Top entrepreneurship prize for glass security technology
A University of Leeds researcher has won a national entrepreneurship prize for his work in developing a new method of counterfeit-proofing glass.
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Amazon's carbon uptake declines as trees die faster
The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
Epoch-defining study pinpoints when humans came to dominate planet Earth
The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, according to new research published today in Nature.
The South Bank Show Archive finds a new home
A major archive comprising hundreds of hours of unseen interviews with many of the world's leading artistic figures has been established at the University of Leeds.
Researchers to build smart trousers and sensitive bionic hand
University of Leeds researchers will play key roles in two innovative projects using futuristic engineering to assist the human body.
Researchers volunteer to fight Ebola
Four University of Leeds researchers have volunteered to fight the Ebola epidemic in Sierra Leone.
University Innovation and Enterprise Centre receives £3m boost
The University of Leeds has welcomed significant investment from the Government's Local Growth Deals programme for its planned University Innovation and Enterprise Centre (UIEC) in the city.
Research could improve nuclear power plant safety - and stop your kettle furring up
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers have created a versatile model to predict how stalagmite-like structures form in nuclear processing plants - as well as how lime scale builds up in kettles.
Researchers observe comet flyby effects on Martian atmosphere
A "once-in-a-lifetime" chance to watch a comet flying close to Mars gave a unique insight into the effect of such a near miss on a planet's atmosphere, according to a University of Leeds academic.
Sea sponge drug could boost advanced breast cancer survival by up to five months
The cancer drug eribulin, originally developed from sea sponges, could give women with advanced triple negative breast cancer an average of five extra months of life, new research says.