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Three yellow tents in a row in bright sunshine on the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest with the Himalayan mountain range in the background

Research to explore why Everest glacier is so warm

Published
Thursday 20th March, 2025
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Research

A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of one of the mountain’s most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting point

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Embed creativity in the curriculum, report urges

Published
Friday 14th March, 2025
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Research

Children’s creative talents must be nurtured in state schools to reduce inequalities and boost the economy, the final Child of the North education campaign report says.

A baby grasps their parent's little finger.

Supporting new parents and caregivers in Leeds

Published
Tuesday 4th March, 2025
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Research

Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.

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Health researchers changing lives early in their careers

Published
Monday 24th February, 2025
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News
Research

Health and medicine researchers who are changing lives with cutting edge research early in their careers are being celebrated in a special exhibition at the University's Parkinson Court.

A bone marrow slide showing myeloma cells.

Genetic testing needed to identify high-risk blood cancer earlier

Published
Wednesday 19th February, 2025
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Health
Research

Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say researchers from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research.

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Research reveals how Earth got its ice caps

Published
Monday 17th February, 2025
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Research

The cool conditions which have allowed ice caps to form on Earth are rare events in the planet’s history and require many complex processes working at once, according to new research.

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Dog population mapped in UK-first

Published
Monday 10th February, 2025
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Science
Research

The UK has 4 million more dogs than previously estimated, with regional hotspots in Telford, Darlington and Harrogate, new research shows.