News
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Leeds welcomes back Irish President
Irish President Catherine Connolly returned to the University of Leeds for the first time since she graduated, as part of her first official visit to England.
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New rail tunnels could heat homes
New railways could hold the key to cleaner, cheaper heating, through using underground tunnels as a heat source.
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Lifetime achievement award for top cancer specialist
A University of Leeds researcher whose work has improved the lives of thousands of cancer patients around the world has been presented with a prestigious lifetime achievement award.
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Summiting Everest with incurable cancer
Leeds researcher Dr Shaunna Burke has become the first woman with stage four incurable cancer to summit Mount Everest, after reaching the peak at 3am on Saturday 23 May.
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'Learn as you earn' route to success
A University of Leeds degree apprentice says the ‘learn while you earn’ route was invaluable in gaining a national award at the age of 22.
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Moorland burning exposes millions to unsafe air pollution
Managed burning on moorland in the UK led to millions of people being exposed to unsafe levels of fine particulate pollution, according to research led by the University of Leeds and the RSPB.
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Outstanding contributions to climate science
Professor Piers Forster, Director of the Priestley Centre for Climate Futures, has been elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in recognition of his climate research and leadership.
