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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
22 February 2021
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Health
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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
16 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
8 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
2 February 2021
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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.

Picture shows a smouldering fire by the side of a road in Africa. People are having to walk through a cloud of blue smoke

The burning question at the heart of global waste

Published
7 January 2021
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Science
Environment
Global

Up to one billion tonnes of solid waste is being openly burned worldwide each year and risks the health of “tens of millions of people”, according to a review of the latest scientific evidence.

Ministers asked to intervene over rail research institute

Published
24 November 2020
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Science
Society & Politics
Technology
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Rail industry and civic leaders are urging the Government to accelerate construction of an advanced rail Institute that would provide a “...game-changing opportunity for the UK”.

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Pre-surgery chemotherapy benefits to be explored

Published
18 November 2020
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Science
Health

The benefits of giving chemotherapy before surgery to bowel cancer patients will be further explored in a new £3.4 million trial, one of three awarded regional funding.

Clear satellite view of the UK.

Space research aims to boost Yorkshire economy

Published
18 November 2020
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Environment
Business & Economy

The University is to help spearhead a national programme of technological revolution backed by the UK Space Agency.