# Global News
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## [Supporting West Yorkshire on the international stage](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/working-region/news/article/5941/supporting-west-yorkshire-on-the-international-stage)
Published
: 18 March 2026
Categories
: Working with our region
: Global
A delegation from the University of Leeds has supported the Mayor of West Yorkshire on an international trade mission to Switzerland and Germany.
## [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.
## [AI forecasting strengthens climate resilience](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/research-32/news/article/5920/ai-forecasting-strengthens-climate-resilience)
Published
: 22 January 2026
Categories
: Research
: Environment
: Global
Researchers are harnessing the latest advances in artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance weather prediction and improve climate resilience and food security in West Africa.
## [Building an AI platform to help food security](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5916/building-an-ai-platform-to-help-food-security)
Published
: 14 January 2026
Categories
: Global
: Research
: University
Researchers at Leeds are developing a new tool to reduce food waste and improve global food security, in partnership with a team at the CSIRO, Australia’s national science agency, using AI.
## [Learning cross-cultural skills in Japan](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5903/learning-cross-cultural-skills-in-japan)
Published
: 15 December 2025
Categories
: Global
Students have learnt valuable cross-cultural skills whilst working for an automotive component business in Japan.
## [Cycling project praised by South African government](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5890/cycling-project-praised-by-south-african-government)
Published
: 1 December 2025
Categories
: Global
A project supported by the University of Leeds since 2016 has helped 10,000 youngsters in South Africa to learn vital cycle skills.
## [Deforestation linked to tropical temperature rises, online map shows](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5879/deforestation-linked-to-tropical-temperature-rises-online-map-shows)
Published
: 7 November 2025
Categories
: Global
Deforestation is leading to temperature increases of up to 5°C in some tropical regions, according to data revealed in a new interactive map created by researchers at the University of Leeds.
## [Students build on skills from global opportunity](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-alumni/news/article/5865/students-build-on-skills-from-global-opportunity)
Published
: 15 October 2025
Categories
: Alumni
: Global
Student volunteers on a sustainable development project in Fiji have described how the experience taught them valuable career skills.
## [‘New reality’ as world reaches first climate tipping point](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-global/news/article/5861/new-reality-as-world-reaches-first-climate-tipping-point)
Published
: 13 October 2025
Categories
: Global
: Environment
: Research
Researchers in Leeds have joined experts from across the world in warning that Earth is reaching the first of many climate tipping points that will cause catastrophic harm without urgent action.
## [Stronger African voice needed on global health bodies](https://www.leeds.ac.uk/news-health/news/article/5850/stronger-african-voice-needed-on-global-health-bodies)
Published
: 18 September 2025
Categories
: Health
: Global
: Research
Worldwide efforts to fight AIDS, malaria and TB need drastic reform if they are to be effective, with more decision-making power for African nations, new research has shown.