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A group of artists are pictured gathered around a table, talking to each other. The walls are covered in colourful art pieces.

Exhibition explores inclusive art education

Published
30 January 2023
Categories
Working with our region | Arts & Culture

Work created by neurodivergent and learning disabled artists is going on show at the University of Leeds next week in a new exhibition which explores how they can develop their careers.

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

Leeds spinout Slingshot Simulations secures £3m investment

Published
24 January 2023
Categories
Business & Economy | Working with business | Technology | Research

Slingshot Simulations, a spinout from the University of Leeds, has secured a £3 million round of investment led by Northern Gritstone, alongside Mercia and the Northern Powerhouse Fund.

A nurse sitting next to a patient and administering chemotherapy via a tube into the patient's hand

'Remarkable' results in colon cancer trial

Published
20 January 2023
Categories
Science | Health | Research

Giving colon cancer patients chemotherapy before surgery cuts the risk of the disease coming back, according to the results of a new clinical trial. 

Dam that is feeding water into a hydropower plant

Hydropower without the environmental impact

Published
16 January 2023
Categories
Global | Environment | Science

Scientists have analysed data from nearly three million rivers across the globe to identify where hydropower stations could be sited with limited environmental impacts.

A close-up of a microscope and the hands of a researcher wearing blue gloves and a white coat.

Supporting world-leading research

Published
13 January 2023
Categories
University

The University of Leeds has joined a national consortium that aims to ensure the UK retains its place as a centre for world-leading research.

Sample of molten chocolate

Why chocolate feels so good? It's down to lubrication

Published
13 January 2023
Categories
Working with business | Health | Science

Scientists have decoded the physical process that takes place in the mouth when chocolate is eaten, as it changes from a solid into a smooth emulsion that many people find totally irresistible.