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LIDA joins powerful new covid-19 data alliance
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is providing a powerful new covid-19 data alliance with secure infrastructure, scientific expertise and access to global academic research networks.
Clean water and sanitation in Pakistan
Congratulations to Dr Hifza Rasheed, a PhD alum (2018) who was nominated as a finalist in the Professional Achievement category of the British Council Awards in Pakistan earlier this year.
New funding for the Markets 4 People research team
Dr Myfanwy Taylor and members of the Markets 4 People (M4P) research team, led by Dr Sara Gonzalez, are to receive £15,000 in funding from the ESRC Impact Acceleration Accounts.
Tropical forests’ carbon sink 'already rapidly weakening'
The ability of the world’s tropical forests to remove carbon from the atmosphere is decreasing, according to a study tracking 300,000 trees over 30 years, published today in Nature.
Global Species Loss Could Be Halved By Conserving 30% of Tropical Lands
Extinction risk could decrease by more than 50% if at least 30% of land is conserved across the tropics, reveals a new study.