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The image shows the new artwork on the side of the Henry William Bragg building at the University of Leeds. It is a collection of shapes that convey science - and make a connection to the city's creativity, says the artist

Exploring the boundary between art and science

Published
29 August 2020
Categories
Science | University | Arts & Culture

A large sculpture has been installed on the side of the Sir William Henry Bragg building, a new engineering and physical sciences development at the University.

The images shows an offshore windfarm on a calm day. The sea is flat.

'Our low-carbon future needs to be circular'

Published
19 August 2020
Categories
Technology | Environment

The renewable energy industry needs to adopt the ideas of a circular economy, where equipment is designed to be reused or remanufactured when it reaches the end of its operational life.

The image shows an artist's impression of partcile activity in matter. It is a graphical representation of a sine wave.

Probing the properties of magnetic quasi-particles

Published
30 July 2020
Categories
Science | Technology

Researchers have for the first time measured a fundamental property of magnets called magnon polarisation — and in the process, are making progress towards building low-energy devices.

Initial forest loss at a gold mining site at Mahdia, Guyana

Gold mining restricts Amazon rainforest recovery

Published
29 June 2020
Categories
Global | Science | Environment

Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study.

The image shows a graphical representation of a cluster of E.coli cells

Exploiting a chink in the armour of bacteria

Published
1 May 2020
Categories
Health | Science

Scientists have identified a key process in the way bacteria protect themselves from attack - and it heralds a new strategy in the hunt for antibiotics.

The picture shows a picture of the Leeds Venturi valve, a small plastic valve that increases oxygen flow and pressure

Low-cost ventilatory support for covid-19 patients

Published
24 April 2020
Categories
Health | Technology | Coronavirus

A research team at Leeds has developed a way of creating a ventilatory system for covid-19 patients that can be made rapidly on a 3D printer.

This is an aerial image of an African village showing small buildings on the side of a sandy track. There is no sign of major infrastructure development.

Assessing the problem of poor sanitation

Published
25 March 2020
Categories
Technology | Health

Experts are investigating a better way of measuring the number of people exposed to the health risks of poorly-managed sanitation systems.

University staff with senior members of EPSRC

EPSRC delegation meets engineering researchers at Leeds

Published
21 February 2020
Categories
News

Engineering leaders from the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC) visited the University this week to find out more about the breadth of engineering research taking place here.

Image of senior University stakeholders and senior members of MRC

Showcasing the breadth of health research at Leeds

Published
14 February 2020
Categories
Health

Senior leaders from the Medical Research Council (MRC) visited the University today to find out more about the interdisciplinary health research taking place here.

The picture shows a steel workier looking at a giant furnace as hot, molten metal is poured into it. The heat is so intense, an orange g glow is given off.

Helping a heavy industry reach net-zero

Published
13 February 2020
Categories
Environment | Technology

Scientists have secured funding to investigate ways the UK steel industry can be decarbonised within 30 years.