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Reality of living on benefits laid bare by research

Published
17 June 2014
Categories
Society & Politics

A life on benefits is not a lifestyle choice, but rather, a desperate way of living for those with no alternative, new University of Leeds research has suggested.

Sky Ride pedals through University this weekend

Published
13 June 2014
Categories
University

Sky Ride, the mass participation cycle ride, comes to Leeds for its second year on Sunday, 15 June - with some of the University of Leeds' historic buildings providing a backdrop to the riders.

The 'microbial garden' taking the shine off glaciers

Published
12 June 2014
Categories
Environment
Science

The first ecological study of an entire glacier has found that microbes drastically reduce surface reflectivity and therefore have an impact on the amount of sunlight that is reflected into space.

University's robotics research showcased in London

Published
9 June 2014
Categories
Technology
University

The University of Leeds is joining forces with Universities UK this week to celebrate how research is improving lives, focusing on the extraordinary contribution that robots are making to society.

Business School is in UK top three with gold award

Published
5 June 2014
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Leeds University Business School is one of only three in the country to land a prestigious new gold standard Small Business Charter Award for its role in helping kick-start British enterprise.

'Often and early' gives children a taste for vegetables

Published
30 May 2014
Categories
Society & Politics
Health

Exposing infants to a new vegetable early in life encourages them to eat more of it compared to offering novel vegetables to older children, new research from the University of Leeds suggests.

Big data to help blood cancer patients

Published
20 May 2014
Categories
Health

A pioneering database at the University of Leeds will help match patients with certain types of blood cancers to the best treatments.