How global sustainable development will affect forests Published 10 March 2021 Categories Global | Environment Global targets to improve the welfare of people across the planet will have mixed impacts on the world’s forests, according to new research.
Statement Published 9 March 2021 Categories Statements University of Leeds statement: Trans Equality Policy and Guidance and associated IT issues.
Brain tumour care and research excellence recognised Published 5 March 2021 Categories Science | Health Leeds has been recognised as a Centre of Excellence in the way it integrates research and treatment for difficult-to-cure brain tumours.
Funding boost to tackle bowel cancer ‘postcode lottery’ Published 4 March 2021 Categories Science | Health Bowel cancer patients in Yorkshire will continue to benefit from improvements in diagnosis and treatment following a £2.1 million funding boost from Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Energy switching decisions could widen social inequalities Published 2 March 2021 Categories Business & Economy | Technology New energy tariffs designed for a low carbon future could leave people on bad deals even worse off, research has found.
Genetic study uncovers hidden pieces of eye disease puzzle Published 2 March 2021 Categories Science | Health Scientists have taken a significant step forward in their search for the origin of a progressive eye condition which can cause sight loss.
‘Medieval Glastonbury’ to focus on climates: IMC 2021 Published 25 February 2021 Categories Arts & Culture The International Medieval Congress (IMC), one of the biggest academic conferences taking place online in the world this year, is to take climates as its theme.
Mapping the brain of a nematode worm Published 24 February 2021 Categories Global | Technology | Science Researchers have mapped the physical organisation of the brain of a soil-living nematode worm, creating a new model for the architecture of the animal’s brain.
Glaciers accelerate in the Getz region of West Antarctica Published 23 February 2021 Categories Global | Environment Glaciers in West Antarctica are moving more quickly from land into the ocean, contributing to rising global sea levels.
Engineering longer-lasting artificial joints Published 22 February 2021 Categories Working with business | Health | Be Curious A £4 million research project will develop a new generation of artificial joints that last longer, produce fewer side effects and are better suited for younger people.
Benefits system needs to be made simpler and fairer Published 22 February 2021 Categories Coronavirus | Business & Economy | Society & Politics The benefits system needs to change in order to properly support claimants during and after COVID-19, a major national research project has concluded.
Banning wild meat could add to global food problems Published 22 February 2021 Categories Science | Global | Environment A blanket ban on the trade of wild meat could create risks for nature and for human health, according to a new study.
Pore-like proteins designed from scratch Published 18 February 2021 Categories Technology | Science Scientists at Leeds are part of an international collaboration that has designed a protein that self-assembles into an artificial pore.
Visualisation of 'dancing DNA' Published 16 February 2021 Categories Science Videos showing for the first time how small circles of DNA adopt dance-like movements inside a cell have been developed by researchers in Yorkshire.
'Amazing progress' in childhood cancer treatment Published 15 February 2021 Categories Health | Science The childhood cancer survival rate in Yorkshire is among the best in the world, with 86 out of every 100 children diagnosed with the disease before their 15th birthday living for at least five years.