Today for #FoodWasteActionWeek we’re highlighting Prof Nik Watson, whose expertise is artificial intelligence in food. Nik has written a blog that explores his newly funded research into using AI to transform food waste into nutritious, sustainable protein 👇 #FWAW #FoodWaste #Sustainability #AI

Thanks to everyone who attended our Insight Series session this morning - particularly to our speaker Truzaar Dordi and everyone who contributed questions and comments! If you'd like to find out more about our upcoming sessions, please subscribe via Eventbrite: www.eventbrite.com/o/horizons-i...

Many claim a ‘fear of liability’ acts as barrier to businesses donating surplus food. 👇Carrie explores why new ‘Good Samaritan’ laws might not be the answer. 👉 Watch www.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ3S...

Today for #FoodWasteActionWeek we’re highlighting Dr Carrie Bradshaw, Associate Professor in the School of Law, an expert in the law and policy of food waste. Why this matters: Redistributing surplus food may help prevent waste and provide food for people in need. #FWAW #FoodWaste 👇

Episode 5 of our 'Edges of Extinction' podcast: 'A Shell like a Paperclip'. @jdroberts.bsky.social and @rachelgrandey.bsky.social talk to Lydia Woods about mass extinctions in the deep past – and the strange world of marine palaeontology. extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

Late to the party for International Women’s Day but hey - birthdays last a week right? The Herstories project is on the hunt for stories from women engineers and scientists - a great example of how arts and humanities help build understandings and equity - do share! www.inwes.org/herstories/

We are looking forward to meeting visitors at the University's Masters Discovery Fair on Wednesday! Come and find out more about Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, meet the team and learn about our new AI Ethics & Society MSc! #Masters #AIEthics #Study #Leeds #AI @universityofleeds.bsky.social

New paper by Dr @rogercre.bsky.social & colleagues expose hidden risks in global food system. Shows how food‑trade globalisation makes some regions more vulnerable to production shocks, plus their tool estimating how much countries must boost reserves of any food category to withstand 20% of shocks👇

Join Healthy Buildings Network Leeds for a one-day workshop exploring the multifaceted topic of indoor infection risk. 📅 Wednesday 22 April 🕤 9.30am - 4pm 🗺️ MALL, School of Mathematics, University of Leeds Register for your place: www.healthybuildingsnetwork.org/events/works...

This week is #FoodWasteActionWeek. We are going to share a snapshot of some of our experts & their research into food waste. Today we’re highlighting Dr Gülbanu Kaptan, whose work focuses on behavioural drivers of household food waste & designing interventions to reduce it. 👇

Looking forward to Spring Up - 2 weeks of cultural events across the University of Leeds (11–21 March). Dibyadyuti Roy, Module Lead on our AI Ethics and Society MSc, will speak at a sold‑out headline event exploring what AI means for the creative and cultural sectors. #AIandCreativity

Great to be talking all things climate innovation at @resetconnect.bsky.social this week! Thank you to our wonderful roundtable panellists, speakers and attendees 👏

There are still some places left for Tuesday's Insight Series session with Truzaar. For more details, and to register, visit the Eventbrite listing below 👇

Our March newsletter is now out! Take a look to read more on our Global Crucible and Horizons Platform programmes, as well as a brief look at what's coming up over the next couple of months sway.cloud.microsoft/MyfpRDkbNnbC...

Our March Signpost is now LIVE. In this edition we explore: -How community voices can shape urban planning -New areas of research informing West Yorks policy -YPERN success bridging gap between academia and local govt. medium.com/policy-leeds...

