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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 ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ opens the National Pig Centre today.

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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.

Road to Parkinson at night

Future-focussed research

Published
20 September 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

A prestigious fellowship will support five ¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ researchers addressing global challenges.

Statement

Published
17 September 2019
Categories
Statements

¾ÞÈéÊÓƵ statement: Global climate crisis

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Using weather radar to monitor insects

Published
25 July 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists are developing a pioneering technique that allows them to monitor insects in the air using weather radars, as part of a research project called BioDAR.

Cricket garnish

Building up an appetite for a new kind of grub

Published
1 July 2019
Categories
Global
Environment

Edible insects could be a key ingredient to avoiding a global food crisis, according to a new report, but there are significant barriers to overcome before they are part of the mainstream.

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Research Spotlight - May 2019

Published
3 June 2019
Categories
University

May's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.