Vulnerability and policing research centre launches Published 12 October 2022 Categories Working with our region | Society & Politics A ground-breaking new research centre aims to change how the police, public services and local government work together to help vulnerable people.
Leeds professor heads new HSE science group Published 11 October 2022 Categories Business & Economy | Working with business | Technology | Science A leading researcher who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed to chair a new science committee.
Cost of living crisis highlights racial inequalities Published 11 October 2022 Categories Society & Politics Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.
Rethinking young women's working lives Published 6 October 2022 Categories Business and partnerships | Society & Politics New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market.
Calculating the carbon cost of food Published 4 October 2022 Categories Science | Environment A calculator which could reduce the level of carbon emissions generated by food production and consumption has been developed by data scientists at the University of Leeds.
Molecules could target cardio-metabolic diseases Published 30 September 2022 Categories Health Research over the past two decades has culminated in a “new and promising” approach to developing drugs to treat cardio-metabolic diseases.
How fish survive extreme pressures of ocean life Published 28 September 2022 Categories Environment | Science | Research Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans.
Leeds in Toronto: Can we eat our way out of climate change? Published 28 September 2022 Categories News The University will host a free brunch and lecture for North American alumni from Toronto, and beyond.
Using Leeds knowledge to save lives Published 26 September 2022 Categories News Poison Information Coordinator Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh (MPh Public Health 2016) has received international recognition for her work to prevent lead poisoning in children across Jamaica.
Virtual worlds addressing real-life issues Published 26 September 2022 Categories Global | Technology | Working with business | Research From space exploration to protecting the world’s rainforests, the benefits of creating virtual models of real-life scenarios are limitless.
Mary Beard to give 2022 Alice Bacon Lecture Published 26 September 2022 Categories Events | Arts & Culture Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.
Mary Beard to give latest Alice Bacon Lecture Published 26 September 2022 Categories Arts & Culture | University Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.
Sufficient sleep plays key role in mental health of parents Published 26 September 2022 Categories Health Getting enough sleep plays an important role in the mental health of new and established parents, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds.
Tropical soils 'highly sensitive' to global warming Published 21 September 2022 Categories Environment | Science Global warming is likely to cause a decline in the number of species of microbes that live in tropical soils - and that could threaten the biodiversity of rainforests and increase carbon emissions.
Climate models unreliable in predicting damage to coral reefs Published 21 September 2022 Categories Environment | Science Climate models are unreliable when it comes to predicting the damage that tropical cyclones will do to sensitive coral reefs, according to a new study published in the journal Earth’s Future.