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A pianist plays a Steinway piano

Yorkshire plays key role on world’s musical map

Published
11 September 2024
Categories
Working with our region | Arts & Culture

Almost two million people in the region will hear or play public pianos as part of this year’s Leeds International Piano Competition, which brings a new Piano Trail to Bradford.

A child using a smartphone late at night lying in bed.

Summer riots 'show consequences of dangerous fake news'

Published
4 September 2024
Categories
Business & Economy | Society & Politics

Children need to be ‘vaccinated’ against fake news and dangerous disinformation, academics have warned, and digital education must improve to ensure they don't fall prey to 'nefarious actors' online.

An elderly person wearing a headscarf, ill in bed

Muslims felt excluded from health policies during COVID-19

Published
30 August 2024
Categories
Coronavirus | Health | Research

People from diverse backgrounds must be included in the development of healthcare policies to ensure all groups' needs are met, new research into palliative care for the Muslim community has found. 

A large group of students stood on a rooftop with a building and a mountain in the background.

Broadening horizons with international visits

Published
28 August 2024
Categories
Global

University of Leeds students designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico.

Cropped Air Quality stripes for Leeds - a graphic illustration of the air quality stripes showing a timeline of 1850 to 2021 with black representing very poor and blue representing fair.

New images reveal global air quality trends

Published
23 August 2024
Categories
Environment | Research

The global concentrations of one of the main air pollutants known to affect human health have been graphically illustrated for the first time by a team of scientists.

Woman having EEG while female clinician takes notes

Will EEG be able to read your dreams?

Published
22 August 2024
Categories
Research

One hundred years after the human brain’s electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebrating the legacy of its discovery and sharing their predictions and priorities for its future.