Building teenagers’ resilience to say 'No' to smoking
A training programme to help teenagers say “No” if they are offered a cigarette or asked to vape is being offered to schools under a licensing deal signed by the University.
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Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize
A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
REF 2021: University of Leeds research delivers real world impact
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 identified that over 90% of University of Leeds research has an overall quality rating of “world leading” or “internationally excellent”.
Seeing Stars: New exhibition takes art into outer space
A new exhibition at The Stanley & Audrey Burton Gallery is shining a light on contemporary artists who use the newest technologies for space imaging in their art practice.
New study shines light on inequalities in gestational diabetes research
Researchers have found a concerning lack of robust data for non-white European women in previous studies examining the impact of diet on gestational diabetes.
Novel approach to brain tumour treatment
A potential new approach to treating one of the most common and devastating forms of brain cancer in adults has been developed in a seven-year research project.
Clinical trial opens new way of treating prostate cancer
A different way of treating people with prostate cancer will be investigated by researchers at the University of Leeds in a new clinical trial funded by Yorkshire Cancer Research.
Drink in the latest discoveries at Pint of Science
A global festival bringing people with a thirst for knowledge together with scientists at the frontiers of discovery is back in Leeds for 2022.
Loneliness leads to higher risk of future unemployment
Experiencing loneliness appears to lead to a higher risk of future unemployment, according to new research.
Arms race to track the changes in structural biology
Scientists are locked in an arms race to understand the ever-changing structure of proteins, argues a Nobel Prize winning structural biologist.