Horizons Institute

At the end of the last academic year, Horizons research managers Kate Kellett and Poppy Leeder brought researchers from very different…

In June, a team of researchers from across Leeds and Pretoria created a platform for conversations between Seacroft in Leeds, and Mamelodi…

With the global population steadily ageing, the quest for improving later life has never been more critical. University of Leeds’ Reimagine…

Every year, the Horizons Institute’s Global Academy Crucible brings together an international cohort of early- and mid-career researchers…

The Horizons Institute has announced that the Healthy Buildings Network, Magnetism in Biomaterials, and the Polycrisis Network have been…

Dr Jill Dickinson and Teri-Lisa Griffiths explore professional development through creative methods for pracademics.

In September 2023, the UK Government reached a deal to re-associate to Horizon Europe and Copernicus programmes. This was met with great…

Failure is an integral part of research, but how equipped do you feel to own that failure and seek to understand and learn from it?

The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are ambitious in their scope and global reach, but how are they being implemented on a local…

With the Horizons Institute looking forward to its third year, our director Stuart Taberner shares his reflections on what has worked well…

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) poses one of the greatest threats to human health globally, but it is a highly complex issue with causes and…

The Horizons Institute International and Interdisciplinary Mentoring Programme was established to support the career development…

Creating a platform for interdisciplinary collaboration and innovative ideas is a key part of Horizons’ work at the University of Leeds…

Climate change is a multifaceted and complex global challenge — one which requires a broad, collaborative and interdisciplinary approach.

After a year of fostering partnerships with LEEDS 2023, Leeds City Council and Y-PERN, we launched the Horizons Connect fund to help…

Interdisciplinary research is essential in addressing some of the biggest global challenges we face today. No issue quite embodies this…

Academics are routinely encouraged to be more outward facing, collaborate with industry and undertake collaboration to support the impact…

Global food systems are under enormous strain. Collectively, we’re looking to feed a growing human population, while at the same time…

How can a research community think about the future? How might insights about future trends, risks, challenges and opportunities help shape…

Research is seeing an ascendancy in the adoption of interdisciplinary and participatory approaches, but this is a fairly recent…

‘The Horizons Institute was established to do things differently’.

Our final What Comes After the SDGs? saw guests join us for another vibrant discussion on the future of sustainable development with our…

As part of the Horizons Institute’s commitment to addressing structural and cultural challenges to Equity, Diversity and Inclusion, the…

On June 14, we held the second of our Headline Theme events asking What Comes After the UN Sustainability Goals?