1786 results for 'press statements'
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- 1 July 2020
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- Technology | Science | Health | University
A major new interdisciplinary research centre has been launched with the aim of putting Leeds at the forefront of global efforts to tackle cancer.
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- 30 June 2020
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- Science | Health
Drugs developed to treat Alzheimer’s Disease could be repurposed to prevent - or even reverse - damage done to the blood vessels of people who are obese or have type 2 diabetes, according to research.
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- 29 June 2020
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- Global | Science | Environment
Gold mining significantly limits the regrowth of Amazon forests, greatly reducing their ability to accumulate carbon, according to a new study.
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- 26 June 2020
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- Coronavirus | Science
Scientists from the University of Leeds are to study live virus excretion in faeces to understand more about the spread of SARS-CoV-2 – the coronavirus responsible for the pandemic.
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- 25 June 2020
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- Science | Environment
A new study demonstrates for the first time that dolphins can learn foraging techniques outside the mother-calf bond – showing that they have a similar cultural nature to great apes.
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- 24 June 2020
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- Global | Coronavirus | Science | Health
A persistent cough and fever have been confirmed as the most prevalent symptoms associated with COVID-19, according to a major review of the scientific literature.
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- 24 June 2020
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- Science | Arts & Culture
The poet, writer and visual artist Redell Olsen is the winner of the £15,000 DARE Art Prize 2020-21.
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- 23 June 2020
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- Coronavirus | Science | Health
Figures just published reveal the number of children in the UK who were in paediatric intensive care units with COVID-19.
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- 19 June 2020
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- Global | Business & Economy | Environment
Technology is not the silver bullet for mitigating and solving the many global environmental issues the world is facing, scientists warn.
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- 9 June 2020
- Categories
- Coronavirus | News | Society & Politics
The impact of Covid-19 on crime in England will be interrogated by Leeds academics, thanks to a £666,000 grant.
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- 8 June 2020
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- Arts & Culture | Environment
New and exclusive works from award-winning writers and artists will be launched every day this week, inspired by a mysterious nocturnal bird.
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- 5 June 2020
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- News
The University recognises that the shocking events in the USA and subsequent protests will have had a profound impact on our community.
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- 5 June 2020
- Categories
- Arts & Culture
The final year degree show by students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies opens online, and finalists are embracing the opportunity to innovate and challenge tradition.
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- 4 June 2020
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- Technology | Science
An artificial intelligence system analysing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars - and they could hold clues to the origins of the stars in the Milky Way.
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- 22 May 2020
- Categories
- Science | Technology | Coronavirus
Relaxing the social distancing rules will be challenging because not enough is known about the way coronavirus spreads, a leading Leeds researcher has told MPs.