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IMechE Tribology Bronze Medal Awarded to Leeds food scientist
Dr Ben Kew has been awarded the Bronze Medal for Tribology by the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IMechE).
Championing women in the energy transition
Recent graduate Jolie Revitt collaborated with Her Retrofit Space, a community platform for professional women and homeowners, on an inspiring workshop about women and home retrofit.
Leeds households encouraged to sign up for car sharing experiment
Families, friends and neighbours across Leeds are being invited to join forces and take part in a three-week experiment exploring different ways to access cars without needing to own them.
The fattening forest: trees of the Amazon are getting bigger
 Trees in Amazon forests have got 'fatter' with average size increasing by 3.2% every decade, consistent with a response to rising carbon dioxide levels, a new study suggests.
Learning from the Fairtrade Towns movement
Professor Anne Tallontire reflects on the International Fair Trade Towns network, which hosted its annual event in the UK this year.