University of Leeds

The University of Leeds in the city of Leeds, West Yorkshire was founded in 1904, but its origins go back to the nineteenth century with the founding of the Leeds School of Medicine in 1831 and the Yorkshire College of Science in 1874.

The University is a member of the Russell Group of research-intensive universities. It is also a founding member of the Worldwide Universities Network, the Association of Commonwealth Universities, the European University Association, the White Rose University Consortium, the Santander Network and CDIO and is also affiliated to the Association of MBAs, EQUIS and Universities UK.

Professor Shearer West joined the University of Leeds on 1 November 2024 as its Vice-Chancellor and President. She is responsible for the leadership, management and financial stewardship of the University. She is an expert in Art History and was awarded a CBE in the 2021 Queen’s New Year’s Honours List for services to higher education.

Leeds’ strategy sets a blueprint for a values-driven university, one that harnesses its expertise in research and education to help shape a better future for humanity, working through collaboration to tackle inequalities, achieve societal impact and drive change.

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Mina de minerales estratégicos en Indonesia. MikhaAndri/Shutterstock

Si cambiamos nuestro modelo de consumo, no necesitaremos tantos materiales para la transición energética

Las estrategias de recuperación de materiales, como el reciclado, y la reducción del consumo de bienes y servicios no esenciales, pueden reducir mucho la necesidad de obtener minerales vírgenes.
Pesquisa mostra que florestas tropicais da América do Sul, como a Amazônica, deixaram de absorver carbono durante o El Niño de 2015-2016: corremos o risco de testemunhar perdas de árvores e de carbono em escalas nunca antes vistas em repetição do evento climático extremo prevista para este ano. Teo Tarras / Shutterstock

Florestas tropicais podem deixar de atuar como sumidouros de carbono durante o El Niño

Algumas das florestas tropicais da América do Sul deixaram efetivamente de absorver carbono durante o El Niño de 2015-2016
Au Royaume-Uni, un député qui démissionne de son mandat peut provoquer une élection partielle. C'est le pari de Nigel Farage… Consolidated News Photos/Shutterstock

Pourquoi Nigel Farage démissionne de son mandat de député britannique… pour mieux se représenter

Mis en cause pour ne pas avoir déclaré d'importants dons reçus avant son élection, le leader de la droite populiste britannique Nigel Farage a choisi de démissionner de son siège de député afin de provoquer une élection partielle dans sa circonscription.

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