"This is the beginning of the end for you" - what a consultant told Bee Macpherson at the start of her #menopause transition. Of course we all know that's not the case - but how do we ensure women thrive at this time of life? Listen to our podcast here listen.podmasters.uk/HTFCleanAir?...

What's the ultimate breakup album?💔🎧 Charlotte Curran from @clsrleeds.bsky.social, whose PhD focuses on relationship ethics, has listed the top seven stand-outs for @theconversation.com. Read the article: theconversation.com/seven-albums... Listen on Spotify: open.spotify.com/playlist/6QI...

Delighted to announce a new paper, led by Mansi Mungee, which studies insect populations over the UK using weather radar and is covered by the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/environment/... more below... #entomology #radar #biodiversity #insect #research #conservation #data #tech #sustainability

Radar technology has been around for decades, used to track & predict weather. Now scientists have made a breakthrough using it to monitor insects - paving the way for cost effective biodiversity tracking across huge areas @katatrepsis.bsky.social @ncas-uk.bsky.social www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Awaab's Law requires social housing associations to urgently address damp & mould that presents significant risk of harm to tenants. @douglasbooker.bsky.social (Civil Engineering) argues that it stops short of addressing other causes of poor indoor air quality. theconversation.com/who-controls...

"His work critiques the failures of contemporary capitalism to provide dignity, respect, and cohesion"- Dr Nick Robinson, @polisatleeds.bsky.social Read the analysis of Sam Fender's 2025 Mercury Prize-winning album, People Watching, on @uk.theconversation.com⬇️ theconversation.com/sam-fenders-...

🌳 While the official #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign comes to a close today, our work continues because everyone deserves to feel safe, welcome and respected in our parks. 💚

Sally Wainwright's new show, #RiotWomen, is turning menopause into punk rebellion, @bethjohnsontv.bsky.social from the School of Media and Communication writes. 🎸🎤 Read the full analysis on @theconversation.com ⬇️ theconversation.com/with-riot-wo...

📢 OUT NOW: Global Tipping Points Report 2025 📢 💡 Researchers in Leeds - inc @viktoriaspaiser.bsky.social - have joined experts across the world warning Earth is reaching the first of many climate #TippingPoints that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

🌳Parks are essential green spaces for exercise, socialising, relaxation, but 1 in 6 UK women feel unsafe in them even in daylight. That's why @annabarker.bsky.social @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social & @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social have launched the #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign

ℹ️ Download & Display our posters in your parks and offices 📃Access Safer Parks guidance which explains how design and management can improve parks Explore our campaign toolkit here: www.greenflagaward.org/safer-parks-...

Here's how you can get involved ⬇️ ☑️Register for free, 30-min online active bystander training open to everyone. 🌳Book tailored in-person or remote sessions for teams of park staff, built environment and safety professionals by emailing [email protected] (for groups of 70+)

Everyone can help to create safer parks. That's why this initiative offers free training in the #5Ds to park staff to equip them with the skills to intervene safely. It uses scenarios from our research with women and girls to encourage bystander intervention to tackle harassment in green spaces.

Harassment is a pervasive issue in public spaces, and our research shows that parks are no exception. It contributes to women and girls feeling unsafe in these vital public spaces, as does a lack of confidence that others will step in to help when it happens. essl.leeds.ac.uk/education-so...

We're excited to launch a major #SaferParks: #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment campaign in partnership with @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social #GreenFlagAward to build a community of active bystanders and make our parks safer, more inclusive spaces for all

🏗️Tech developed by @drleonblack.bsky.social & Prof Theo Hanein at @universityofleeds.bsky.social will help recycle rubble in Ukraine into building materials. Lviv researchers, collaborating on the project, visited the University for training & knowledge exchange. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... 🧵⬇️

Using 10 years of satellite data from CryoSat-2, researchers have discovered 85 new subglacial lakes hidden beneath Earth's biggest ice mass. This discovery will help shape understanding of ice sheet dynamics and global sea level rise. @esa.int @envleeds.bsky.social www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Would you know how to intervene if you saw someone being harassed in public? @annabarker.bsky.social, @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social & @keepbritaintidy.bsky.social have developed 'active bystander' training to make parks safer, more inclusive spaces 🌳 #saferparks #StandUpAgainstStreetHarassment

