The world's established forests remove 8.8bn tonnes of CO2 per year from the atmosphere - equivalent to nearly a third of annual fossil fuel emissions - according to new research published in Science.
A new business survey shows that even the leading businesses will fail to exploit many of the low carbon options open to them and that radical business transformation is unlikely before 2020.
Award-winning singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae is among those being honoured by the University of Leeds today.
Three high-flying engineering students from the University of Leeds are getting a privileged insight into the secrets of Japan's manufacturing success.
Overseas markets continue to present opportunities for exporters and manufacturers are outperforming services according the latest regional economic survey.
Pears Foundation is investing £150,000 in a partnership with the University of Leeds to create a new post for a lecturer / senior lecturer in Israel and Middle East Studies.
The University of Leeds together with St. Gemma's Hospice has appointed a new chair in Palliative Medicine.
Leading experts and campaigners from across Yorkshire will come together this week to discuss the future of public service broadcasting, libraries and the arts in the age of austerity.
The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery at the University of Leeds has been recognised nationally for the work of its outstanding volunteer, Elizabeth Stainforth.
More than 1,600 experts from all over the world will come together and take a medieval look at the contentious themes of poverty and wealth, at a forthcoming conference at the University of Leeds.