1802 results for 'press statements'
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- 26 October 2015
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- University | Environment
The University of Leeds has been awarded £3 million by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to shed light on why the climate is warming at an uneven rate with pronounced pauses and surges.
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- 23 October 2015
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- Health
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) is investing £1.4 million in the University of Leeds to help counteract the risk of heart disease in people with diabetes.
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- 21 October 2015
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- Science | Environment
Scientists behind new research into the effects of transport infrastructure on biodiversity have developed much-needed approaches to protect wildlife.
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- 16 October 2015
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- Society & Politics | Business & Economy | Technology
The University of Leeds is leading a pioneering £4.2m national infrastructure research project with the vision of creating self-repairing cities.
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- 15 October 2015
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- Working with business | Science
A University of Leeds researcher is developing a new eye lens, made from the same material found in smartphone and TV screens, which could restore long-sightedness in older people.
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- 15 October 2015
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- Arts & Culture | Society & Politics
The University of Leeds is organising a series of free public events with cultural partners across Yorkshire as part of Being Human 2015, the UK’s only national festival of the humanities.
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- 12 October 2015
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- Science
Researchers have imaged in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structure of supercoiled DNA, revealing that its shape is much more dynamic than the well-known double helix.
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- 5 October 2015
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- Technology | Working with business
The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) launches its data services today, offering new data for researchers to garner unprecedented insights into consumer behaviour.
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- 25 September 2015
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- Environment
Offshore wind farms which are to be built in waters around the UK could pose a greater threat to protected populations of gannets than previously thought, research led by the University of Leeds says.
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- 24 September 2015
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- Arts & Culture
A century after an execution that shocked Britain and her allies, a relative of the nurse shot by firing squad is to talk at rare screening of a film about her story.
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- 23 September 2015
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- Health
New research suggests that the movements involved in fidgeting may counteract the adverse health impacts of sitting for long periods.
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- 23 September 2015
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- Science | Environment
A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland emitted on average three times as much of a toxic gas as all European industry combined, a study led by the University of Leeds has revealed.
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- 18 September 2015
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- University
The University of Leeds has been named runner-up for the University of the Year award in The Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2016.
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- 16 September 2015
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- University
Renowned writer, broadcaster and University of Leeds Chancellor Melvyn Bragg returns to the city next month to chair a free public event about the future of books.
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- 14 September 2015
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- Technology | Science
The first images of motor proteins in action are published in the journal Nature Communications today.