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Computer generated image of a transmembrane protein

Pore-like proteins designed from scratch

Published
18 February 2021
Categories
Technology | Science

Scientists at Leeds are part of an international collaboration that has designed a protein that self-assembles into an artificial pore.

Circular strands of DNA. Superimposed on them is the double helix structure of the molecule.

Visualisation of 'dancing DNA'

Published
16 February 2021
Categories
Science

Videos showing for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers in Yorkshire.

Four children lying on wooden decking looking into a river. They all have their backs to the camera.

'Amazing progress' in childhood cancer treatment

Published
15 February 2021
Categories
Health | Science

The childhood cancer survival rate in Yorkshire is among the best in the world, with 86 out of every 100 children diagnosed with the disease before their 15th birthday living for at least five years.

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New £10m research centre for greener global finance

Published
15 February 2021
Categories
Working with business | Policy Leeds | Business & Economy

The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers.

A person wearing a mask that says 'Racism is a Virus'

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups

Published
9 February 2021
Categories
Coronavirus | Society & Politics

The ways in which discrimination is worsening the impact of COVID-19 on people in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups in the UK will be explored in a new research project.

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Building the Future: National Apprenticeship Week 2021

Published
8 February 2021
Categories
Working with business

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 runs until 14 February. This year the University is joining other providers in celebrating the diverse opportunities and value apprenticeships can bring.

A solitary bee feeds from a bright pink flower

Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit

Published
29 January 2021
Categories
Science | Environment

The health of the UK’s insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise on policies to help protect them more effectively post-Brexit.