Major Leeds art prize showcases graduate talent
This year’s FUAM Graduate Art Prize highlights thought-provoking work on gender and digital identity.
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Female vegetarians at greater risk of hip fracture
A study of more than 26,000 middle-aged UK women reveals those with a vegetarian diet had a 33% higher risk of hip fracture compared to regular meat-eaters.
Leeds academics recognised for outstanding contribution to student experience
Three academics at the University of Leeds have been recognised for their outstanding contribution to higher education with National Teaching Fellowships.
Extended drug treatment for life threatening infections
Hospital patients who develop infections where 10% of sufferers die will be offered double the traditional course of antibiotics in a new trial.
A banana a day could keep cancer at bay
A starch found in bananas can reduce some cancers by more than half, according to a 20-year trial.
Leeds at the Commonwealth Games: Officiating netball
Kathy Fairclough, Donor Relations Officer in the University Advancement Team, explains what it takes to officiate at the Commonwealth Games.
24 hours to gold: The reigning Commonwealth champion
From the Leeds marathon to 24 hour ultra racing, ahead of Birmingham 2022, John Pares (Chemical Engineering 1987) describes his journey to claim a Commonwealth Championship gold.
Education system ‘neglecting the importance of plants’
People are becoming “disconnected from the botanical world” at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research scientists.
Summer concert series celebrates School of Music alumni
The University of Leeds International Concert Series returns to campus for the Summer Festival.
The women engineers making their profession more sustainable
A leading researcher at Leeds has been named as one of the most influential women in engineering.