592 results for 'global food environment'
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- 10 October 2016
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The University has given the seal of approval to the proposed plans to integrate Engineering and Physical Sciences on the north eastern part of campus.
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- 15 September 2016
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- Working with business | University
The value to the economy of the N8, the eight most research-intensive universities in the North, is almost double that of the entire Premier League, a report reveals today.
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- 12 July 2016
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- Science | Environment
The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK and urgent action is needed, concludes a report published today.
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- 20 June 2016
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- Science | Environment
Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.
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- 26 May 2016
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- Environment | Science
A study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic shows that the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and just as deadly to life in the polar regions.
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- 22 April 2016
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- Science
The significant impact of Leeds’ research will be showcased before judges from the Biotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council (BBSRC) this week.
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- 19 August 2015
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- Environment
A new study warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa - amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate.
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- 22 April 2015
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- Working with business | Society & Politics
Growing alarm at environmentally unsustainable clothing consumption can only be addressed by more government support for retailers and their customers, a Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ academic has argued.
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- 29 March 2015
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- Health | Environment
The Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ will be driving innovation in food security after a new multi-million pound research grant was awarded by government.
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- 3 October 2014
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- Science | University
A consortium of Yorkshire universities has been chosen to help spearhead the training of the next generation of biological scientists.
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- 17 September 2014
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- Society & Politics | Environment
Declines in populations of pollinators, such as bees and wasps, may be a key threat to nutrition in some of the most poorly fed parts of the globe, according to new research.
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- 15 May 2014
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- Environment | Science | Technology
Scientists have announced the findings of the first study on the connection between the El Niño and global crop yield fluctuations, providing a new tool for adapting food security to climate change.
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- 17 March 2014
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- Environment
A study led by the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has shown that global warming of only 2°C will be detrimental to crops in temperate and tropical regions, with reduced yields from the 2030s onwards.
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- 14 January 2013
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- Environment
Increasingly hot summer weather could cause a fall in crop yields over the next two decades unless farming techniques are improved more quickly, scientists at the University have found.
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- 8 May 2026
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- University
Leeds has been named University of the Year at the Education North Awards, which celebrate excellence, innovation and impact across higher and further education in the North of England.