As children across England settle in to their new school life, research by @childofthenorth.bsky.social shows almost half of those on free school meals weren't 'school ready' - with big impacts for their life and education. www.leeds.ac.uk/news/article... #natoppsummit #childrenfirst

Ultra-processed foods have become public enemy number one in nutrition debates - but are they as bad as we think? Read what research has to say in this @theconversationuk.bsky.social piece by Profs Graham Finlayson & James Stubbs theconversation.com/ultra-proces... #UPF #food #diet

Researchers at @universityofleeds.bsky.social have launched online toolkit toothPASTE 🪥Funded by @nihr.bsky.social & @wy-icb-research.bsky.social it is co-designed with parents of autistic children to make dental care easier, kinder & more accessible. 🦷 www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

New fossils reveal the collapse of tropical forests during Earth’s “Great Dying” event 252 million years ago, was the primary cause of the prolonged global warming which followed, according to new @envleeds.bsky.social research. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Creativity could be the key to addressing parents’ unmet needs in children’s early lives, suggests new collaborative research. Parents who took part in creative play programme developed by @theatrehullabaloo.bsky.social had reduced postnatal depression symptoms. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Indoor air expert and @universityofleeds.bsky.social researcher @cathnoakes.bsky.social has collaborated on a major new report led by @rcphysicians.bsky.social which highlights increasing health risks from air pollution. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

You might have heard of #shakespeare being insulted as nothing more than an "upstart crow" - but who said it? And did they mean it, or was it an Elizabethan publicity stunt? ‪@notwithoutmustard.bsky.social‬ ‪‪@ahcunileeds.bsky.social‬ www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

🏴‍☠️Ice piracy was previously thought to occur over hundreds or even thousands of years. But in research led by @heatherselley.bsky.social from @eocdt.bsky.social it was observed taking place over less than 18 years - an unprecedented pace of change.

🧵⬇️A clinical trial led by @universityofleeds.bsky.social which could transform colon cancer treatment is now available for elderly patients. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n... ⬇️

Leeds researchers have teamed up with @leedscitycouncil.bsky.social to turn a disused plot of land into a thriving community garden. Helped by @policyleeds.bsky.social, the space has been transformed with fruit trees, vegetables and a herb garden for local residents to enjoy 🌱 bit.ly/44ihXSn

Research led by Dr Lawrence Jackson and Professor Cathryn Birch in collaboration with @ukceh.bsky.social reveals potential for improved humid heat early warning systems to help vulnerable people prepare for dangerous humid heatwaves. environment.leeds.ac.uk/news/article...

Leeds researcher, Dr Shaunna Burke, is running the Everest Marathon to raise funds for cancer charities — while living with incurable cancer herself. An incredible story of resilience hope and purpose. 💙 👉 Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Leeds researchers are calling for stronger regulations to improve the quality and nutritional value of baby food 👶 The 'Commercial Baby Foods in Crisis' project found that many leading baby foods are currently high in sugar and lacking in nutritional value, with misleading on-pack messaging.

Researchers in the School of Food Science and Nutrition are calling for policy changes around baby food and its marketing, as their research shows that poor regulations have led to low-quality, high-sugar products being marketed as healthier than they are. environment.leeds.ac.uk/faculty/news...

Journalists in the UK face many challenges from cuts to disinformation, and precarious working conditions. What does this mean for the unique role they play for democracy? Join @imkehenkel.bsky.social & a panel of leading regional journos to discuss new research from @reutersinstitute.bsky.social

📣It's out!📣 - Who are UK journalists? - How do they work? - What do they think? Answers now in our major new @reutersinstitute.bsky.social report reutersinstitute.politics.ox.ac.uk/uk-journalis... Huge, heartfelt gratitude to all 1,130 journalists who took the time to answer our substantial survey!

