590 results for 'global food environment'
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- 22 June 2021
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- Environment
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.
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- 8 June 2021
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- Global | Environment
Scientists are sharing groundbreaking research with leaders in the Asia-Pacific region in an effort to stem the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
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- 25 May 2021
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- Society & Politics | Health | Environment | Global
As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
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- 24 May 2021
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- Science | Environment | Technology
A group of citizen scientists is being recruited to help investigate the scale of microplastic air pollution inside people鈥檚 homes.
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- 24 May 2021
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- Science | Global | Environment
Heat-induced male infertility will see some species succumb to the effects of climate change earlier than thought, new research warns.
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- 18 May 2021
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- Science | Health
Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and can tell us a lot about how pandemics spread, according to new research.
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- 17 May 2021
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- Science | Global | Environment
Scientists studying the impact of record heat and drought on intact African tropical rainforests were surprised by how resilient they were to extreme conditions during the last major El Ni帽o event.
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- 14 May 2021
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have used a fibre-optic sensor passed deep into a borehole to obtain the most detailed measurements of ice properties ever taken on the Greenland Ice Sheet.
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- 7 May 2021
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- University
Two prominent Leeds figures have been elected as Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society.
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- 7 May 2021
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- Global | Environment
Sea level rise caused by melting ice could be halved this century if the Paris Agreement target of limiting warming to 1.5掳C is met.
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- 26 April 2021
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- Arts & Culture | Working with business | Environment | Business & Economy
Leeds is the first university to sign up to a voluntary agreement to slash the impact of the UK clothing and home fabrics industries on the environment.
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- 21 April 2021
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- Science | Environment
Substantial cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions could be achieved by raising water levels in agricultural peatlands, according to a new study.
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- 20 April 2021
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- University
The University has appointed two new deans to lead the development of its strategy for equality and inclusion.
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- 12 April 2021
- Categories
- Global engagement | Environment
Respiratory disease increased markedly following one of Iceland鈥檚 largest volcanic eruptions, a new study has found.
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- 31 March 2021
- Categories
- Global | Environment
The permanent rise of oxygen in the Earth鈥檚 atmosphere, which fundamentally changed the subsequent nature of Earth鈥檚 habitability, occurred much later than thought, according to new research.