Amazon - how will it cope with drought?
A collaboration involving 80 scientists has identified the regions of the Amazon rainforest where trees are most likely to face the greatest risk from drier conditions brought about by climate change.
Events News
Amazon - challenges of science in the rainforest
As an ecologist, Dr Julia Tavares often has to consider how to collect data from remote locations.
Inspire, create, and explore at Be Curious 2023
Be Curious, the annual University of Leeds family open day, is back for 2023.
Pioneering safer, cheaper and quicker clinical trials with AI 'digital twins'
Next generation clinical trials using "digital twins" of anonymised real-life patients are a step closer after a leading Leeds scientist was awarded a €2.5m grant to further his pioneering research.
Ukraine
Update from Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk on the University’s response to the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Talk traces global journeys of Shakespeare’s First Folio
A distinguished academic is visiting the University of Leeds to give a public lecture as Shakespeare’s First Folio turns 400 years old.
Leeds hosts Digital Universities UK event
The University of Leeds is excited to host Digital Universities UK, an event bringing together higher education, industry and policy leaders at the forefront of academic innovation and technology.
More transparency needed about merits of AI
AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.
'Phone apps unable to identify one in five plants'
Some smartphone identifier apps misidentify at least one in five plant species, according to a new study.
Scientists closer to targeted treatment of cancer cells
Medical imaging researchers have developed a new technology which can measure oxygen levels in tumours in real time, potentially paving the way for better targeted treatment of certain cancer cells.