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Bat maps: The conservation crusade

Published
Wednesday 3rd July, 2013
Categories
Science
Technology

Conservation efforts have taken an important step forward, thanks to observations of bats - creatures that make up a quarter of all of the UK's native mammal species.

Sky Ride's the limit at the University of Leeds

Published
Wednesday 3rd July, 2013
Categories
University

Pedal power will be the main attraction for thousands of people this Sunday - with the University of Leeds set to help host the city's first-ever Sky Ride.

The quantum secret to alcohol reactions in space

Published
Saturday 29th June, 2013
Categories
Science

Chemists have discovered that an 'impossible' reaction at cold temperatures actually occurs with vigour, which could change our understanding of how alcohols are formed and destroyed in space.

University academics top of their class

Published
Thursday 27th June, 2013
Categories
University

Two University of Leeds academics are celebrating after receiving a prestigious award for excellence in higher education teaching and support for learning.

Medieval pleasures at international congress

Published
Thursday 27th June, 2013
Categories
Arts & Culture
University

The world's medievalists will descend on the University of Leeds from 30 June to 4 July, for the 20th annual International Medieval Congress.

First-hand experiences of cosmetic surgery tourists revealed

Published
Monday 24th June, 2013
Categories
Health
Society & Politics

A study of the experiences of cosmetic surgery tourists, led by the University of Leeds, challenges widely-held perceptions about the safety and motives of people travelling overseas for treatment.

Gannets don't eat off each other's plates

Published
Thursday 6th June, 2013
Categories
Environment

Colonies of gannets maintain vast exclusive fishing ranges despite doing nothing to defend their territory from rival colonies, scientists have discovered.

University partnership awarded £1m to improve diagnosis of diseases

Published
Monday 3rd June, 2013
Categories
University
Science
Health

A partnership involving various research centres at the University has been awarded £1m over four years by the National Institute of Health Research (NIHR), to form a Diagnostic Evidence Co-operative.