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Four women walk along a tree-lined path in Clarence Park, Wakefield.

Training park staff to increase women's safety

Published
8 March 2024
Categories
Society & Politics

Parks staff and volunteers in West Yorkshire are being trained to intervene when they spot cases of discrimination, harassment or bullying in public spaces.

Scientist looks through a microscope in a laboratory

Nanosurgical tool could be key to cancer breakthrough

Published
7 March 2024
Categories
Science

A nanosurgical tool - about 500 times thinner than a human hair - could give insights into cancer treatment resistance that no other technology has been able to do, according to a new study.

The sign for art on campus sculpture with the gardening team working behind the sculpture.

Cleaner’s photos show campus through the seasons

Published
4 March 2024
Categories
University

Photographs by a University cleaner that highlight the important work of the grounds and gardening team on campus have gone on show in a new exhibition.

A graphic showing three humans, each with a virtual pair of organs in front of their chest.

Investment to improve health outcomes

Published
26 February 2024
Categories
Business & Economy

University of Leeds spinout adsilico has received an investment boost to scale up its ground-breaking work and accelerate life-saving benefits for patients.

Three journalism students in the former Channel 4 set at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds

Journalism students go on air in former Channel 4 set

Published
22 February 2024
Categories
Working with business
Working with our region
Arts & Culture

Leeds journalism students are using a cutting-edge studio inherited from Channel 4 for the first time, showcasing their work in front of key members of the broadcaster's team.

Patient Radiation proton therapy fixing mask showing laser lines for targeting cancer cells in the brain

Groundbreaking proton beam therapy cancer trial opens

Published
21 February 2024
Categories
Science
Health
Research

A cancer treatment that is currently available to only a limited number of UK patients is to be tested in a clinical trial to see if it causes fewer long-term side effects than standard radiotherapy.

A dramatic black-and-white image of Keisha Thompson wearing an aviation helmet with dots drawn above their eyebrows

Creative approach to maths wins DARE Art Prize

Published
20 February 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture

Keisha Thompson has been awarded this year’s DARE Art Prize for taking an innovative, playful look at mathematics to make the subject less intimidating.