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New £1m UKRI grant to support development of autonomous transport
Professor Ed Manley has been awarded a UKRI grant worth over £900,000 on the UK-Canada AI initiative to develop new models of autonomous transport for enhancing mobility in ageing populations.
Freedom of Information legislation: fit for purpose?
New research has identified a clear accountability gap in the current Freedom of Information (FOI) legislation when it comes to outsourced public services.
Secondary forests provide deforestation buffer for old-growth primary forests
Currently, re-growing forests comprise roughly 21% of previously deforested areas in the Brazilian Amazon.
“Exceedingly rare” plant species face increased chances of extinction
According to new research nearly 40 percent of global land plant species can be categorized as very rare, and these species are most at risk for extinction as climate and land use continues to change.
Evolutionary diversity is associated with Amazon forest productivity
An international team of researchers led by the University of Leeds have revealed for the first time that Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary diversity are the most productive.