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Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales
Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by over 40% according to research by the University of Leeds.
Researchers awarded £1.7m to investigate how digestion of plant foods influence cardiovascular health
The four-year project will be led by King’s College London, working with researchers at the University of Leeds and Ulster University.
Leeds researchers elected Fellows of the Academy of Social Sciences
Four Professors across the University of Leeds have been awarded Fellowships with the prestigious Academy of Social Sciences for their outstanding research.
Planting trees at Snaizeholme to avoid soil carbon losses
New research shows that careful woodland design can avoid tree-planting on high-carbon soils and that new woodland creation guidelines in England are likely to reduce soil organic carbon losses.
Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions
Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.