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Virtual reality has recently started to be used as a tool to generate empathy and raise awareness for issues such as the impact of climate change. But can immersive technology translate into pro-environment and climate mitigating behaviour?
Museums, memorial sites and other cultural institutions are starting to use virtual reality to deepen visitor understanding. But what potential does this have and what ethical implications are involved?
Digital Makers is equipping Bradford’s schools with the knowledge and insight they need to transform their digital education landscape. So how can immersive technology help us avoid a country-wide digital skills shortage disaster?
Restricted hours and the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has placed a sharp focus on supplementing training for healthcare professionals. So what is immersive technology capable of in clinical practice and training and how do we make it happen?
Seb Taylor is a Principal Recruitment Consultant with eight years experience in both the supply chain and recruitment industry. In this session, Seb will share the things he wishes he'd known after graduating and discuss key themes and tips across career prospects, recruitment, job searching and CV writing.
During this webinar, we introduce you to the work of the Centre for Cultural Value. Based at the University, this national research centre is making academic research more accessible to those working in cultural organisations and is championing more rigorous ways of evaluating the impact of arts and culture.
Beth Hancock works as a Recruitment Consultant at Headway Recruitment in Leeds. At this session, she’ll talk about her experiences job hunting as a recent graduate and alternative ways of looking for work including using recruitment agencies, the value of temporary work and using LinkedIn.
In this session Leeds alumna Leyla Okhai, CEO and Founder of Diverse Minds, will explore the key pressure points and the lessons that have been learnt to enable recovery as we transition from life in a pandemic. What could the future of wellbeing look like as we very slowly start to emerge?
Local authorities are on the front line of a just transition to net-zero. With normal borrowing channels hit hard by regulatory changes and COVID-19, alternative sources of funding are needed now. In this talk, learn about the research and plans to help move money for people and planet.
Carbon Capture and Storage (CSS) is essential if we are to reach net-zero CO2 emissions and avoid catastrophic climate change. In this webinar, discover a fundamentally new approach for separating CO2 out of the emissions of large-scale point source emitters such as power stations and from industrial processes.
Transport is responsible for over a quarter of global CO2 emissions and these emissions have been rising. This webinar will set out what needs to be done to ensure we go from zero progress to zero emissions in the next three decades.
Tree planting and landscape restoration are widely recognised as being part of society’s response to mitigating climate change. However, creating and restoring forests is far from simple. Hear how researchers are exploring the ability of new and existing woodlands to help achieve net-zero emissions.
Nearly 12 months after the UK entered the first, of what would be a series of national COVID-19 lockdowns, this webinar explores the impact and realities of the pandemic for the Faculty of Medicine and Health.
2020 events
IMDb Founder and CEO Col Needham (Computer Science, 1988) shares how he transformed his love for films into being an internet pioneer.
Watch our 14th event for Leeds alumni working in the media industries turned virtual. Hear our distinguished Leeds alumni panel members Kamal Ahmed, Anna Doble, David Walmsley and Laura Wilshaw share their thoughts on ‘How has 2020 changed the media?’
Leeds alumni and entrepreneur Rupa Gunguli discusses ‘Sustainability through everyday fashion and lifestyle choices’ and what her company inclusivetrade.com is doing to provide an ethical alternative to fast fashion.
Sampurna Maitra is an international graduate of the 亚洲色吧 with five years’ experience in recruitment and HR positions in the UK and India. At this session, she’ll cover career planning and how to choose a career, how to set and meet appropriate goals, and job searching as a recent graduate.
Danielle Buckland works as a Consultant at the Graduate Recruitment Bureau. At this session, Danielle talks about her experiences as a recent graduate and how she got into her role, where to look for jobs, what the in-demand skills employers are looking for at the moment are, and what graduates can do to stand out.
Professor David Higgins and Dr Pippa Marland discuss the Land Lines project and the resurgence of modern British nature writing.
Professor Paul Cooke and PhD student Katie Hodgkinson discuss the major international project Changing the Story and some of the youth-centred approaches to civil society building in post-conflict settings across the world.
Akeelah Bertram discusses how her interactive installation ‘Return’ brings art and history together to tell the story of diaspora across continents.
Professor Lorna Dougan and Dr Scott McLaughlin introduce how artists and humanities scholars are working with cutting-edge materials researchers to challenge traditional, discipline-specific views.
In our first online event for alumni in India, join staff from the Leeds and South Asia teams as they share some interesting updates on the Leeds community, city, campus, research and alumni activity, and also officially launch the Alumni In India WhatsApp group.
Hear from Leeds alumni about their careers, approaches to leading in the COVID-19 crisis, what gives them hope for a better tomorrow and of course about their time at Leeds!
Join University Challenge winners and other prominent Leeds alumni for fun and trivia in our first ever virtual quiz.
Professor Caroline Orfila investigates how the physical, biological and cultural fabric of Leeds influences the food habits, health and wellbeing of its citizens.
Professor Steven Banwart looks at the competing demands of increasing farming productivity to tackle a growing world population while reducing the environmental impact of farming practices.