Rowers unlock potential with new boathouse
The doors have opened on a new £1 million boathouse which will be used by rowers from across Leeds, including Leeds University Union's rowers.
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Global importance of pollinators underestimated
Declines in populations of pollinators, such as bees and wasps, may be a key threat to nutrition in some of the most poorly fed parts of the globe, according to new research.
Chromosome buffers hold key to better melanoma understanding
Buffers that guard against damage to the ends of chromosomes could hold the key to a better understanding of malignant melanoma, according to new research from the University of Leeds.
One care lapse can be fatal for heart attack patients
University of Leeds research has revealed that heart attack patients have a 46% increased chance of death within a month of discharge if they miss any one of nine types of care.
Research may have identified Jack the Ripper
Crucial DNA testing of a Victorian shawl, undertaken by a University of Leeds expert, may have helped solve the enduring riddle of the identity of Victorian serial killer Jack the Ripper.
The University of Leeds hosts Universities UK annual conference
The University of Leeds hosts the Universities UK members' annual conference this week, welcoming more than a hundred vice-chancellors to campus.
University of Leeds to host Q-Step Centre as part of £19.5 million funding programme
The University of Leeds is delivering a step-change in its social science teaching as part of an ambitious intervention to address the critical shortage of quantitatively skilled social scientists.
University of Leeds teams up with M&S for new free online course in business innovation
World class innovation by leading retailer Marks & Spencer is featured in a new University of Leeds free online course starting 15 September.
New satellite maps out Napa Valley earthquake
Scientists have used a new Earth-observation satellite called Sentinel-1A to map the ground movements caused by the earthquake that shook up California's wine-producing Napa Valley on 24 August 2014.
Twenty-five names added to University's First World War roll of honour
The names of twenty-five men from Leeds who served in the Great War are being added to the University of Leeds' Brotherton War Memorial.