1786 results for 'press statements'
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- 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.
- 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.
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- 8 February 2021
- Categories
- Society & Politics | Science
A bold vision for feeding the population of Leeds would transform the city into a far more food secure, fair and sustainable place to live.
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- 5 February 2021
- Categories
- Arts & Culture
TV presenter Sideman and Channel 4 commissioning editor Fozia Khan are among 11 screen industry professionals to appear in short films describing how discrimination held them back in their careers.
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- 2 February 2021
- Categories
- Working with business | Technology | Science
Scientists are using an analysis of gases in the atmosphere of Venus to develop a new generation of lower-cost and more effective catalytic converters.
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- 29 January 2021
- Categories
- Science | Environment
The health of the UK’s insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise on policies to help protect them more effectively post-Brexit.
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- 25 January 2021
- Categories
- Science | Global | Environment
The rate at which ice is disappearing across the planet is speeding up, according to new research.
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- 25 January 2021
- Categories
- Science | Global | Environment
Scientists believe a key nutrient transported by the wind is contributing to the growth of algal blooms on melting ice sheets.
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- 20 January 2021
- Categories
- Science | Health | Coronavirus
Data analysis by researchers at the University of Leeds is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack.
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- 19 January 2021
- Categories
- University
Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Sainsbury’s have formalised a partnership to deliver data intensive research projects in nutrition and health, property and location analytics, and e-commerce.
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- 15 January 2021
- Categories
- Science | Health
A new study involving the University has found that since the first coronavirus lockdown the number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer in England has fallen sharply.
- Published
- 12 January 2021
- Categories
- Technology | Health
Hundreds of cancer patients have benefitted from using computer algorithms to manage their symptoms and improve their wellbeing in a unique UK trial.
- Published
- 8 January 2021
- Categories
- Health | Science
Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus ‘package up’ their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.
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- 7 January 2021
- Categories
- Working with business | Science | Environment | Global
Up to one billion tonnes of solid waste is being openly burned worldwide each year and risks the health of “tens of millions of people”, according to a review of the latest scientific evidence.
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- 5 January 2021
- Categories
- Global | Environment
Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife.