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Aspirin can reduce the risk of bowel cancer

Published
12 June 2020
Categories
Science | Health

Two standard aspirin tablets taken every day for two years can reduce the risk of inherited bowel cancer for at least a decade, research has revealed. 

An aerial shot of the Leeds University campus, with the Parkinson Building at the front. March 2020

Leeds climbs in QS World Ranking 2021

Published
10 June 2020
Categories
University

The University has moved up two places in the latest QS World University Rankings, consolidating its place in the top 100.

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Long-term lessons of coronavirus outbreaks

Published
9 June 2020
Categories
Coronavirus | Science | Health

Patients recovering from COVID-19 could suffer significant long-term effects, according to research into the experiences of people hospitalised by previous coronavirus outbreaks.

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Elusive bird to inspire new works

Published
8 June 2020
Categories
Arts & Culture | Environment

New and exclusive works from award-winning writers and artists will be launched every day this week, inspired by a mysterious nocturnal bird.

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The show must go on: final year degree shows go online

Published
5 June 2020
Categories
Arts & Culture

The final year degree show by students from the School of Fine Art, History of Art & Cultural Studies opens online, and finalists are embracing the opportunity to innovate and challenge tradition.

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Unlocking clues to the origins of the stars

Published
4 June 2020
Categories
Technology | Science

An artificial intelligence system analysing data from the Gaia space telescope has identified more than 2,000 large protostars - and they could hold clues to the origins of the stars in the Milky Way.

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The chemical messenger that controls flower power

Published
25 May 2020
Categories
Environment | Science

The dazzling floral displays of early spring are starting to draw to a close. But wily gardeners know that they can keep plants in flower for longer by removing fruit and seeds as soon as they form.

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The tough decisions in tackling coronavirus

Published
22 May 2020
Categories
Science | Technology | Coronavirus

Relaxing the social distancing rules will be challenging because not enough is known about the way coronavirus spreads, a leading Leeds researcher has told MPs.

A view from the canopy at Gunung Mulu’s heath forest, dominated by Shorea albida. Sarawak, Borneo. Credit: Dr Lindsay F. Banin

Tropical forests can handle the heat, up to a point

Published
21 May 2020
Categories
Science | Environment

Tropical forests face uncertainty under climate change, but a new study suggests they can continue to store large amounts of carbon in a warmer world, if countries limit greenhouse gas emissions.

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Using e-learning to raise biosecurity awareness

Published
20 May 2020
Categories
Science | Environment

A free e-learning course was effective in alerting environmental workers to the risks of inadvertently spreading invasive alien species such as Japanese knotweed, researchers have found.

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Meet Africa’s first pygmy seahorse species

Published
19 May 2020
Categories
Environment | Science

An international research team has discovered a new pygmy seahorse species in Sodwana Bay in South Africa, the first of its kind to be found in the waters around the continent.