Alumni News

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Leeds professor heads new HSE science group

Published
Tuesday 11th October, 2022
Categories
Business & Economy
Working with business
Technology
Science

A leading researcher who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed to chair a new science committee.

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Cost of living crisis highlights racial inequalities

Published
Tuesday 11th October, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics

Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.

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Rethinking young women's working lives

Published
Thursday 6th October, 2022
Categories
Business and partnerships
Society & Politics

New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market.

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Calculating the carbon cost of food

Published
Tuesday 4th October, 2022
Categories
Science
Environment

A calculator which could reduce the level of carbon emissions generated by food production and consumption has been developed by data scientists at the University of Leeds.

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Molecules could target cardio-metabolic diseases

Published
Friday 30th September, 2022
Categories
Health

Research over the past two decades has culminated in a “new and promising” approach to developing drugs to treat cardio-metabolic diseases.

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How fish survive extreme pressures of ocean life

Published
Wednesday 28th September, 2022
Categories
Environment
Science
Research

Scientists have discovered how a chemical in the cells of marine organisms enables them to survive the high pressures found in the deep oceans.

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Using Leeds knowledge to save lives

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
News

Poison Information Coordinator Sherika Whitelocke-Ballingsingh (MPh Public Health 2016) has received international recognition for her work to prevent lead poisoning in children across Jamaica.

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Virtual worlds addressing real-life issues

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Global
Technology
Working with business
Research

From space exploration to protecting the world’s rainforests, the benefits of creating virtual models of real-life scenarios are limitless.

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Mary Beard to give 2022 Alice Bacon Lecture 

Published
Monday 26th September, 2022
Categories
Events
Arts & Culture

Renowned scholar Professor Mary Beard is to give the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.