Tracking a city’s young people as they come of age
Researchers have secured £7 million to fund the next stage of the pioneering Born in Bradford study into the health and wellbeing of the city’s young people.
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792 results for 'immersive technologies'
A better understanding of foot-and-mouth disease
The imaging of vanishingly tiny structures created by the foot-and-mouth disease virus could one day help scientists develop new treatments for infected animals.
Unintended consequences of mask mandates
Governments need to be careful about the messaging around compulsory mask wearing to ensure the policy is fully effective, say researchers.
Study reveals hostile conditions on Earth as life evolved
During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations.
New Year Honours at the University of Leeds
Two members of the University of Leeds’ governing body have been awarded CBEs in the New Year Honours.
COVID-19 ‘has reshaped science forever’
Following in a long line of eminent scientists and engineers, Professor Cath Noakes will stand in the Royal Institution’s iconic auditorium and explain the big ideas reshaping society.
Leeds academic wins Ivor Novello Award
Professor Martin Iddon, Head of the School of Music at the University of Leeds, has won the Ivors Composers Award for Solo Composition.
World Changers: essays with impact by early-career researchers
A collection of essays exploring how Leeds research is helping to change the world has been launched by the University’s Vice-Chancellor.
Assessing household mixing during the pandemic
Key data showing how people adhered to the UK government’s COVID-19 laws preventing household mixing in England have been analysed for the first time.
Academic seeks to ‘open physics to the whole of society’
An academic who has championed greater equality in physics is to advise on ways the subject can be opened up to people from under-represented groups.