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Today, the global Times Higher Education Impact Rankings recognised the University of Leeds as one of the top three in the UK and 11th worldwide. The impact rankings measure university impact across the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, which cover everything from reducing inequalities and making cities safe resilient spaces to sustainable procurement. Globally,...
A researcher generating new possibilities for climate change risk assessment and responses has been named as the winner of the 2020 Piers Sellers Prize. Dr Katharine Mach, whose work informs effective and equitable adaptation to the risks posed by climate change, will receive the prize for world leading contribution to solution focused climate research at a...
Nearly half the UK’s carbon footprint comes from emissions released overseas to satisfy UK-based consumption, according to a new report. Products including clothing, processed foods and electronics imported into the UK are counted as the manufacturing country’s emissions, not the UK’s – although they would not have been produced were it not for UK demand....
A new international alliance of universities has been established to help communicate research on the most effective means to meet the urgent global challenge of the climate crisis. The University of Leeds is a founding member of the International Universities Climate Alliance, which launched today. Initiated by the University of New South Wales, Sydney, the...
Imagine a temperate rainforest in Antarctica, 90 million years ago. Thanks to James McKay’s illustration on the cover of Nature, you’ve got a great starting point. James is the manager for the Centres for Doctoral Training in Low Carbon Technologies, Bioenergy and Water-WISER at Leeds but for several years he has also been using his skills as an artist to engage the public in what a...