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Leeds hosts global Fair Trade event
An international event aimed at establishing equity between producers and consumers was hosted by the University this week.
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Greenhouse gas emissions at 鈥榓n all-time high鈥�, warn scientists
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.
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Strategic Agreement marks new University collaboration
The 映客直播 has signed a strategic partnership with the University of Pretoria that commits to tackling some of the world's most pressing challenges.
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Professor honoured for French arts and culture research
A Leeds academic has been honoured by the French government for her contribution to research in French arts and culture.
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Global network to tackle humanity鈥檚 greatest challenges
Academic institutions and leaders across the globe are joining forces in a bid to solve some of the most urgent challenges facing the planet today.
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Amazon - how will it cope with drought?
A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.
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Amazon - challenges of science in the rainforest
As an ecologist, Dr Julia Tavares often has to consider how to collect data from remote locations.
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Leeds partners with Ukrainian university on traumatic injury research
Ukrainian civilians who suffer traumatic injuries in the country鈥檚 conflict with Russia are the focus of new collaborative research by the 映客直播 and Bukovinian State Medical University.
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Billions of tonnes of ice lost from Antarctic Ice sheet
Scientists have calculated that the fastest changing Antarctic region鈥�-鈥痶he Amundsen Sea Embayment鈥�-鈥痟as lost more than 3,000 billion tonnes of ice over a 25-year鈥痯eriod.鈥��
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Reduced rainfall in tropics linked to deforestation
Deforestation is resulting in reduced rainfall across large parts of the tropics, according to new research.