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A farmer tending to bison in Ethiopia

‘Creating possibilities and giving hope’: on the GCRF frontline

Published
Thursday 25th March, 2021
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Society & Politics
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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.

Mountain river at the foot of Mount Cook in New Zealand.

Melting glaciers could speed up carbon emissions

Published
Tuesday 16th March, 2021
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Global
Environment

Melting glaciers could be triggering a ‘feedback process’ that causes further climate change, according to new research.

Professor Richard Hall from the School of Mechanical Engineering at the University of Leeds, sitting in his lab, in front of a machine that physically tests artificial joints.

Engineering longer-lasting artificial joints

Published
Monday 22nd February, 2021
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Working with business
Health
Be Curious

A £4 million research project will develop a new generation of artificial joints that last longer, produce fewer side effects and are better suited for younger people.

Circular strands of DNA. Superimposed on them is the double helix structure of the molecule.

Visualisation of 'dancing DNA'

Published
Tuesday 16th February, 2021
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Science

Videos showing for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers in Yorkshire.

Four students sat around a table chatting.

Building the Future: National Apprenticeship Week 2021

Published
Monday 8th February, 2021
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Working with business

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 runs until 14 February. This year the University is joining other providers in celebrating the diverse opportunities and value apprenticeships can bring.

Two lanes of stationary traffic. In the distance is a blue-coloured motorway sign.

Out of this world development of a new catalytic converter

Published
Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
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Working with business
Technology
Science

Scientists are using an analysis of gases in the atmosphere of Venus to develop a new generation of lower-cost and more effective catalytic converters.