Breakthrough allows researchers to watch molecules “wiggle”
A new crystallographic technique developed at the University of Leeds is set to transform scientists’ ability to observe how molecules work.

A new crystallographic technique developed at the University of Leeds is set to transform scientists’ ability to observe how molecules work.
Astronomers have discovered a binary star system with the closest high-mass young stellar objects ever measured, providing a valuable “laboratory” to test theories on high mass binary star formation.
Leading figures in the fashion and textile industry have welcomed the launch of Leeds Institute of Textiles and Colour (LITAC) today.
University of Leeds scientists are looking back in time at previously discarded chemical compounds, to see if any could be developed for new antibiotics.
Better forecasting of violent storms, such as those battering the British Isles over the past few weeks, could be possible in the future.
The University is to receive £6 million in funding for additional PhD places as part of a major investment in science and engineering in the UK, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark.
A new partnership involving some of Leeds’ biggest organisations has come together to improve people’s health and wellbeing both in the city and beyond.
Chemists at the University of Leeds will join a £170 million pan-European project, bringing together university researchers and pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generation of drugs.
During long portions of the past 2.4 billion years, the Earth may have been more inhospitable to life than scientists previously thought, according to new computer simulations.
Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels.