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From the periphery to a focal point: 20 years of innovation at the Sustainability Research Institute
The University of Leeds’s Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) is the largest of its kind in the UK. It conducts and ...
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Humans have already caused 1.5 °C of long-term global warming according to new estimates
Humans may have already caused 1.5 °C of global warming when measured from a time genuinely before the industrial revolution ...
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Championing sustainable transformations in the north of England
The new Joined Up Sustainability Transformations (JUST) centre will prioritise justice and collaboration in its approach to ...
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Pine martens thrown a lifeline in the Lake District
Pine martens have been reintroduced into woodland in South Cumbria thanks to a project involving researchers from the ...
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Investment boost for food spinout
Fats and oils make foods texturally appealing and tastier by adding ‘lubricity’ and a ‘creamy’ mouthfeel. However, they also increase calorie content. MicroLub, a spinout from University of Leeds ...
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CO2 from ancient volcanoes was a hidden driver of Earth’s past climate
An international team of geoscientists including Professor Benjamin Mills has discovered that, contrary to present scientific understanding, ancient volcanoes released carbon dioxide (CO2) into the ...
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Exploring the nutrition of buffalo worms as a sustainable, novel food source
One branch of alternative proteins research looks at insects for more sustainable sources of protein. A new study has ...
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Improving the mental health of people at risk of flooding
Yorkshire Regional Flood and Coastal Committee will fund the Flood Risk and Mental Wellbeing Project by Kirklees Council and the West Yorkshire Flood Innovation Programme (WYFLIP). The research aims ...