News | University of Leeds

World’s largest tropical peatlands revealed to be more than 40,000 years old

Published: 29 July 2025
Categories: Research | Global | Environment

A peatland complex in the Congo Basin which is known to be a globally important carbon store is twice as old as previously thought, according to a new scientific study.

Martine Neang with her parents at Graduation

Shaping future creative voices

Published: 28 July 2025
Categories: University

A graduate says the support she has received at University gave her the confidence to pursue her dream of becoming a multi-disciplinary filmmaker.

Raj Cowles and Kathleen Richards at their graduation

Graduate mothers become role models

Published: 28 July 2025
Categories: University

A lifelong learner who was told she would never go to University has graduated – and says she is glad her path led her to higher education later in life.

Representatives of the universities of Leeds and Huddersfield alongside Mayor Tracy Brabin at a conference stand.

Partnership to deliver transport expertise

Published: 24 July 2025
Categories: Working with our region

Transport experts from Leeds and Huddersfield have joined forces to drive forward West Yorkshire’s £2.5bn Mass Transit scheme.

Quartet receive Honorary Degrees

Published: 23 July 2025
Categories: University

Sports stars Steph Houghton MBE and Jack Maitland are among those to have been recognised with honorary degrees by the University of Leeds.

An older person holds on to their chest in pain

Deprivation shortens life expectancy of heart failure patients

Published: 22 July 2025
Categories: Health

Heart failure patients living in the most deprived postcodes are at risk of dying more than six months earlier than patients in the least deprived areas, according to a study by Leeds researchers.

Broadening career horizons

Published: 21 July 2025
Categories: University

An architecture student says experience observing the development of the UK’s largest net zero laboratory building has broadened her horizons for her future career.

Brian Cookson OBE after a cycling race, wearing a medal

Understanding heart health risks for veteran male athletes

Published: 18 July 2025
Categories: Health | Research

Older male endurance athletes may be at higher risk of abnormal heart rhythms, according to a study led by the University of Leeds.

Fast track to success

Published: 16 July 2025
Categories: University

An inspiring engineering student is on the fast track to a career in Formula One after securing a place on the Lewis Hamilton Scholarship programme.

Swordsmen demonstrate 15th century armed combat.

Leeds transported to the Middle Ages

Published: 15 July 2025
Categories: University

Falconry, fashion and fighting with swords took thousands of visitors to the University of Leeds back to the Middle Ages.

Family photo of Rosie Woollard and her two children, Bernard Woollard (left) and Sue Pavitt (right). They are smiling in front of a backdrop of flowers.

Penicillin allergy testing needed to fight antibiotic resistance

Published: 15 July 2025
Categories: Health | Research

Removing incorrect penicillin allergy labels on GP records could combat antibiotic resistance and save lives, an NIHR-funded clinical trial led by the University of Leeds has found.

Four-legged, dog-type robot walking on concrete paving slab with grass area behind.

Animal-inspired AI robot learns to navigate unfamiliar terrain

Published: 11 July 2025
Categories: Science | Research

Researchers have developed an AI system that enables a four-legged robot to adapt its gait to different, unfamiliar terrain, just like a real animal, in what is believed to be a world first.

Two people sitting at a table covered with an array of dental-health related products. One of the people is holding a picture of a mouth in front of their mouth and is pretending to brush the teeth on the picture.

Online toolkit to improve autistic children's dental health

Published: 10 July 2025
Categories: Health and Wellbeing | Research

A new, free, online support package aims to empower parents of young autistic children to look after their dental health – and reduce levels of tooth decay and surgery.

Long view of the exterior of the Parkinson Building, looking uphill.

Strong progress across all areas in National Student Survey

Published: 9 July 2025
Categories: Statements | University

The University of Leeds has seen progress across all areas of the 2025 National Student Survey (NSS), with positive gains in every theme and question.

University granted Sanctuary status

Published: 8 July 2025
Categories: Working with our region | University

An academic who left his home country of Afghanistan with his wife and young daughter to pursue a new life in the UK has hailed the support from the CARA fellowship as “a window of hope”.

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