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A young woman in a lab coat is holding a pipette and concentrating on moving liquids for a scientific experiment.

Training a new cohort of biological scientists

Published
25 October 2019
Categories
University
Science

The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have received renewed Government funding for 150 PhD researchers in the biological sciences.

TBC

A measure of success: new Nexus partnership

Published
24 October 2019
Categories
Business and partnerships
Science

The National Measurement Laboratory is to establish a hub at Nexus, the University’s innovation hub, and has signed a new strategic partnership agreement.

A field of lush green wheat crops.

Fungi could reduce reliance on fertilisers

Published
24 October 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, ‘climate smart’ varieties of crops, according to a new study.

Road to Parkinson at night

Future-focussed research

Published
20 September 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

A prestigious fellowship will support five University of Leeds researchers addressing global challenges.

Image show the gas and dust rings around a young star. These is a protoplanetary ring

The rare molecule weighing in on the birth of planets

Published
12 September 2019
Categories
Technology
Science
News

Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule in the dust and gas disc around a young star – and it may provide an answer to one of the conundrums facing astronomers.