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Leeds Living Lab's £50k funding call has now launched!

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Got a great idea to tackle sustainability challenges?  The Leeds Living Lab has launched an annual funding call, offering a total of £50,000 each year to support collaborative projects that make a real difference. Who Can Apply?  The funding call is open to all University of Leeds staff (e.g., academic, operational, professional, technical). Collaborations with...

A new lease of life for our Sustainable Garden

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The Sustainable Garden is about to undergo an exciting relaunch, creating a beautiful edible and wildlife friendly garden at the heart of campus. Located next to the Roger Stevens building, the Sustainable Garden was originally installed in 2015. The design was based on the University’s ‘water@Leeds’ gold award-winning RHS flower show entry and included a...

Conferences and Events join the Blueprint community 

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The University of Leeds Conferences and Events team have officially joined the Blueprint programme to drive forward sustainability initiatives across their venues, events, and operations.  The team coordinates conferences and events both internally at the University of Leeds and for external clients, with events taking place across the University campus as well as at a...

Bodington Fields hosts rescued crayfish

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Endangered white clawed crayfish have found a safe haven in the pond at Bodington Fields natural flood management site, following the threat of crayfish plague in Meanwood Beck. Rare white clawed crayfish are the UK's only native, freshwater crayfish, and play an important role in our waterways. Historically they were common in Yorkshire, but populations...

First trees planted at Gair Wood

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The first tree has been planted at Gair Wood, one of the most significant woodland development schemes in the region. Located next to Golden Acre Park, the site will be planted with more than 66,000 trees, a mixture of broadleaf species including oak, alder, hornbeam, wild cherry and silver birch. As they grow they will...

Student innovation wins Platinum Jubilee Challenge

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An innovative project developed by a Leeds student has won a prestigious national competition designed to accelerate the path to net zero across UK universities and colleges.  The idea, developed by PhD student Seb Stroud, was selected as one of five winners.  Launched to mark the The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee, the competition invited students from...

Plans to develop new Gair Wood

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The University of Leeds is developing plans for one of the most significant woodland creation projects in the north of England, which would increase biodiversity, provide research and teaching opportunities and capture carbon as part of the University’s Climate Plan. The project would contribute to the White Rose Forest initiative which aims to plant 7...