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Our global food systems are rife with injustice: here’s how we can change this

An article originally published on The Conversation, discussing the injustices in global food systems.

Efforts to restore Indonesian peatlands could save billions in wildfire costs

Plans to restore Indonesian peatlands are a cost-effective strategy for reducing the impacts of peatland fires to the environment, climate and human health, says a new study.

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Global research at Leeds recognised by top honour

The University of Leeds has been awarded the country’s most prestigious higher education honour.

ITS alumnus wins 2021 CODATU PhD Prize on Urban Mobility in Cities of Developing Countries

Congratulations to Dr Thiago Guimaraes Rodrigues, winner of the CODATU Prize of the Best PhD Thesis Written in the English Language on Urban Mobility in Cities of Developing Countries.

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Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity

Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researcher warn.