Clinical trial opens new way of treating prostate cancer
A different way of treating people with prostate cancer will be investigated by researchers at the University of Leeds in a new clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
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Historic dialect recordings archive digitised for the public
If you are feeling a bit peckish do you enjoy a bit of scran or docky? Perhaps if you have a sweet tooth then a bag of cooshies or jumbles might hit the spot.
Arms race to track the changes in structural biology
Scientists are locked in an arms race to understand the ever-changing structure of proteins, argues a Nobel Prize winning structural biologist.
Why wool matters
Experts in the field of land management and carbon sequestration are highlighting wool’s unique properties and the positive contribution sheep can make to the continued wellbeing of the planet.
Explore, learn and create at Be Curious 2022
Be Curious, the University of Leeds’s annual research event, is back on campus for the first time since going virtual in 2020.
Research to investigate the origins of Earth
An astrophysicist at the University of Leeds has been awarded a five-year fellowship to answer one of the most fundamental questions in science – how do planets form?
Leeds University Rocketry Association takes launch
Theo Youds has always dreamt of going to space. Since forming the first ever rocketry association at Leeds and leading two successful rocket flights, he's set his sights on the Spaceport America Cup.
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.
How science will reshape our lives
Physicist and TV and radio presenter Professor Jim Al-Khalili is to share his insight into how emerging technologies will transform society, in a public lecture hosted by the University.
Thawing permafrost could release cancer-causing gas
Thawing of permafrost due to climate change could expose the Arctic population to much greater concentrations of the cancer-causing gas Radon, a new story has found.