Universities Minister tours chemical labs
State-of-the-art facilities for chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Leeds were showcased this week during a visit by the Minister for Universities and Science.
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Young footballers show signs of burnout
Elite youth footballers are at risk of burnout before they leave school because of the perfectionist standards some feel coaches, parents and team members demand of them, according to a new study.
New guidelines to curb waste on infrastructure
A new approach to procuring and managing large infrastructure projects based on work by University of Leeds academics promises to cut wasteful spending.
Bats split on family living
For the tiny Daubenton's bat, the attractions of family life seem to vary more with altitude than with the allure of the opposite sex.
New funds to tackle fundraising for the arts
The DARE partnership, a collaboration between Opera North and the University of Leeds, is set to share in a major grant to tackle the challenges in fundraising for the arts.
Soot's impact on climate change underestimated
Soot is the second largest man made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the problem.
New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction
Scientists at the Universities of Leeds and York have discovered that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes from a previously unknown marine source.
Growing evidence of global warming threat to future food supplies
Increasingly hot summer weather could cause a fall in crop yields over the next two decades unless farming techniques are improved more quickly, scientists at the University have found.
More ethnically diverse populations for UK local areas
In 40 years' time the UK will be a more diverse but more integrated society, according to research at the University of Leeds.
Addressing the problem of protein aggregation
Scientists from the University and MedImmune are collaborating on a PhD studentship investigating the role that transient excursions from the folded functional state of a protein plays in aggregation.
