78 results for 'Antimicrobial resistance'
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- 10 July 2015
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Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams, and Sir Peter Hendy, Leeds graduate and the new Chairman of Network Rail, are amongst a host of distinguished individuals receiving an honorary degree this year
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- 27 April 2015
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- Environment
University of Leeds researchers are playing a key role in a €7 million international collaboration, granted by the European Union's Horizon 2020 fund, to develop new, eco-friendly pesticides.
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- 18 March 2015
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- Environment
Parasites can play an important role in driving cannibalism, according to a new research which looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland.
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- 15 December 2014
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- Environment
New research into an Icelandic eruption has shed light on how the Earth's crust forms, according to a paper published today in Nature.
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- 14 November 2014
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- Working with business | University
A collaboration between Leeds-based The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and the University of Leeds has won a national Research Council UK impact award from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.
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- 16 May 2014
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- Arts & Culture
Research by students at the University of Leeds has uncovered the extraordinary story of a First World War officer who ended up marrying the nurse who condemned him as a German spy.
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- 25 March 2014
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- Health
A new study has solved a long-standing puzzle of how common viruses reproduce themselves during an infection, opening up new possibilities for treating a range of diseases from HIV to the common cold.
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- 10 February 2014
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- Arts & Culture
Exploring the impact of innovation in technology during the Great War and shedding light on how people resisted the war are just two of many insights offered by new University of Leeds research.
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- 28 November 2013
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- Health
Researchers have identified a resistance protein that allows bacteria to survive chlorhexidine, an antiseptic commonly used in wipes, cleansers and mouthwashes in hospitals.
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- 18 November 2013
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- Health
Scientists at Leeds have found that the immune system's behaviour can act as an early warning alarm that detects cancer recurrence, and this could offer a chance for pre-emptive treatment.
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- 24 April 2013
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- Technology | Health
Dental students in the School of Dentistry will be the first in the UK to cut their teeth on new simulation technology, allowing them to hone their drilling skills on virtual patients.
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- 11 March 2013
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- Science | Technology | Health
A £1.75m grant to the University of Leeds is helping to create new healthcare products which will benefit millions of people.
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- 18 October 2012
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- Health
Researchers at the University of Leeds have identified a crucial stage in the lifecycle of simple viruses like polio and the common cold that could open a new front in the war on viral disease.
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- 4 May 2012
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- Technology | Science | Science | Technology
Forget computer viruses - magnet-making bacteria could be used to build tomorrow's computers with larger hard drives and speedier connections.
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- 14 March 2012
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- Science | Environment
Aggressive American signal crayfish are threatening Yorkshire's native white-clawed crayfish populations because they have better resistance to parasites and are less fussy about what they eat.