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Pupils from Leeds City Academy use brushes to detect fingerprints at a mocked-up crime scene.

Pupils become knife crime ambassadors

Published
24 April 2024
Categories
Working with our region

Campaigner Sarah Lloyd, whose 17 year-old son died after being brutally stabbed, has shared the devastating impact of his death with local schoolchildren in an anti-knife crime initiative.

Hands carefully holding ‘Mód Þrýþe Ne Wæg’, a handwritten manuscript by CS Lewis

Uncovering a CS Lewis poem in Special Collections

Published
22 April 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture | Research

A forgotten poem by Chronicles of Narnia author CS Lewis reveals details of friendships between fantasy writers and medievalists at the University of Leeds.

A gloved hand holds a test tube containing a sample of blood. there is a label on the test tube which says Fe (Iron) test

Obese and overweight children at risk of iron deficiency

Published
10 April 2024
Categories
Health | Research

Children and young people who are overweight or obese are at significantly higher risk of iron deficiency, according to a study by nutritional scientists at the University of Leeds.

Students and Professor Xiaowei Zhuang smile at the camera at the Astbury Conversation

Scientists inspire the next generation

Published
10 April 2024
Categories
Working with our region

School pupils have been inspired by world-renowned scientists as they learned about the latest innovations in molecular biology at The Astbury Conversation.

Chikaodili Mary-Kate Deng stands with her British Council award

Alum improves HIV and AIDS outlook in Nigeria

Published
8 April 2024
Categories
News | Research

Public health expert Chikaodili Mary-Kate Deng (MPH 2009) has been recognised with a Study UK Alumni Award for her contribution to care systems for HIV and AIDS in Nigeria.

Sugar cubes lined up in rows on a pink background

Assessing the impact of sweeteners on appetite

Published
29 March 2024
Categories
Science | Health | Research

Replacing sugar with artificial and natural sweeteners in foods does not make people hungrier – and also helps to reduce blood sugar levels, a significant new study has found. 

Storm clouds gather in the distance over bush country in Ghana

Investment needed in African climate science

Published
27 March 2024
Categories
Global

Africa needs long term investment in scientific infrastructure and science careers to allow the continent to adapt to climate change and its effect on weather systems.

Professor Dame Jane Francis in Rothera, Antarctica

To the Arctic and Beyond

Published
27 March 2024
Categories
Environment | University

Seize every opportunity and make the most of life’s amazing adventures.

Compost-it creators Simrun Punjabi and Husain Alogaily stand with a caddy of vegetable waste with volunteers Orla Smith and Katherine Mustard

Social enterprise tackles food waste

Published
20 March 2024
Categories
Environment

Food waste campaigners are calling on Leeds residents and businesses to get on board with their free collection service which prevents household food waste from going to landfill.

Children in a classroom raising their hands

Placing schools at forefront of child poverty work

Published
19 March 2024
Categories
Society & Politics | Health | Research

The government must form a national plan to tackle child poverty with schools and nurseries at the forefront, the authors of a new report say.

Group photo of the Mayor and other people involved in the project

Exploring African food challenges

Published
14 March 2024
Categories
Research | Global

Partners from across Africa gathered in Leeds for a week of research dedicated to tackling challenges in food systems and supply chains.