The women engineers making their profession more sustainable
A leading researcher at Leeds has been named as one of the most influential women in engineering.
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Toyin wins award for her work in engineering
Toyin Jegede is a trailblazer who has been named an "Engineering Hero" by Nigeria's professional women engineers association.
Members of University of Leeds community honoured for services to the country
Leading academic researchers, alumni, a former Vice-Chancellor and a University Council member have been honoured in the Queen’s Birthday Honours for their services to the country.
Rogue proteins targeted by new technology
Scientists plan to develop technology to isolate and extract fragments of a "rogue" protein linked to diabetes.
Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize
A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
Investigating how scarred hearts affect athletes
New research will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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.
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.