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Cancer deaths plummet in middle aged people

Published
14 March 2024
Categories
Health | Science | Research

Fewer middle-aged people are dying from cancer in the UK than at any point over the last 25 years, new research shows.

Group of students, tutors and staff with a 40cm optical telescope in Kenya

Funding boost for space science project

Published
11 March 2024
Categories
Global | Science

A pioneering radio astronomy project, introducing skills and expertise to countries across Sub-Saharan Africa, has received a funding boost to continue its transformational work.  

Top image: Professor Ghazala Mir, Chair in Health Equity and Inclusion at the University of Leeds, who is featured in the exhibition.

Celebrating Muslims in the North

Published
8 March 2024
Categories
Society & Politics

Trailblazing contributions of Muslims living and working in the North of England are being celebrated in a new museum display, based on University of Leeds research.

Four women walk along a tree-lined path in Clarence Park, Wakefield.

Training park staff to increase women's safety

Published
8 March 2024
Categories
Society & Politics

Parks staff and volunteers in West Yorkshire are being trained to intervene when they spot cases of discrimination, harassment or bullying in public spaces.

Scientist looks through a microscope in a laboratory

Nanosurgical tool could be key to cancer breakthrough

Published
7 March 2024
Categories
Science

A nanosurgical tool - about 500 times thinner than a human hair - could give insights into cancer treatment resistance that no other technology has been able to do, according to a new study.

a river in full flow in the Alps, cascading over rocks in the foreground. In the background are trees and bright blue sky

Climate change disrupts seasonal flow of rivers

Published
29 February 2024
Categories
Environment

Climate change is disrupting the seasonal flow of rivers in the far northern latitudes of America, Russia and Europe, posing a threat to water security and ecosystems, according to new research.

Split screen of a real and a digital representation of a rainforest.

Boosting UK economy by £38 billion

Published
28 February 2024
Categories
Business & Economy

Leading research-intensive universities, including Leeds, contribute almost £38 billion to the UK economy, analysis has revealed.

A graphic showing three humans, each with a virtual pair of organs in front of their chest.

Investment to improve health outcomes

Published
26 February 2024
Categories
Business & Economy

University of Leeds spinout adsilico has received an investment boost to scale up its ground-breaking work and accelerate life-saving benefits for patients.

Patient Radiation proton therapy fixing mask showing laser lines for targeting cancer cells in the brain

Groundbreaking proton beam therapy cancer trial opens

Published
21 February 2024
Categories
Science | Health | Research

A cancer treatment that is currently available to only a limited number of UK patients is to be tested in a clinical trial to see if it causes fewer long-term side effects than standard radiotherapy.

A dramatic black-and-white image of Keisha Thompson wearing an aviation helmet with dots drawn above their eyebrows

Creative approach to maths wins DARE Art Prize

Published
20 February 2024
Categories
Arts & Culture

Keisha Thompson has been awarded this year’s DARE Art Prize for taking an innovative, playful look at mathematics to make the subject less intimidating.