Research news

Health and ageing

Patients to benefit from better advice on pain control

New guidance for doctors and other prescribers on the use of strong painkillers for patients with chronic or incurable disease has been welcomed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
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Researchers explain different mechanisms of pain

Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a previously unknown mechanism through which pain is signalled by nerve cells.
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Leeds professor wins major international award

Paul Emery, Arthritis Research UK Professor of Rheumatology and Head of Academic Section of Musculoskeletal Medicine at Leeds has won the prestigious Carol Nachman Prize for rheumatology.
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Virus ‘barcodes’ offer rapid detection of mutated strains

Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a way to 'barcode' viral diseases to rapidly test new outbreaks for potentially lethal mutations.
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Culture

Come over to the dark side! Learn about the grim history of food

A new exhibition of University of Leeds research into the history of eating has opened at Pontefract Museum and will look at how ideas about nutritional health have changed over the years.
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Poor self-image cannot explain maths gender gap

Promoting more female role models is not the answer to closing the gender gap in maths, a new study suggests.
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The eyes have it: computer-inspired creativity

Constraints on creativity imposed by computer-aided design (CAD) tools are being overcome, thanks to a novel system that incorporates eye-tracking technology.
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Histories of Violence: 9/11 ten years on

The impact that the 9/11 terrorist attacks on America has had on politics, culture and thought is explored in an ambitious multi-faceted project launching this week.
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Society

Women use strategies to overcome discrimination in large law firms

Women and people from ethnic minorities have to employ special strategies to overcome institutional discrimination when working in large law firms.
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English class divide extends to cosmetic surgery

The English class divide is still going strong when it comes to a choice of where to go abroad for breast implants and nose jobs.
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If you plan, then you'll do… but it helps to have a friend

While you are more likely to do something if you plan it in advance, new research from the University of Leeds shows that partnering up can really boost the likelihood of sticking to your resolutions.
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Making finance serve society, the economy and the environment

Ways to make the financial system better serve Europe’s economic, social and environmental needs are to be explored by a €10m international research project.
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Science and technology

Is the Earth a cosmic feather-duster?

Scientists at the University of Leeds are looking to discover how dust particles in the solar system interact with the Earth’s atmosphere.
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Creating energy from light and air – new research on biofuel cells

Researchers from the University of Leeds are studying how to make electricity from electrodes coated in bacteria, and other living cells, using light or hydrogen as the fuel.
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Bacterial builders on site for computer construction

Forget computer viruses - magnet-making bacteria could be used to build tomorrow’s computers with larger hard drives and speedier connections.
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How to plaster the world, cheaply!

Scientists have discovered the initial stages by which gypsum crystals form.
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