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Growing a dinosaur’s dinner
Scientists have measured the nutritional value of herbivore dinosaurs’ diet by growing their food in atmospheric conditions similar to those found roughly 150 million years ago.
Missing bones and our understanding of ancient biodiversity
Fossils come in many shapes and sizes, ranging from isolated fragments of bones and teeth to complete skeletons.
Summer School 2018 sponsored by IGD
The School of Food Science and Nutrition at the University of Leeds, was happy to host IGD’s Food Science Summer school last month from 27th – 29th June.
Wastewater plants are key route into UK rivers for microplastics
Water samples from UK rivers contained significantly higher concentrations of microplastics downstream from wastewater treatment plants, researchers have found.
Postgraduate students are joint-winners of the Piers Sellers PhD Prize
Two students from the Faculty of Environment were awarded the Piers Sellers PhD Prize at a ceremony earlier this week.