1802 results for 'press statements'
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- 10 August 2015
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- Science | Environment
Widespread species are at just as high risk of being wiped out as rare ones after global mass extinction events, says new research by University of Leeds scientists.
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- 3 August 2015
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- Science
Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that are not naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used.
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- 3 August 2015
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- Health
University of Leeds experts have uncovered further evidence that protective buffers at the ends of chromosomes - telomeres - are fundamental to the understanding of the deadliest form of skin cancer.
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- 30 July 2015
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- Health
The University of Leeds Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) has won £3 million to continue bringing the best of the UK’s medical technology research to patients.
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- 30 July 2015
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- Environment
An entire ecosystem is at risk from the effects of climate change on the UK’s blanket bogs, scientists at the University of Leeds have warned.
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- 27 July 2015
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- Health | Science
Cancer can be caused solely by protein imbalances within cells, a study of ovarian cancer has found.
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- 23 July 2015
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- Arts & Culture
A University of Leeds literary historian is embarking on a major project to shed light on an influential but neglected contemporary of Shakespeare.
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- 21 July 2015
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- Health
Targeting the strain of bacteria that causes ulcers may help prevent stomach cancer, according to research led by the University of Leeds.
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- 20 July 2015
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- Environment
The volume of Arctic sea ice increased by a third after the summer of 2013 as unusually cool air temperatures prevented the ice from melting, according to University of Leeds and UCL scientists.
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- 16 July 2015
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- Science
Aging damselflies never lose their libidos and are just as likely as younger competitors to mate.
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- 16 July 2015
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- Arts & Culture
A research collaboration between the University of Leeds and the city's museum has helped produce a fascinating new exhibition examining the history of tailoring.
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- 14 July 2015
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- Arts & Culture
An archive of material from a pioneer of cinematography has made a transatlantic journey to the University of Leeds.
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- 13 July 2015
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- Health
Scientists from the University of Leeds have uncovered the most comprehensive list yet of genes implicated in a group of common inherited diseases.
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- 10 July 2015
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- University
Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams, and Sir Peter Hendy, Leeds graduate and the new Chairman of Network Rail, are amongst a host of distinguished individuals receiving an honorary degree this year
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- 10 July 2015
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