Alumni News

Sue and Peter Cullimore stand together in their garden

Former TV journalist delves into the past

Published
Friday 4th March, 2022
Categories
Alumni

When his home made the shortlist for the BBC’s A House Through Time, former ITV journalist Peter Cullimore was inspired to explore the untold stories of its former occupants for himself.

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Experience of arm pain needed for new research 

Published
Friday 4th March, 2022
Categories
Science

People living with painful hand and arm conditions are invited to take part in research and help create a new online support platform for patients. 

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International Medieval Congress returns to campus

Published
Wednesday 2nd March, 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture

The largest academic conference of its kind in Europe, the International Medieval Congress (IMC), returns to campus for 2022 with the theme ‘Borders’.

An illustration of capillaries

Why exercise gets harder the less you do 

Published
Tuesday 1st March, 2022
Categories
Science
Health

Doing less exercise could deactivate a vital protein in the body, causing further inactivity and making exercise more difficult, new research suggests. 

Broken tree in the Amazon rainforest

What's killing trees in the southern Amazon?

Published
Monday 28th February, 2022
Categories
University
Science
Environment
Research

A team of Brazilian and British scientists have discovered that extreme wind and water-deficiency are the main causes of tree death in the southern Amazon.

Flood Victims on boats, being rescued.

Climate change 'a mounting threat to our wellbeing'

Published
Monday 28th February, 2022
Categories
Science
Environment
Research

Despite efforts to reduce the risks, changes in the Earth’s climate caused by human activity are affecting the lives of billions of people, according to a major international report published today.

Tropical forest landscape

Tropical carbon loss has doubled due to forest clearance

Published
Monday 28th February, 2022
Categories
University
Science
Environment

Researchers using multiple high-resolution satellite observations have found that carbon loss has more than doubled since 2001 due to forest clearance across the tropics.

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Unique service to tackle anti-social behaviour and noise

Published
Friday 25th February, 2022
Categories
Working with our region
University

A unique service tackling anti-social behaviour and noise in inner north-west Leeds launched this week, thanks to a unique partnership between the city's two biggest universities and the city council.

A person pricks their finger as they test the glucose levels in their blood

Unravelling a mystery around type-2 diabetes

Published
Thursday 24th February, 2022
Categories
Science
Health

For 30 years, scientists have been trying to understand how a biological molecule self-assembles into a rogue protein-like substance, which is thought to play a key role in type-2 diabetes.

Ryan Bell standing in front of a field.

Ryan finds a winning balance

Published
Wednesday 23rd February, 2022
Categories
Alumni

An education programme to help students to spend less time on screen – and more time living their lives – has won a coveted innovation award for Leeds alum Ryan Bell (Geography 2018).