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Next Chief Operating Officer appointed
A key appointment has been announced within the senior leadership team at Leeds.
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617 results for 'global food environment'
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REF 2021: 映客直播 research delivers real world impact聽
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 identified that over 90% of 映客直播 research has an overall quality rating of 鈥渨orld leading鈥� or 鈥渋nternationally excellent鈥�.
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New study shines light on inequalities in gestational diabetes research
Researchers have found a concerning lack of robust data for non-white European women in previous studies examining the impact of diet on gestational diabetes.
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Drink in the latest discoveries at Pint of Science聽
A global festival bringing people with a thirst for knowledge together with scientists at the frontiers of discovery is back in Leeds for 2022.
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Geoff identifies 300 new species of aquatic creatures
Lockdown brought out the creative in us all. Millions of people discovered new hobbies, nurturing talents they never knew they had.
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Conserving overlooked and threatened regions
New research shows that private protected areas help conserve underrepresented biomes and highly threatened regions.
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Halving emissions by 2030 can keep 1.5掳C within reach
Without significant increases in the speed and ambition of climate action, limiting global warming to 1.5掳C will be beyond reach, according to a major international report published today.
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Improving the world鈥檚 parks and green spaces
A ground-breaking project that aims to improve parks across the globe has been launched.
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Permafrost peatlands approaching tipping point
Researchers warn that permafrost peatlands in Europe and Western Siberia are much closer to a climatic tipping point than previous believed. 聽
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鈥淪eafloor fertiliser factory鈥� helped breathe life into Earth
Scientists reveal a new part of the recipe for complex life on planets, and it involves the onset of a microbial fertiliser factory on the Earth鈥檚 seafloor roughly 2.6 billion years ago.