351 results for 'centre immersive technologies'
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- 9 September 2021
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- Technology | Science
Neuroscientists have developed a computer model to explain how a nematode worm searches for food, revealing that single brain cells can both sense the environment and control foraging strategy.
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- 24 August 2021
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- Global | Health | Technology | Coronavirus
A simple electrical fan is the key component of a low-cost, easy-to-use breathing-support device designed to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases in low to middle income countries.
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- 11 August 2021
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- Global | Environment
A mobile phone app – launched today by an international team of scientists – will support farmers across Africa to adopt environmentally friendly ways of protecting their crops from pests.
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- 16 July 2021
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- 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.
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- 8 July 2021
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- Business & Economy | Working with business | University
Northern Gritstone, a new investment company founded by the Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield, has appointed Lord Jim O’Neill as Non-Executive Chairman and Duncan Johnson as CEO.
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- 7 July 2021
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- Science | Health
A new way to target a mutant protein which can cause the deadliest of cancers in humans has been uncovered by scientists at Leeds.
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- 7 July 2021
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- Technology | Science
Scientists at the University of Leeds have developed an approach that could help in the design of a new generation of synthetic biomaterials made from proteins.
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- 23 June 2021
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- Health
A study involving virtual rather than real patients was as effective in evaluating a medical device used to treat brain aneurysms, according to new research.
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- 22 June 2021
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- Health
The first participants have taken part in a ground-breaking research trial that aims to save lives by improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.
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- 17 June 2021
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- Coronavirus | Health
A device that helps desperately sick patients breathe and costs around £150 to manufacture could revolutionise
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- 25 May 2021
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- Society & Politics | Health | Environment | Global
As the world marks Africa Day, the University celebrates its existing partnerships across the continent and looks forward to further collaboration as a key strategic aim for the future.
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- 24 May 2021
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- Science | Environment | Technology
A group of citizen scientists is being recruited to help investigate the scale of microplastic air pollution inside people’s homes.
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- 7 May 2021
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- University
Two prominent Leeds figures have been elected as Fellows of the prestigious Royal Society.
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- 12 April 2021
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- Global | Health | Science | Technology
Scientists are using weather forecasts to predict the location and scale of impending meningitis outbreaks in sub-Saharan Africa.
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- 25 March 2021
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- Be Curious | University | Society & Politics | Science | Arts & Culture | Health | Global
UK Research and Innovation has announced a large cut to the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) as a result of the Government’s decision to reduce spending on international aid.