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Young children playing with building blocks in a nursery

Call for extra funding for early years care

Published
25 May 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Society & Politics

Extra funding should be made available for early years care in the wake of the pandemic, researchers say.

A tiger mosquito on skin, which has been responsible for the spread of dengue fever and yellow fever

Species invasions can teach us about COVID-19

Published
18 May 2021
Categories
Science
Health

Invasions by alien insect and animal species have much in common with outbreaks of infectious diseases and can tell us a lot about how pandemics spread, according to new research.

'Boost air quality in buildings to reduce respiratory infections'

Published
13 May 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Science
Health
Be Curious

Leading experts in the transmission of airborne pathogens are calling for tighter regulations to control air quality in buildings – as a way of reducing the spread of COVID-19 and other illnesses.

A pile of British coins

Benefits system needs to be made simpler and fairer

Published
22 February 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

The benefits system needs to change in order to properly support claimants during and after COVID-19, a major national research project has concluded.

A person wearing a mask that says 'Racism is a Virus'

Exploring the impact of COVID-19 on BAME groups

Published
9 February 2021
Categories
Coronavirus
Society & Politics

The ways in which discrimination is worsening the impact of COVID-19 on people in Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) groups in the UK will be explored in a new research project.

Students at the University of Leeds in pre-coronavirus times

Giving back: students volunteer throughout the pandemic

Published
9 February 2021
Categories
Coronavirus

As Student Volunteering Week kicks off around the UK, we celebrate the huge contribution that University of Leeds students make locally, nationally and internationally.