News

Pioneering new approaches in healthcare

Published
Friday 18th August, 2023
Categories
News
Business and partnerships

A new collaboration between researchers at the University of Leeds and the Leeds Health and Care Partnership will explore how best to support people with multiple long-term health conditions.

An image of a healthcare professional using a tablet device

Vice-Chancellor appointed as IHEC Commissioner

Published
Friday 18th August, 2023
Categories
Global

Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Leeds, will help set the future path for higher education following her appointment to an influential body.

Professor Simone Buitendijk is pictured sitting in an office, smiling

The role of dust on the world's climate

Published
Thursday 17th August, 2023
Categories
Environment
Science
Global

Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.

Image taken by a satellite which shows dust billowing out of the Copper River Valley and extending out over the coast and into the atmosphere.

Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published
Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Categories
Coronavirus
Science
Health

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.

Photos showing three pairs of legs of different skin colours

New course weaves textile innovation with sustainability

Published
Wednesday 16th August, 2023
Categories
Technology
Working with business

A new University of Leeds course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.

Dr Lindsey Waverton Taylor is seen attending a 3D weaving machine in the Innovation Centre at the University of Leeds.

Making plant-based meat alternatives more palatable

Published
Tuesday 15th August, 2023
Categories
Global
Science
Working with business

One of the biggest obstacles to the uptake of plant-based alternatives to meat is their very dry and astringent feel when they are eaten.

Two plant based burgers in bread buns with salad

National acclaim for inspiring student

Published
Monday 14th August, 2023
Categories
University
News

University of Leeds student Natasha Pickard has won a national Social Mobility Award for achieving outstanding academic success while living with mental illness.

Natasha Pickard is sat with her son Oscar on some steps within the University campus.

Children turn scientists in outdoor lab

Published
Wednesday 9th August, 2023
Categories
University

Children learned how robot doctors could transform healthcare at this year’s Child Friendly Leeds Live event.

Dr Emily Caseley, Kasia Hammond, Emily Rolfe, Izzie Gibson and Rebecca Motley teach children how to keep themselves healthy.

‘Don’t overlook the plight of Antarctica’ say scientists

Published
Tuesday 8th August, 2023
Categories
Environment
Science
Global

With world attention on recent wildfires and floods in North America, Europe and China, people should not overlook the devastating impact of climate change in Antarctica, scientists have warned.

Penguin and a seal on ice shelf the ocean is behind them with large ice glaciers in the distance and setting sun turning the glaciers a pink colour