Director of Leeds Institute for Societal Futures, Professor Louise Waite, shared expert commentary in The Times on the Anti‑Slavery Collective’s links to Princess Eugenie. Her research drives our challenge area Migration, Mobility & Belonging. Find out more here: bit.ly/4bgRJ5E #research #privilege

Looking for a fully funded PhD that connects your research with real‑world impact? Leeds has three ESRC WRDTP Collaborative Studentships in the ESRC pathway - Security, Conflict & Justice. Application deadline: 11 March 2026. More info: bit.ly/4rpwBiO #PhD #Funding @universityofleeds.bsky.social

During her visit, Disha met Warren Jacobs and visited the Paradise Market in Cape Town- learning about its post- apartheid development. Disha wrote a blog on the path Warren has forged to give local sellers a space to sell inside a market. Read: medium.com/globalfoodle... #Markets #SouthAfrica

GFEI spotlight: Disha Bansal, PhD student in the School of Geography. Disha's research focuses on urban redevelopment projects, specifically focusing on the redevelopment of traditional retail markets in the UK and understanding the impact on long term traders and customers. 🧵👇

In Episode 4 of Edges of Extinction, Seb Stroud, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social and @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Andrea Boom about language, plants, culture and frankincense in Oman #environmentalhumanities #socialsci #linguistics #extinctionstudies extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e...

A few months ago, some of our team travelled to South Africa with a cohort of researchers for a week of interdisciplinary activity in Wits. In this new post, Samantha Aspinall reflects on the week, why it worked so well, and what we can take forward into our new programmes 👇

Join the West Yorkshire Sustainable Brewing Network 🗓️ The brewing sector faces rising costs & growing sustainability demands. Now is the time to collaborate & take practical action. The workshops 👇 will unite brewers & Uni. Leeds academics to build a sustainable brewing network across W. Yorkshire

@universityofleeds.bsky.social staff – next ESRC Impact Acceleration Account deadline is 4/3/26. Explore our funding streams, with up to £15k available to boost the impact of your research. 🔗 Find out more on our SharePoint site bit.ly/4sAlMvJ 🪙 #Funding 👩‍👦 #Research 💥 #Impact #Accelerate #Change

Critical climate risks are still avoidable if we act fast. Read this call in Nature about the need for a global climate risk assessment to make clear what is truly at stake.

Are you registered for our 18 March webinar? Join us to hear Dr Peter Yiga deliver 'Food environment transitions in southern Africa -Impact on dietary patterns'. This free webinar will look at how different social groups access food and the agri-food policies shape experiences in Zambia. Link 👇

Two weeks until this Insight Series session. Places are filling up quickly! For more information and to register, see the post below 👇

Join us Wed 20 May, 12.00-12.40pm, to hear Prof Stephen Whitfield deliver, 'System Complexity, Social Inequality and One Health in Southern African Food'. Free registration: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/system-com... 👇 #Agriculture #Farmers #OneHealth #FoodSystems #SouthernAfrica

AI is reshaping everything. The real question is who gets to shape AI? Our new AI Ethics & Society MSc invites future leaders to hold AI to account. Meet us at the University of Leeds Masters Discovery Fair on 11 March. 🔗 bit.ly/4axrc2g #EthicalAI #ResponsibleAI #HigherEducation #Leeds

A new study led by the University of Leeds has put a monetary value on one of forests’ least recognised services: as a source of rainfall to surrounding regions. The findings add weight to arguments for protecting forests as water and climate pressures increase. climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/tropica...

In Episode 3 of 'Edges of Extinction', Andrea Boom, @sicilyfiennes.bsky.social & @jdroberts.bsky.social talk to Seb Stroud about the looming extinction of botanical knowledge and the importance of plants extinctionstudiesleeds.podbean.com/e/edges-of-e... #botany #education #extinction

➡️ New report from our Climate Evidence Unit: CCS (carbon capture & storage) could support the UK’s path to Net Zero, but only if deployed strategically & responsibly. It highlights key actions on governance, public engagement, flexibility & fair costs. Read more 👉 climate.leeds.ac.uk/our-work/cli...

👉 Read this blog by Dr Tinashe Kanosvamhira to find out more about his plans to centre community-level expertise and knowledge in research and wider food system policy conversations medium.com/globalfoodle... We are pleased to support this research through seed funding.

Across Cape Town, South Africa, communities maintain small gardens and keep ancestral recipes alive despite the challenges of rising costs, climate stress, and land pressures. Yet these voices are rarely recognised in policy or mainstream food debates 👇 #FoodSecurity #FoodGrowing #SouthAfrica

Uni of Leeds researchers are helping to strengthen sanitation systems in sub‑Saharan Africa & South Asia. Part of the team is Priestley member Dr Paul Hutchings who says "Universities have an important role to play in supporting governments & development partners” climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/clean-w...

