1802 results for 'press statements'
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- 14 September 2015
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Astronomers have successfully peered through the ‘amniotic sac’ of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time.
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- 14 September 2015
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- University
The University of Leeds has been shortlisted for three national awards, recognised as the ‘oscars’ of the higher education sector.
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- 11 September 2015
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The team responsible for high-tech learning at the University of Leeds has received recognition in the form of the Association for Learning Technology’s Learning Technologist of the Year award.
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- 10 September 2015
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- University | Business & Economy
The University’s work in supporting enterprising students is being showcased at a series of national award ceremonies this autumn.
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- 9 September 2015
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- Environment
Researchers have shown for the first time that phytoplankton (plant life) in remote ocean regions can contribute to rare airborne particles that trigger ice formation in clouds.
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- 4 September 2015
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- Science | University
A pioneering digital musician is following in the footsteps of physicist Brian Cox by being chosen to give a public lecture at the British Science Festival in Bradford (7-10 September).
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- 3 September 2015
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- Health | Technology
The University of Leeds has secured a £2.25 million investment to support the commercialisation of medical technologies developed by five universities in the Leeds City Region.
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- 2 September 2015
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- Technology | Science | Health
The venom of a wasp native to Brazil could be used in the fight against cancer, according to new University of Leeds research.
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- 2 September 2015
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- Environment | Business & Economy
Most people in England could not get work without motorised modes of transport, according to new research by the University of Leeds.
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- 25 August 2015
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- Environment
Intensive agriculture is taking a toll on bats in the Western Ghats of India, but shade-grown coffee, remnant rainforest patches and riverine vegetation strips may help struggling species hang on.
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- 19 August 2015
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- Arts & Culture
Actor and comic Alistair McGowan aims to make a big impression when he returns to the region as part of a new series of public concerts organised by the University of Leeds.
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- 19 August 2015
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- Environment
A new study warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa - amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteorology and regional climate.
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- 17 August 2015
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Research has shown that a regular dose of aspirin reduces the long-term risk of cancer in those who are overweight.
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- 14 August 2015
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- Society & Politics
The suffering of prisoners of war and slave labourers forced to build the Thailand-Burma “Death” Railway amid appalling conditions was immortalised in The Bridge Over the River Kwai.
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- 13 August 2015
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- Health
Researchers have created unusually intelligent mice by altering a single gene and as a result the mice were also less likely to feel anxiety or recall fear.