1786 results for 'press statements'
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- 13 November 2015
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A new report jointly written by University of Leeds experts reveals that the 6.8 million people who provide unpaid care for loved ones in the UK save the state £132 billion a year.
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- 12 November 2015
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- Environment
Researchers report that continued deforestation of the Amazon rainforest could diminish rainfall levels in the Amazon River basin, which may impact the region’s climate, ecosystems and economies.
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- 10 November 2015
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The University of Leeds has won The Duke of York Award for University Entrepreneurship.
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- 2 November 2015
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- Health
Mortality rates in children’s intensive care units across the country remain very low, despite only 15% of them meeting recommended nurse staffing levels.
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- 30 October 2015
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- Business & Economy | Technology | University
The University of Leeds and China's Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) have launched a joint school to deliver world-class teaching and research.
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- 29 October 2015
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- Science
Observations led by astronomers at the University of Leeds have shown for the first time that a massive star, 25 times the mass of the Sun, is forming in a similar way to low-mass stars.
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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.