1767 results for 'press statements'
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- 24 March 2022
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- Health | Society & Politics
A Leeds expert has called on the Government to tackle weight stigma and introduce long-term policies that recognise the chronic nature of obesity.
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- 23 March 2022
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- Science | Technology | Coronavirus | Health
A new type of ultraviolet light can efficiently kill airborne microbes, such as those which cause COVID-19, a study has found after successful trials.
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- 21 March 2022
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- Technology | Health | Science
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.
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- 17 March 2022
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- Research | Coronavirus | Environment
People are now routinely using their cars less and walking more since the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to new research.
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- 17 March 2022
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- Science | Health
Hundreds of newly diagnosed bowel cancer patients in Yorkshire will have the opportunity to take part in two international clinical trials.
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- 10 March 2022
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- Statements
Statement from Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk on the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
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- 10 March 2022
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- University
The Vice-Chancellor has written to the University community with her response to the abhorrent wave of violence unleashed by the Russian government through its invasion of Ukraine.
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- 10 March 2022
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- Health
Older adults could benefit from the development of a new research network into new diets and foods that reflect their specific needs, thanks to new funding.
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- 8 March 2022
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- Working with our region | Arts & Culture
Challenging artists and scientists to collaborate on new approaches to the creative process, the next DARE Art Prize, awarded by the University and Opera North, is open for applications.
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- 8 March 2022
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- Alumni | University
A new University of Leeds building named in honour of an heroic graduate who helped countless refugee academics is to be officially opened on International Women's Day.
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- 4 March 2022
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- Science
People living with painful hand and arm conditions are invited to take part in research and help create a new online support platform for patients.
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- 1 March 2022
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- Science | Health
Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests.
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- 28 February 2022
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- University | Science | Environment | Research
A team of Brazilian and British scientists have discovered that extreme wind and water-deficiency are the main causes of tree death in the southern Amazon.
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- 28 February 2022
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- Science | Environment | Research
Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today.
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- 28 February 2022
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- University | Science | Environment
Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have found that carbon loss has more than doubled since 2001 due to forest clearance across the tropics.