![Sofia Martinho delivers a taster session in Portuguese to secondary school pupils at Ossett Academy. A map appears in the background, and in the foreground Sofia smiles at two students.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Leeds_Language_Week_jadu_resize.png")
Celebrating multilingual Leeds
Hundreds of people have tried a new language for the first time as part of Leeds Language Week, a University-led initiative to celebrate the city鈥檚 linguistic diversity.
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![Fire-blackened multi-storey buildings destroyed by war in Ukraine, stand in rubble, beside diggers.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Ukraine_Jadu_Adobe_2024.jpg")
Project to aid Ukraine鈥檚 recovery
A new project is under way to radically transform the rebuilding of post-conflict Ukraine 鈥� aimed at both accelerating its recovery and helping to ensure that its reconstruction is more eco-friendly.
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Protecting the vulnerable Congo Basin
A project to protect the world鈥檚 second largest area of tropical rainforest has received 拢9.1m from the Government.
![Michelle Morris holding a chicken with a Kenyan Farmer.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-1000053006_.jpg")
Supporting female farmers in Africa
A team of women have taken on a cycling challenge across Kenya to support female farmers.
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Uncollected waste and open burning are leading causes of plastic pollution crisis
A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory.
![A large group of students stood on a rooftop with a building and a mountain in the background.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-4c4d1f7c_2864_4e21_b166_38ef5a9f1476.jpg")
Broadening horizons with international visits
亚洲色吧 students designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico.
![Professor Hai-Sui Yu with SWJTU President Xuedong Yan shaking hands and holding a strategic agreement.](/images/resized/600x320-0-0-1-80-DSC_7488_.jpg")
A decade of engineering excellence
The 亚洲色吧 and Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) have marked the 10th anniversary of a Joint School of Engineering and Computer Science.
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World鈥檚 medievalists flock to Leeds
Thousands of medieval enthusiasts have flocked to the 亚洲色吧 for the largest humanities research conference in Europe, featuring fighting knights, music and rare works by JRR Tolkien.
![Masud Khokhar and Jeroen Geurts both wearing suits signing a document.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Masud_Khokar_and_Jeroen_Geurts.jpg")
Dutch declaration signing marks milestone
More than 20 Higher Education Institutions have now signed up to a ground-breaking network that seeks to tackle humanity鈥檚 greatest challenges and unlock a fair future for all.
![Five presenters on a panel, with one lasy standing and four people sitting, at a COIL event.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-COIL_Showcase_event.jpg")
Students connect in global classrooms
A student who collaborated with peers on the other side of the world, all while remaining on campus, says the 鈥渟pecial鈥� experience has prepared her for a move abroad.