Design student wins Queen's Platinum Jubilee emblem competition Published 3 August 2021 Categories University | Arts & Culture A Leeds student has won a national competition to design the emblem for the Queen's Platinum Jubilee.
World-first trial tests cannabis-based drug on aggressive brain tumours Published 3 August 2021 Categories Health A major UK trial of cannabis-based drug Sativex in treating the most aggressive form of brain tumour is to launch at 15 NHS hospitals, following promising results from a phase I study in 27 patients.
Claire Cashmore: The road to Tokyo Published 2 August 2021 Categories Alumni Claire Cashmore MBE (Linguistics and Phonetics, 2011; Hon LLD, 2013) goes into her fifth Paralympic Games facing a whole new challenge.
Scientists reverse age-related memory loss in mice Published 26 July 2021 Categories Health | Science Scientists at Leeds and Cambridge have successfully reversed age-related memory loss in mice and say their discovery could lead to the development of treatments to prevent memory loss in people.
British Academy honours for Leeds Published 23 July 2021 Categories Arts & Culture | News Three Leeds academics have been elected to British Academy Fellowships, and Simon Armitage - Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry - has been elected an Honorary Fellow.
Helping Yorkshire reduce its carbon footprint Published 22 July 2021 Categories Health | Environment A West Yorkshire city’s ambitious plans to tackle the effects of climate change are being supported by three University of Leeds students.
New BHF fellowships for future research leaders Published 22 July 2021 Categories Health Eight new fellowships designed to promote equality, diversity and inclusion in science have been awarded at Leeds, thanks to an historical endowment established alongside the British Heart Foundation.
Starmer ahead of Corbyn in opposition leaders survey Published 21 July 2021 Categories Society & Politics A new survey carried out by academics specialising in British politics from universities across the UK has rated Sir Keir Starmer as a better post-war Leader of the Opposition than Jeremy Corbyn.
Creating a gold standard of care for long COVID Published 18 July 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Health A major £3.4 million research project has launched to identify the best way to treat and support the one million people in the UK now living with long COVID.
Workplaces, transport and NHS under spotlight in new COVID-19 reports Published 16 July 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Health | Science Improving ventilation in workplaces and on public transport and fears of NHS overload during the COVID-19 pandemic have been highlighted in two new research reports.
When love is in the air... Published 15 July 2021 Categories Environment | Science Researchers are asking everybody across the UK to help survey one of the most amazing phenomena in the insect world – when millions of ants take to the air for their nuptial flight.
Olivia Strong: A £7 million idea Published 13 July 2021 Categories Alumni A challenge between friends went on to raise over £7 million for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Yorkshire Sculpture International's summer programme Published 9 July 2021 Categories Arts & Culture Work by the University’s Gatenby Fellow in Contemporary Art has been selected for Yorkshire Sculpture International's summer programme, which starts this weekend.
Rise in forest clearance increasing greenhouse gases Published 9 July 2021 Categories Global | Environment Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating and leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions.
Next University Secretary announced Published 8 July 2021 Categories University The University has appointed Jennifer Sewel as its next Secretary.