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True scope of Nord Stream pipeline leak revealed

Published
15 January 2025
Categories
Research

A major leak of a greenhouse gas from the Nord Stream pipeline was far more significant than first realised, according to new research involving scientists from the University of Leeds.

Tom Milner is sat at a desk in Helix on the University of Leeds campus making one of his bracketless plant pot holders.

Sparking life into seedling ideas

Published
13 January 2025
Categories
Business & Economy

A young entrepreneur who pioneered bracketless plant pot holders for tenants has urged students to pursue their business dream.

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Using AI to identify hidden heart condition

Published
6 January 2025
Categories
News
Health
Research

Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing a condition that makes them five times more likely to have a stroke.

Naga Munchetty, wearing a grey dress, smiles at the camera in front of a beige background

Naga Munchetty to deliver 2024-25 Alice Bacon Lecture

Published
6 January 2025
Categories
University

Celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty will speak about gendered inequalities in healthcare, medical misogyny, and her fight to have her health taken seriously.

A person being injected in the upper arm by a clinician

Speeding up new vaccine development

Published
19 December 2024
Categories
Health
Research

A device which could help reduce new vaccine production time to less than 100 days has been granted development funding. 

An person holding their sides with a red glowing light signifying pain in their back

Offering hope for people facing chronic pain

Published
17 December 2024
Categories
Health
Science
Research

A major breakthrough in our understanding of pain has been revealed in a collaborative study, opening the door to new ways of tackling long term pain without harmful and addictive opioids.