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Four members of University staff standing in front of equipment in new nuclear research facility

Facility to advance new-era nuclear research

Published
3 May 2024
Categories
News

The creation of a new cutting-edge facility has established the University of Leeds as the UK’s leading experimental nuclear institution in the field of multiphase fluid flow.

A child and a parent sit across from a doctor, who is making notes on a clipboard.

Boosting children’s mental health

Published
26 April 2024
Categories
Health

A new plan for Government to boost children’s mental health through the education system is released today.

Two children are watching a Professor show them the parts of the human body on a model.

Get inspired at Be Curious 2024

Published
26 April 2024
Categories
Working with our region | University

Be Curious, the annual University of Leeds family open day, is back for 2024.

Dramatic shot of a cup of beer, the Northern Monk Mhór can and three candles

Research inspires beer based on ancient recipe

Published
25 April 2024
Categories
Working with business | Arts & Culture | Research

Northern Monk Brew Co. and a historian at the University of Leeds have collaborated to brew Mhór, a beer inspired by a 5,000-year-old recipe made in Northern England.

Hands carefully holding ‘Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg’, a handwritten manuscript by CS Lewis

Uncovering a CS Lewis poem in Special Collections

Published
22 April 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture | Research

A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds.

A gloved hand holds a test tube containing a sample of blood. there is a label on the test tube which says Fe (Iron) test

Obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency

Published
10 April 2024
Categories
Health | Research

Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.

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Assessing the impact of sweeteners on appetite

Published
29 March 2024
Categories
Science | Health | Research

Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier – and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found. 

Storm clouds gather in the distance over bush country in Ghana

Investment needed in African climate science

Published
27 March 2024
Categories
Global

Africa needs long term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems.

Compost-it creators Simrun Punjabi and Husain Alogaily stand with a caddy of vegetable waste with volunteers Orla Smith and Katherine Mustard

Social enterprise tackles food waste

Published
20 March 2024
Categories
Environment

Food waste campaigners are calling on Leeds residents and businesses to get on board with their free collection service which prevents household food waste from going to landfill.