Funding available for social science researchers at Leeds through the ESRC IAA to boost collaborations beyond academia. Drive real‑world impact, build partnerships and get projects moving. Read our case studies 👉 bit.ly/4atTISz Next call closes 4 Mar 2026. @universityofleeds.bsky.social #Impact

Soon we'll be announcing dates for our sandpits to shape projects across our four challenge areas. We’re looking for voices from industry, NGOs, local gov and the third sector. Want to be involved? Sign up here👉 bit.ly/42zFpbO #Collaboration #Impact #Innovation #Leeds #Yorkshire #WorkWithUS

Reminder: You still have time to register for tomorrow's Polycrisis Network seminar with Yves Citton This seminar is free and open to all 👇

🔴 We are taking a short break from BlueSky. You can still find us on #LinkedIn for all the latest policy news and research impact happening across the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Stay connected with us here: linkedin.com/company/policy-leeds?originalSubdomain=uk

New Areas of Research Interest (ARI) are being developed for West Yorkshire to bridge the gap between regional data, academic expertise and policy — delivering real benefits for the region. The project is a collaborative effort between the @westyorkshireca.bsky.social and Yorkshire Universities.

Join us for our March Insight Series: Leading Through Uncertainty, with @york.ac.uk's @truzaar.bsky.social 📅 Tuesday 10 March 🕚 11am - 12pm 🌐 Online 🌟 All welcome! For more information, and to register, please visit our Eventbrite listing👇

The Priestley Centre's Climate Evidence Unit was commissioned to work on the Embodied Carbon Summit evidence report. Findings show the UK construction sector is ready to deliver lower embodied carbon at scale. The challenge isn't technical capability but policy ➡️ climate.leeds.ac.uk/news/new-rep...

It is being supported by the Research England Policy Support Fund through the @universityofleeds.bsky.social Find out more: yorkshireuniversities.ac.uk/2026/02/10/n...

We’re working with @universityofleeds.bsky.social research professionals today in a workshop to develop interdisciplinary facilitation techniques. Looking forward to a day of insightful conversations!

Have you listened yet? 🎧 'Gerrin' on wi' it' is the new podcast from @y-pern.bsky.social @ypip.bsky.social and @universityofleeds.bsky.social business school, exploring how collaborative partnerships are driving change across Yorkshire & the Humber. Listen here: ypip.org.uk/gerrin-on-wi...

As agriculture expands across Sub-Saharan Africa, can we feed growing populations without losing the natural services vital to farming? 🗓️Join us on 25 Feb, 12.00-12.40pm (GMT) Register your place: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/invertebra... Open to all. #FoodSecurity #Agriculture #Farming

❓If 70% of emissions come from supply chains, how do we actually start reducing them? This week, our Climate Evidence Unit ran a Leeds City Council workshop that brought sustainability & procurement colleagues together to unpack one of the biggest decarbonisation challenges: #Scope3 emissions. (1/5)

Our first newsletter of 2026 is out today! Take a look for: > a first look at our exciting new Headline Theme, launching in the Spring > Updates from some of our Challenge Networks > blogs from the past six weeks > events and dates for the diary Read more here 👇

Organic fertilisers have long been a cornerstone of sustainable agriculture, helping recycle nutrients & improve soil health. But, these chemicals, which weren’t traditionally monitored, are now raising environmental concerns. 👇 medium.com/globalfoodle... #Soil #Farming #SustainableAgriculture

Leeds awarded 3 funded WRDTP Collaborative Studentships for 26/27 in the Security, Conflict & Justice pathway. • Emergency planning + resilience • Electronic monitoring + probation • Civil resistance + peace processes Apply by 11 March 2026 More🔗 bit.ly/4rpwBiO #Funding #PhD #Research #Leeds

🔴 Our February Signpost is live In this month's issue we explore how Yorkshire partners are supporting the Government's Safer Streets mission in Yorkshire, plus all the latest policy news, blogs and events happening across @universityofleeds.bsky.social ➡️ medium.com/policy-leeds...