1971 results for 'research'
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- 26 June 2024
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- Society & Politics
Children who are not considered “school ready” are more than twice as likely to become persistently absent at some point in their education, according to a new study led by the University of Leeds.
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- 26 June 2024
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- Global
More than 20 Higher Education Institutions have now signed up to a ground-breaking network that seeks to tackle humanity’s greatest challenges and unlock a fair future for all.
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- 25 June 2024
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Professor Shearer West CBE has been appointed as the Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leeds, taking up the role from 1 November 2024.
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- 20 June 2024
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- Working with our region
Businesses need to look after their people and the planet as much as their shareholders, according to broadcaster and entrepreneur Mary Portas.
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- 13 June 2024
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- Environment | News | Research
Emissions of a greenhouse gas more potent than carbon dioxide or methane increased unabated up to 2020, according to a new report which a University of Leeds academic helped to produce.
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- 11 June 2024
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- Arts & Culture | Research
A sustainability project is using sketching as a tool to encourage students and staff at Leeds University Business School (LUBS) to appreciate the power of walking.
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- 10 June 2024
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- University
The Chancellor of the University of Leeds, Professor Dame Jane Francis, has been elected President of the Royal Geographical Society.
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- 7 June 2024
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- Health | Science
A new artificial intelligence (AI) tool could improve early diagnosis of heart failure, according to research led by the University of Leeds.
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- 5 June 2024
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- Environment | Research
Global warming caused by humans is advancing at 0.26°C per decade – the highest rate since records began, according to new research by more than 50 leading international scientists.
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- 30 May 2024
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- Alumni
Data scientist Craig Poku advocates for minorities working in STEM, acting as the role model he never had early in his career.
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- 29 May 2024
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- Health | Working with our region
The health of children and young people in the UK is getting worse, with children’s education, health and wellbeing affected by inactivity and unhealthy diets, new research has found.
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- 24 May 2024
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- University
Leadership is shown with actions – not with what you say, Leeds’ first Lord Mayor of African descent said in an inspiring panel discussion about Women in Leadership.
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- 23 May 2024
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- Health | Society & Politics | Research
School readiness at age 4-5 could help predict unemployment and education drop-out at age 16-17, according to a study led by the University of Leeds with Lancaster University.
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- 23 May 2024
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- Science | Research
Astronomers are thought to have discovered a new way to measure how fast a black hole spins: by using the wobbly aftermath from its stellar feasting.
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- 23 May 2024
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- Health | Coronavirus
A rare condition surged among previously unaffected groups of people during the COVID-19 pandemic and led to the deaths of nine patients, researchers say.