1721 results for 'press statements'
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- 8 July 2016
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- University
Twelve significant individuals from the disciplines of law, education, film, science and engineering will be presented with honorary degrees recognising their contribution to their fields and society.
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- 5 July 2016
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- Society & Politics | News
From Golden Acre and Gotts to Roundhay and Rothwell, there are more than 60 parks to enjoy in Leeds.
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- 1 July 2016
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- News | Technology
Robots rarely get a good press. They’re either turning rogue, trying to control the human race as in The Matrix, or wreaking a path of destruction to kill the hero in Will Smith’s I, Robot.
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- 24 June 2016
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Statement from Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands
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- 22 June 2016
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- Health | News
Having diabetes increases the risk of dying from the effects of a heart attack by around 50 per cent, a University of Leeds study has found.
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- 21 June 2016
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- Health
The itchy swelling that appears at the site of a mosquito bite isn't just an irritating nuisance - it also makes viral infections spread by the insects far worse, new research has found.
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- 15 June 2016
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- Science
A research team has discovered that a cell's protective layer acts like a turnstile, allowing proteins to be exported while preventing them from moving back in.
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- 7 June 2016
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- University
Hometown heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee commanded the World Triathlon Series in Leeds this weekend, following the news that Leeds-based athletes dominate this summer’s Rio Olympics squad.
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- 3 June 2016
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- Arts & Culture
The Yorkshire Year of the Textile programme is a year-long artistic programme.
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- 23 May 2016
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- Technology
The minister for industry has visited the University of Leeds this week to learn how developing terahertz frequency technology has made the Faculty of Engineering one of the leading centres in Europe.
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- 20 May 2016
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- Science | Environment
Research at the University of Leeds has identified a key gene that assisted the transition of plants from water to the land around 500 million years ago.
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- 17 May 2016
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Vice-Chancellor statement: initial response to the HE White Paper
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- 16 May 2016
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- News | Health
A new study shows that magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans are the safest and most effective way to identify high risk patients with cardiac chest pain.
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- 9 May 2016
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- News | Health
A new study has found that thousands of deaths could have been avoided if heart attack aftercare guidelines outlining when to give treatment were followed.
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- 5 May 2016
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- Health
A new partnership involving some of Leeds’ biggest organisations has come together to improve people’s health and wellbeing both in the city and beyond.