“A melting pot of ideas”: Alumni organise Leeds reunion in Indonesia
Leeds alumni connected in Jakarta, Indonesia at a fully booked reunion event.
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Using AI to identify hidden heart condition
Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing a condition that makes them five times more likely to have a stroke.
Naga Munchetty to deliver 2024-25 Alice Bacon Lecture
Celebrated broadcaster and journalist Naga Munchetty will speak about gendered inequalities in healthcare, medical misogyny, and her fight to have her health taken seriously.
New Year Honours at the University of Leeds
Members of the University of Leeds community are among those recognised in the New Year Honours.
Speeding up new vaccine development
A device which could help reduce new vaccine production time to less than 100 days has been granted development funding.
Leeds universities join forces on adult social care research
Adult social care experts at the University of Leeds and Leeds Beckett University have been selected to join a centre of excellence for research and best practice in the sector.
“You may call me doctor”: Sherlock star and Doctor Who writer awarded honorary degree
On receiving an honorary degree from the University, Mark Gatiss discusses his time at Bretton Hall, the alchemy between The League of Gentlemen, and the future of the arts.
Offering hope for people facing chronic pain
A major breakthrough in our understanding of pain has been revealed in a collaborative study, opening the door to new ways of tackling long term pain without harmful and addictive opioids.
Research collaboration across the North Sea
The University of Leeds is collaborating with universities in Norway to drive research across culture, energy and health.
Sound-making tech inspires older people to move more
Older people are moving more, in playful and surprising ways, after using wearable technology developed by the University of Leeds that senses movements to create sounds and music.