1971 results for 'research'
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- 9 November 2020
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- University
One of the leading figures at Leeds University Business School (LUBS) has been made a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences.
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- 5 November 2020
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- Business & Economy | University | Technology
An outline £10 million co-investment agreement has been signed by the University of Leeds and the companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.
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- 5 November 2020
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- Environment
Bonfire Night celebrations contaminate our air with hugely elevated amounts of soot, scientists have discovered.
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- 3 November 2020
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- Working with business | Business & Economy | University | News
The power of research at the University of Leeds in supporting the important work of Leeds City Council has been highlighted, thanks to a new report.
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- 27 October 2020
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- Technology | News | Science
Gold nanotubes – tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair – could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibres, say researchers.
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- 27 October 2020
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- Technology | Science
Scientists have created synthetic soft surfaces with tongue-like textures for the first time using 3D printing.
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- 22 October 2020
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- University
The University has appointed Professor Nick Plant as its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation.
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- 22 October 2020
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- Health | Coronavirus | Society & Politics
Schools are being urged to support a study to help determine the effect of the national lockdown on children’s learning.
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- 21 October 2020
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- Science | Health | Coronavirus
A major scientific study has been launched to understand the risks of COVID-19 transmission on buses and trains - and to identify the best measures to control it.
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- 21 October 2020
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- Science | Environment
Weather forecasters can more accurately predict when a tornado is likely to hit the UK thanks to a new tool devised in a partnership between the University of Leeds and the Met Office.
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- 15 October 2020
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- Research and innovation
Two Leeds researchers have been accepted into a prestigious scheme to further their work in climate change and searching for habitable worlds in space.
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- 14 October 2020
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- Coronavirus | Science | Health
Hundreds of volunteers from the region are taking part in a study to test the effectiveness of a COVID-19 vaccine.
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- 13 October 2020
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- Health | Science
Scientists have discovered the severity of the impact on a player’s head while heading a football is influenced much more by the speed of the ball than its mass and stiffness.
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- 12 October 2020
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- Technology | Science
New research is helping to explain one of the big questions that has perplexed astrophysicists for the past 30 years - what causes the changing brightness of distant stars called magnetars.
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- 12 October 2020
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- Science | Technology | Health
Scientists have made a breakthrough in their work to develop semi-autonomous colonoscopy, using a robot to guide a medical device into the body.