A low-cost life support machine for patients with covid Published 17 June 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Health A device that helps desperately sick patients breathe and costs around £150 to manufacture could revolutionise
Pandemic shift to home working could create UK tax crisis Published 17 June 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Business & Economy The shift to home working brought about by the pandemic could cost the UK economy up to £32bn a year in lost personal income tax.
A sharper focus on protein behaviour Published 16 June 2021 Categories Health | Science Scientists have developed a new computational technique that allows them to see in finer detail the way protein molecules behave.
Lucy Clayton: How to go to work Published 14 June 2021 Categories Alumni Lucy Clayton (English Literature, 2003) draws on years of experience and insight from her latest book to answer student and graduate career questions.
University Council member and alumnus knighted Published 11 June 2021 Categories University Roger Marsh, a Leeds alumnus and member of the University Council, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Recreating a step in the evolution of viruses Published 11 June 2021 Categories Health | Science An international team of researchers has shed new light on the way viruses evolved highly effective ways of spreading disease.
Transforming care for babies born with heart disease Published 11 June 2021 Categories Science | Technology | Health Leeds is leading pioneering research into new technology for imaging babies with congenital heart disease (CHD).
Baroness Doreen Lawrence to give 2021 Alice Bacon Lecture Published 11 June 2021 Categories Society & Politics | News Anti-racism campaigner Baroness Doreen Lawrence OBE is to give the latest public lecture in a University series honouring Yorkshire’s first female MP.
Final year degree shows go live - in person and online Published 10 June 2021 Categories Arts & Culture Students in Fine Art and Design have once again risen to the challenge of creating final year degree shows amid the challenges presented by the pandemic.
Helping flood-hit companies build for the future Published 9 June 2021 Categories Business & Economy | Environment Companies affected by floods are working with a ground-breaking project aimed at protecting their future business interests.
‘Running out of time to protect our oceans’ – UN chief Published 8 June 2021 Categories Global | Environment Scientists are sharing groundbreaking research with leaders in the Asia-Pacific region in an effort to stem the flow of plastic pollution into the environment.
Drug used to reduce blood sugar in diabetic patients can benefit hearts Published 8 June 2021 Categories Science | Health A drug used to treat people living with Type 2 diabetes could also help improve their heart function, according to new research.
T-rays could 'revolutionise cancer treatment' Published 4 June 2021 Categories Be Curious | Health Researchers are investigating whether a kinder form of radiation known as T-rays could be used to image and treat patients with skin or bowel cancer.
Traditional markets key to COVID-19 recovery plan Published 4 June 2021 Categories Society & Politics | Business & Economy Traditional town and city centre markets could play a key role in the nation’s economic and social recovery from the Coronavirus pandemic, according to new research.
Phone app to support patients coping with long covid Published 28 May 2021 Categories Technology | Health | Coronavirus People with long Covid could be monitored with the aid of a ground-breaking mobile phone app and clinical website.