News

Pupils become knife crime ambassadors

Published
Wednesday 24th April, 2024
Categories
Working with our region

Campaigner Sarah Lloyd, whose 17 year-old son died after being brutally stabbed, has shared the devastating impact of his death with local schoolchildren in an anti-knife crime initiative.

Pupils from Leeds City Academy use brushes to detect fingerprints at a mocked-up crime scene.

Uncovering a CS Lewis poem in Special Collections

Published
Monday 22nd April, 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture

A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds.

Hands carefully holding ‘Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg’, a handwritten manuscript by CS Lewis

Directing the stars: Alum film director on latest release

Published
Wednesday 17th April, 2024
Categories
News

Writer and director Brook Driver wrote his first full feature screen play during third year at Leeds. In April 2024, his debut film Swede Caroline was released in cinemas across the UK.

Brook Driver holds a prop sword on a film set

Scientists inspire the next generation

Published
Wednesday 10th April, 2024
Categories
Working with our region

School pupils have been inspired by world-renowned scientists as they learned about the latest innovations in molecular biology at The Astbury Conversation.

Students and Professor Xiaowei Zhuang smile at the camera at the Astbury Conversation

Obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency

Published
Wednesday 10th April, 2024
Categories
Health

Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.

A gloved hand holds a test tube containing a sample of blood. there is a label on the test tube which says Fe (Iron) test

Alum improves HIV and AIDS outlook in Nigeria

Published
Monday 8th April, 2024
Categories
News

Public health expert Chikaodili Mary-Kate Deng (MPH 2009) has been recognised with a Study UK Alumni Award for her contribution to care systems for HIV and AIDS in Nigeria.

Chikaodili Mary-Kate Deng stands with her British Council award

Assessing the impact of sweeteners on appetite

Published
Friday 29th March, 2024
Categories
Science
Health

Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier – and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found. 

Sugar cubes lined up in rows on a pink background