Caspian sea levels are declining fast, with an area larger than the size of Iceland likely to dry up entirely, according to new Leeds research. A 5–10m drop in the Caspian Sea could severely impact vital ecosystems – including the breeding habitat for endangered Caspian seals ⬇️

In March, the Institute for Transport Studies hosted a full-day event that explored how climate change is taught across the curriculum. Topics included aviation and the climate, eco-anxiety, and sustainable travel alternatives. 🚆 Transcript available on YouTube. www.youtube.com/watch?v=-J35...

Large contrasts in soil moisture levels can increase the intensity of destructive storms ⛈️ which cause flooding and mudslides in hotspots across the globe, according to new research by @ukceh.bsky.social @johnmarsham.bsky.social @dougparkermeteo.bsky.social www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

A tool developed by Leeds researchers could help GPs more accurately identify frailty in older people and save the NHS millions.🩺 The research was funded by @nihr.bsky.social and carried out by Leeds and @ucl.ac.uk. Read more: www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n... @arc-yharc.bsky.social

A mini, magnetic, rolling robot that can take 'virtual biopsies' has been created by a team of researchers, led by engineers from @universityofleeds.bsky.social. They believe it could revolutionise early cancer detection & eliminate the need for physical biopsies. www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n... 🧵⬇️

Today marks the first ever #WorldGlaciersDay ❄️ Glaciers are the water towers of the world, supplying freshwater to over half of humanity, but they are at the frontline of the climate crisis. Find out about the important research and glacier initiatives that Leeds academics are involved with 👇🧊

Bringing together a diverse community of researchers at the University and @lthtresearchcomms.bsky.social, a collaborative project with Accelerator Award funding from @thebhf.bsky.social will investigate the links between Type 2 Diabetes and heart failure 🩺 www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

The final @childofthenorth.bsky.social report, edited by Leeds' Professor Mark Mon-Williams and Dr Megan Wood from the School of Psychology, calls for children’s creative talents to be nurtured in state schools to reduce inequalities and boost the economy. Read more 👇 bsky.app/profile/chil...

We need a more flexible system that can better store energy when generated & reduce demand on the grid at times of lower generation. @davidbarns.bsky.social & @undertheground.bsky.social explain how geothermal energy research @universityofleeds.bsky.social could help us achieve our goals 💡

Cutting carbon and reaching net zero will mean massive changes in lots of areas of life - including jobs and work. But how do we make sure that switch is fair on workers? Read what Prof Vera Trappmann and team from @universityofleeds.bsky.social have to say 🗣️⬇️ www.leeds.ac.uk/main-index/n...

Parasites have a bad reputation, but they need protection from extinction too. 🦟 Timothy Brown and Dr Simon Goodman @bioscienceleeds.bsky.social and Professor Andrew Cunningham @zslofficial.bsky.social make the case for parasite protection in @theconversation.com: theconversation.com/parasites-ar...

🚀 We’re celebrating 1,000 published articles in @uk.theconversation.com, written by researchers and academics at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social🎉 Check them all out here: theconversation.com/institutions... Or keep reading for the top 10 most-read articles from the University🧵⬇️

🚀 We’re celebrating 1,000 published articles in @uk.theconversation.com, written by researchers and academics at the @universityofleeds.bsky.social🎉 Check them all out here: theconversation.com/institutions... Or keep reading for the top 10 most-read articles from the University🧵⬇️

"Simply having a park nearby is not enough – they must be welcoming and safe for all." In this article for @uk.theconversation.com, @annabarker.bsky.social, @jenniegray.bsky.social and @vikkimaps.bsky.social explain why these spaces can feel unsafe for women. 🏞️ theconversation.com/women-are-th...

“It takes a village to raise a child – group care is creating that village of support." New parents and caregivers in Leeds can join a free group support programme in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns' lives. 👶 More info on the University of Leeds study⬇️ www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/...

The government can raid takeaways and nail bars, but businesses will still employ undocumented migrants 🍔🥡 Milda Žilinskaitė and Aida Hajro from @universityofleeds.bsky.social on the human cost of irregular migration, and what needs to change theconversation.com/governments-...