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Methane project receives first post-Brexit Horizon grant

Published
17 June 2025
Categories
Environment
Global
Research

A €2.5m grant has been awarded to Professor Jan Selby by the European Research Council (ERC), the University’s first since the UK rejoined the EU’s Horizon research scheme post-Brexit.

Ella Butterfield

Global challenges tackled together

Published
11 June 2025
Categories
Global

Students have been tackling global issues without even leaving Leeds – thanks to international collaboration modules with Nagoya University in Japan.

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Leeds researcher completes Everest Marathon

Published
2 June 2025
Categories
Health
Global
Research

A cancer and exercise researcher at the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has completed the world’s highest marathon and a 6000m mountain climb, just over a year on from her incurable breast cancer diagnosis.

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World universities come together

Published
22 May 2025
Categories
Global

Global universities have re-affirmed their commitment to international partnership and development.

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Fighting back against superbugs

Published
20 May 2025
Categories
Global

Researchers in the UK and India are working in partnership to address an urgent need to stop dentists over-prescribing antibiotics.

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Enhancing weather warnings in Ghana 

Published
23 April 2025
Categories
Environment
Global

The Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ is collaborating with institutions in Ghana to combat climate challenges and nurture the next generation of scientists. 

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Building global research impact

Published
26 February 2025
Categories
Global

Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.

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Improving early warnings of thunderstorms

Published
13 February 2025
Categories
Environment
Global

Meteorological experts and students are working together to improve early warnings of severe thunderstorms in Southern Africa.