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Centre for HealthTech Innovation
The Centre for HealthTech Innovation is a joint research initiative between the University and Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust to accelerate the development and adoption of new health technologies.
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Speeding up development of health technologies
A centre to support the development of health technology has been launched by the University in partnership with Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
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Covid breathing aid - 'safe and well tolerated'
A simple electrical fan is the key component of a low-cost, easy-to-use breathing-support device designed to cope with the surge in COVID-19 cases in low to middle income countries.
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Creating a gold standard of care for long COVID
A major £3.4 million research project has launched to identify the best way to treat and support the one million people in the UK now living with long COVID.
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How empty stadiums affected football during pandemic
Playing professional football games in empty stadiums had a hugely negative effect on the success of home teams, with home advantage almost halved, new research shows.
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Pandemic shift to home working could create UK tax crisis
The shift to home working brought about by the pandemic could cost the UK economy up to £32bn a year in lost personal income tax.
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'Boost air quality in buildings to reduce respiratory infections'
Leading experts in the transmission of airborne pathogens are calling for tighter regulations to control air quality in buildings.
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COVID-19 advice and support schemes for businesses
Nexus has compiled the latest information and resources to guide you through the advice and support schemes available related to COVID-19.
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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.
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Leeds and COP26 – getting the world to net-zero
Leeds researchers are helping to make the upcoming climate summit a success, to shift the world rapidly to net-zero emissions and avoid the worst impacts of the climate crisis.
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Carbon surprise in disappearing African tropical mountain forests
Scientists studying tropical forests in Africa’s mountains were surprised to uncover how much carbon they store, and how fast some of these forests are being cleared.
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Top honour for engineering’s ‘best of the best’
An academic who has led research into the way the virus responsible for COVID-19 spreads in buildings and enclosed spaces has been honoured by the Royal Academy of Engineering.
