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## [Unlocking regional growth](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-working-business/news/article/5938/unlocking-regional-growth)

Published
:   10 March 2026

Categories
:   Working with business
:   Working with our region

A Leeds MP heard how the University of Leeds is playing a crucial role in driving regional economic growth.

## [Cattle grazing boosts nature recovery in Yorkshire Dales](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-environment/news/article/5935/cattle-grazing-boosts-nature-recovery-in-yorkshire-dales)

Published
:   6 March 2026

Categories
:   Environment
:   Research

Cattle grazing at a nature reserve in the Yorkshire Dales has increased plant diversity by over 40% according to research by the University of Leeds.

## [Funding boost for student learning](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-university/news/article/5937/funding-boost-for-student-learning)

Published
:   5 March 2026

Categories
:   University
:   Business & Economy

A University of Leeds alum has secured £260,000 funding to propel their AI study assistant business.

## [Chancellor joins leading trade unionist to speak at campus event](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/working-region/news/article/5934/chancellor-joins-leading-trade-unionist-to-speak-at-campus-event)

Published
:   23 February 2026

Categories
:   Working with our region
:   University

Big tech and finance are driving inequality while right wing populism threatens women’s rights in the 21st century, according to a trailblazing trade unionist who will speak at the University.

## [Leeds alumni elected as Maths Fellows](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/alumni/news/article/5933/leeds-alumni-elected-as-maths-fellows)

Published
:   19 February 2026

Categories
:   Alumni

Leeds alumni, staff and former staff member have been elected as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.

## [University awarded Bronze Race Equality Charter](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-university/news/article/5932/university-awarded-bronze-race-equality-charter)

Published
:   19 February 2026

Categories
:   University

The University of Leeds has achieved a Bronze Race Equality Charter award from Advance HE, recognising the depth and integrity to understand and commit to address racial inequalities.

## [Partnership boost for volunteers](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/working-region/news/article/5931/partnership-boost-for-volunteers)

Published
:   18 February 2026

Categories
:   Working with our region

The University has joined forces with over 30 local organisations to develop an online course for volunteers – which is now available absolutely free.

## [Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5929/tropical-forests-generate-rainfall-worth-billions)

Published
:   17 February 2026

Categories
:   Research

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.

## [Award-winning apprentices](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/working-region/news/article/5930/award-winning-apprentices)

Published
:   16 February 2026

Categories
:   Working with our region

An engineering firm apprentice who won an accolade for his outstanding contributions says the experience of his apprenticeship has “influenced almost all aspects of working life”.

## [Clean water to reduce preventable deaths](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5928/clean-water-to-reduce-preventable-deaths)

Published
:   12 February 2026

Categories
:   Global

Researchers from the University of Leeds are helping to strengthen sanitation systems across sub‑Saharan Africa and South Asia.