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Conservation and ecology - bats and roads (impact case study)
Balancing the requirement for economic development with the needs of wildlife is an area of potential conflict.
Sustainable agriculture (impact case study)
One of the major challenges for this century is the need to sustainably produce sufficient, nutritious food for the increasing global population.
Insect Pollinators (Impact case study)
Professor Bill Kunin, with colleague Professor J.C. Biesmeijer, have used mathematical techniques to compare diverse historical data sets on pollinator abundance over the last eight decades.
Icebreaker ships separate seal pups from mothers
Research at Leeds investigates the impact of icebreakers on Caspian seal pup development.
Plants used to develop revolutionary polio vaccine
A research team led by Prof Dave Rowlands has developed a groundbreaking vaccine against poliovirus using plants.