Excellence and innovation
Our community of researchers brings together excellence and innovation, pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery to shape a better future.
This involves creating, nurturing and promoting an environment in which people work together across disciplines and with partners to solve complex problems.
The result is truly transformational fundamental and challenge-led research that advances knowledge and creates solutions to local, national and global challenges.
Video transcript: University of Leeds Strategy 2020-2030: Research and innovation
Research that changes the world
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Increased Amazon carbon emissions a result of weak law enforcement
Increased carbon emissions from the Amazon rainforest are due to weak law enforcement, new research suggests.
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World changers
Celebrating impactful research – collection two launched.
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New smartphone technology explores skin tones
A smartphone company and University of Leeds researchers aim to make digital photographs more accurately represent all skin tones.
Coronavirus research
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Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom
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.
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Impressive results with long COVID pacing trial
A pacing rehabilitation programme that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results, say scientists.
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First-wave COVID-19 linked to long-term depressive symptoms
People who reported contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic were twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms 13 months later than those who did not, new research has found.
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Building standards failing to deliver healthy ventilation
Building standards are failing to ensure offices, shops, public buildings and homes provide healthy ventilation, say leading experts.
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Over a third of office workers “hybrid misfits”
Over a third of office staff are working away from home for more days than they would like, according to new research from the University.
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Phone app to support patients coping with long COVID
People with long COVID could be monitored with the aid of a ground-breaking mobile phone app and clinical website.
Facts and figures
90% of the research submitted
4,000 researchers in our postgraduate community
£100 million invested in five years to recruit future academic leaders
Faculty contacts
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