592 results for 'global food environment'
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- 3 February 2016
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- Science | Environment
The first Britain-wide assessment of the value of wild flowers as food for pollinators shows that decreasing resources mirror the decline of pollinating insects.
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- 15 January 2016
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- Business & Economy | News
BRITISH retailers are missing out on opportunities for growth overseas and should use franchising to expand into emerging markets, a new report has found.
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- 18 December 2015
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- Environment | Science
A new study may have resolved a fundamental question concerning the development of Earth as a planet on which animals could flourish: what came first, increasing levels of oxygen or complex animals?
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- 20 November 2015
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- Environment
More than half of all tree species in the world鈥檚 most diverse forest 鈥� the Amazon 鈥� may be globally threatened, according to a new study.
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- 18 November 2015
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- Research and innovation | News | Research
A specially commissioned report captures the scale of the University鈥檚 economic, social and cultural impact.
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- 12 November 2015
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- Environment
Researchers report that continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish rainfall levels in the Amazon River basin, which may impact the region鈥檚 climate, ecosystems and economies.
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- 28 October 2015
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- Environment | University
A UK government-funded initiative will put 拢20 million behind research to better understand Africa鈥檚 changing climate and the use of climate change information in decision-making across the continent.
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- 26 October 2015
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- University | Environment
The 映客直播 has been awarded 拢3 million by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to shed light on why the climate is warming at an uneven rate with pronounced pauses and surges.
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- 5 October 2015
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- Technology | Working with business
The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) launches its data services today, offering new data for researchers to garner unprecedented insights into consumer behaviour.
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- 9 September 2015
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- Environment
Researchers have shown for the first time that phytoplankton (plant life) in remote ocean regions can contribute to rare airborne particles that trigger ice formation in clouds.
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- 4 September 2015
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- Science | University
A pioneering digital musician is following in the footsteps of physicist Brian Cox by being chosen to give a public lecture at the British Science Festival in Bradford (7-10 September).
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- 25 August 2015
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- Environment
Intensive agriculture is taking a toll on bats in the Western Ghats of India, but shade-grown coffee, remnant rainforest patches and riverine vegetation strips may help struggling species hang on.
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- 10 August 2015
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- Science | Environment
Widespread species are at just as high risk of being wiped out as rare ones after global mass extinction events, says new research by 映客直播 scientists.
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- 30 July 2015
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- Environment
An entire ecosystem is at risk from the effects of climate change on the UK鈥檚 blanket bogs, scientists at the 映客直播 have warned.
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- 10 July 2015
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- University
Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams, and Sir Peter Hendy, Leeds graduate and the new Chairman of Network Rail, are amongst a host of distinguished individuals receiving an honorary degree this year