory.

A group shot of the four co directors standing underneath some trees.

Published
28 August 2024
Categories
Research

A 拢38m centre dedicated to developing acceptable and planet-friendly alternatives to animal proteins is to be headed up by the 嘟嘟AV.

Cropped Air Quality stripes for Leeds - a graphic illustration of the air quality stripes showing a timeline of 1850 to 2021 with black representing very poor and blue representing fair.

Published
23 August 2024
Categories
Environment | Research

The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health have been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists.

Alumni stand together for a group photo outside a building

Published
21 August 2024
Categories
Alumni

Leeds alumni connected in Abuja, Nigeria, at a fully booked reunion event.

A photograph of the Putorana Plateau on the Siberian Trap

Published
12 August 2024
Categories
Environment | Research

Catastrophic volcanic eruptions that warmed the planet millions of years ago shed new light on how plants regulate climate and sound a warning about rising temperatures.

Dr Andrew McCaig holding a long core section of Harzburgite rock from the Earth’s mantle. he is wearing a mask and gloves as a precaution

Published
9 August 2024
Categories
Research

Scientists from the 嘟嘟AV have helped to recover the first long section of rocks that originated in the Earth鈥檚 mantle, the layer below the crust and the planet鈥檚 largest component.

Two people, their backs to camera, painting words and pictures on a very large canvas.

Published
18 July 2024
Categories
Research

Two of Leeds' most promising research leaders have earned national fellowships to advance their work aimed at tackling global challenges.

congo_forest

Published
17 July 2024
Categories
Research | Environment

The world鈥檚 forests have absorbed more than 100 billion tonnes of carbon dioxide over the past three decades, but they need more protection, according to a new study.

Professor Shearer West standing in an office, smiling and wearing a purple top, her arms folded

Published
25 June 2024
Categories
Statements

Professor Shearer West CBE has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the 嘟嘟AV, taking up the role from 1 November 2024.

Farmer in a tractor, ploughing a field against stormy backdrop

Published
13 June 2024
Categories
Environment | News | Research

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.

Professor Dame Jane Francis in Rothera, Antarctica

Published
10 June 2024
Categories
University

The Chancellor of the 嘟嘟AV, Professor Dame Jane Francis, has been elected President of the Royal Geographical Society.

The sun breaks through the clouds and shines on the ocean.

Published
5 June 2024
Categories
Environment | Research

Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26掳C per decade 鈥� the highest rate since records began, according to new research by more than 50 leading international scientists.