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A young woman in a lab coat is holding a pipette and concentrating on moving liquids for a scientific experiment.

Training a new cohort of biological scientists

Published
Friday 25th October, 2019
Categories
University
Science

The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have received renewed Government funding for 150 PhD researchers in the biological sciences.

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Fungi could reduce reliance on fertilisers

Published
Thursday 24th October, 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Introducing fungi to wheat boosted their uptake of key nutrients and could lead to new, ‘climate smart’ varieties of crops, according to a new study.

Helicobacter pylori, a bacterial pathogen carried by 4.4 billion people worldwide

A new approach for tackling superbugs

Published
Thursday 17th October, 2019
Categories
Global
Health

Scientists have uncovered a novel antibiotic-free approach that could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, using nanocapsules made of natural ingredients.

Road to Parkinson at night

Future-focussed research

Published
Friday 20th September, 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

A prestigious fellowship will support five University of Leeds researchers addressing global challenges.

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The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities

Published
Thursday 19th September, 2019
Categories
Global
Environment

A new report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million jobs worldwide by 2030.

Smoke stack

'No sudden jump in warming' from emissions cuts

Published
Wednesday 18th September, 2019
Categories
Global
Environment

Reducing fossil fuel emissions aggressively but gradually will not cause a large spike in short-term warming as feared, according to new research.

Statement

Published
Tuesday 17th September, 2019
Categories
Statements

University of Leeds statement: Global climate crisis