1971 results for 'research'
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- 21 September 2017
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- Health | Technology
The University has led a Science and Innovation Audit, commissioned by the Department of Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) to highlight investment opportunities for medical technologies.
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- 18 September 2017
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- Science | Technology
The University’s research into new ways of tackling drug-resistant infections will be bolstered by a pioneering programme to develop the next generation of scientists specialising in this area.
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- 18 September 2017
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- Working with business | Technology
Developing more durable infrastructure materials to help the public and private sectors save money and reduce their environmental impact is the focus of new civil engineering research at Leeds.
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- 18 September 2017
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- Environment
Limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is still geophysically possible, but requires more ambitious emission reductions, say scientists.
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- 15 September 2017
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- Society & Politics | Health
Health researchers have launched a major survey to see if people would be prepared to allow their lifestyle data to be matched against their health records.
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- 15 September 2017
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- News
The mass movement of humans and animals is significantly affecting the distribution of essential microorganisms, scientists warn.
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- 14 September 2017
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- University
Tim Peakman has been appointed as the Chief Operating Officer at the University of Leeds.
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- 11 September 2017
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- Technology
The Royal Academy of Engineering has elected the University of Leeds’ professor of Nanomanufacturing Innovation, Terry Wilkins, to its fellowship.
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- 7 September 2017
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- Business & Economy | Environment
The UK’s 50 largest cities could save £7 billion annually and create over 90,000 years’ worth of extra employment by adopting simple measures to cut their energy use and counter climate change.
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- 4 September 2017
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- Environment
Researchers have called for urgent global action to address the effects of rapidly shrinking glaciers on ecosystems further downstream.
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- 4 September 2017
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- Health
Inadequate sleep at night leads to poor memory and increases the risk of depression, anxiety and stress, according to research revealed today.
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- 31 August 2017
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- Technology | Science | University
The University’s ambitious plans for advancing engineering and physical sciences has taken a major step forward today with a green light from Leeds City Council.
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- 31 August 2017
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- Health
Heart attack patients with long-term health conditions are significantly less likely to receive optimal care, compared to those with no long-term health problems – according to new research.
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- 31 August 2017
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- Global | University
Two more academics at the University of Leeds have been awarded National Teaching Fellowships, one of the most prestigious awards for higher education teaching.
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- 25 August 2017
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- Health | News
Scientists have identified a mechanism that ‘switches on’ the exercise response in mammals, opening up the possibility that drugs could be developed to induce the health benefits of physical activity.