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A google earth image showing data from the digital tools identifying where selective-logging has taken place in the rainforest.
Google Earth Image 漏 Airbus 2025 showing changes in the forest canopy detected by satellites at one of the logging concessions in 2023 including the logging detections identified by the new algorithm in red.

New technology helping fight against illegal logging of Peru鈥檚 valuable rainforest

New technology is helping Peru fight against the illegal logging of its 68 million hectares of valuable tropical rainforest.
A long-tailed tit flying
Credit: Billy Clapham

Family first: scientists reveal long-tailed tits' remarkable family bonds

Forget fleeting friendships 鈥 the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.
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Increase in alcohol deaths in England an 鈥榓cute crisis鈥

The persistent higher rate of alcohol deaths in England since the pandemic in 2020 is an 鈥渁cute crisis鈥 requiring urgent action from government, according to a new study led by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业 and UCL.
Am image of a man up a ladder installing some solar panels on the roof of a typical semi-detached house.

Government urged to tackle inequality in 鈥榣ow-carbon tech鈥 like solar panels and electric cars

The UK government needs to go beyond offering subsidies for low-carbon technologies like electric cars and solar panels for energy and heating, if it is to meet its net-zero targets by 2050, a new report from the University of 葫芦影业 suggests.
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University of 葫芦影业 Tennis Club named best university tennis club in Yorkshire

葫芦影业 Tennis Club has been awarded the Yorkshire University of the Year award at the LTA Tennis Awards 2022.
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New reports explore mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience

New reports exploring mayoral accountability and regional economic resilience show the UK government鈥檚 Levelling Up White Paper is only a start to reducing the stubborn regional inequalities that still plague communities in England today.
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葫芦影业 one of first recipients of Turing Network Development Awards

葫芦影业 has been announced as one of the first recipients of a new award launched by The Alan Turing Institute, the UK鈥檚 national institute for data science and artificial intelligence (AI).
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University of 葫芦影业 apprentices provide vital support to healthcare and industry

More people have achieved nursing apprenticeships at the University of 葫芦影业 compared to the national average for England, according to figures released ahead of National Apprenticeship Week (7-13 February 2022).
Damaged buildings in a coastal region of East Japan following a tsunami

Fukushima simulant material to provide major boost to cleanup effort

A new simulation of the most dangerous radioactive debris remaining at the Fukushima nuclear power plant that could provide a huge boost to the cleanup operation, has been developed by researchers at the University of 葫芦影业.