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Initial forest loss at a gold mining site at Mahdia, Guyana

Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery

Published
29 June 2020
Categories
Global
Science
Environment

Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study.

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Scientists’ warning on affluence

Published
19 June 2020
Categories
Global
Business & Economy
Environment

Technology is not the silver bullet for mitigating and solving the many global environmental issues the world is facing, scientists warn.

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Longer lives not dependent on increased energy use

Published
27 March 2020
Categories
Science
Environment

Growing consumption of energy and fossil fuels over four decades did not play a significant role in increasing life expectancy across 70 countries.

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Driving debate on UK agricultural trade policy

Published
8 January 2020
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Politicians and stakeholders from the farming sector will today hear from a leading Leeds professor on the future of trade regulation and how Brexit will impact future UK agricultural policy.

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University opens National Pig Centre in Yorkshire

Published
28 November 2019
Categories
Science
Working with business

Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ opens the National Pig Centre today.

A field of lush green wheat crops.

Fungi could reduce reliance on fertilisers

Published
24 October 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, ‘climate smart’ varieties of crops, according to a new study.

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Future-focussed research

Published
20 September 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

A prestigious fellowship will support five Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ researchers addressing global challenges.

Statement

Published
17 September 2019
Categories
Statements

Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ statement: Global climate crisis