New project to develop 'smart' pesticides Published 27 April 2015 Categories Environment University of Leeds researchers are playing a key role in a €7 million international collaboration, granted by the European Union's Horizon 2020 fund, to develop new, eco-friendly pesticides.
Government needs own Plan A to make sustainable clothing more fashionable Published 22 April 2015 Categories Working with business | Society & Politics Growing alarm at environmentally unsustainable clothing consumption can only be addressed by more government support for retailers and their customers, a University of Leeds academic has argued.
Innovation gives pregnant women with diabetes round-the-clock glucose control Published 22 April 2015 Categories Health Achieving better glucose control in pregnant women with diabetes by using continuous glucose monitoring may help them give birth to healthier children, new research from the University of Leeds says.
Getting into hot water: Preventing the spread of aquatic invasive species Published 8 April 2015 Categories Environment Hot water could be the answer to stopping aquatic invasive species from "hitchhiking" around Britain on anglers' and canoeists' kit, according to a new study.
Older people at higher risk of emergency cancer diagnosis Published 1 April 2015 Categories Health People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to a new report, led by the University of Leeds.
New funding to transform food security research Published 29 March 2015 Categories Health | Environment The University of Leeds will be driving innovation in food security after a new multi-million pound research grant was awarded by government.
Balancing prosperity and sustainability: a role for arts and culture Published 26 March 2015 Categories Arts & Culture | Society & Politics Researchers from the University of Leeds are to play a key role in exploring how arts and culture contributes to sustainable prosperity.
Collection highlights JRR Tolkien's time at the University of Leeds Published 19 March 2015 Categories Arts & Culture A collection of letters, poems and prose by The Hobbit creator JRR Tolkien has been acquired by the University of Leeds, where he taught in the 1920s.
Parasite turns shrimp into voracious cannibals Published 18 March 2015 Categories Environment Parasites can play an important role in driving cannibalism, according to a new research which looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland.
Amazon's carbon uptake declines as trees die faster Published 18 March 2015 Categories Environment The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
University backs Leeds 2023 European Capital of Culture bid Published 18 March 2015 Categories Arts & Culture | University The University is backing a bid for Leeds to be the 2023 European Capital of Culture. The city will have to declare its intention to bid by December 2016, with the successful city announced in 2018.
Science festival celebrates 10th anniversary Published 13 March 2015 Categories Science | University Have you ever looked through a telescope? Do you know what to do in the event of a zombie outbreak? Have you ever been to a science slam or a science ceilidh?
Epoch-defining study pinpoints when humans came to dominate planet Earth Published 11 March 2015 Categories Technology | Science | Environment The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, according to new research published today in Nature.
Rare African bush may help kidney cancer treatment Published 10 March 2015 Categories Health New University of Leeds research has shown why a bush that is only found in some African countries could hold a key to killing renal (kidney) cancer cells.
The unlikeliest of Pals? An Indian soldier alone among Yorkshiremen Published 5 March 2015 Categories Arts & Culture | Society & Politics A shattered pair of spectacles in an Indian museum has helped shed light on the fascinating story of a lone non-white soldier among Yorkshire volunteers fighting on the Western Front.