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Storm clouds gather in the distance over bush country in Ghana

Investment needed in African climate science

Published
27 March 2024
Categories
Global

Africa needs long term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems.

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Leeds alum wins prestigious award in Saudi Arabia

Published
14 March 2024
Categories
Alumni

Dr Manar Samman (MSc Bioscience 2010; Medicine 2015) has been recognised with a national award for her contribution to medical education and practice in Saudi Arabia.

Group of students, tutors and staff with a 40cm optical telescope in Kenya

Funding boost for space science project

Published
11 March 2024
Categories
Global | Science

A pioneering radio astronomy project, introducing skills and expertise to countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, has received a funding boost to continue its transformational work.  

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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.

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.

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Decarbonising the world’s industries

Published
1 February 2024
Categories
Science | Research

Harmful emissions from the industrial sector could be reduced by up to 85% across the world, according to new research.

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Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
19 January 2024
Categories
Environment | Technology | Working with business | Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

A large iceberg floating in the sea in Disko Bay, Greenland. The iceberg stands tall above the sea, posing a hazard to nearby maritime traffic

AI can map the outline and area of giant icebergs

Published
9 November 2023
Categories
Technology | Science | Environment | Research

Scientists have trained an artificial intelligence or AI system to accurately map in one-hundredth of a second the surface area and outline of giant icebergs captured on satellite images.

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Amitriptyline helps relieve IBS symptoms

Published
17 October 2023
Categories
Science | Health | Research

A cheap and widely available prescription drug can improve symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in patients seen in GP surgeries, new research presented today at UEG Week 2023 has found. 

Four people - Margaret Korosec, Simone Buitendijk, Bethan Corner and Jeff Grabill - stand in front of a screen.

HELIX digital innovation space launches

Published
5 October 2023
Categories
Technology | University

A cutting-edge digital learning space for students, staff and the local community has opened at the University of Leeds.