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Impressive results with long COVID pacing trial

Published
Saturday 17th December, 2022
Categories
Science
Health

A pacing rehabilitation programme that helps people with long COVID reduce their symptoms and increase activity levels has shown “impressive” results, say scientists.

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UK needs to use phosphorus sustainably

Published
Friday 16th December, 2022
Categories
Environment
Working with business

Phosphorus use in the UK needs to be better managed and used in a much more sustainable way to reduce river pollution and increase resilience over rising fertiliser prices, say researchers.

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Parks should be safe places for women and girls

Published
Friday 9th December, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Research

Parks in West Yorkshire should be better designed and managed so that women and girls feel safe throughout the day and after dark, according to a new study.

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First-wave COVID-19 linked to long-term depressive symptoms

Published
Thursday 8th December, 2022
Categories
Coronavirus
Health

People who reported contracting COVID-19 early in the pandemic were twice as likely to experience depressive symptoms 13 months later than those who did not, new research has found.

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The state of Languages learning in the UK

Published
Wednesday 7th December, 2022
Categories
Arts & Culture

The study of languages including French, German and Spanish has seen ‘significant decreases’ leading to a concern that language learning may disappear altogether in some ‘cold spots’ of the UK.

Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simone Buitendijk with politicians Sir Kier Starmer and Gordon Brown, along with other representatives from the University.

Universities key to devolving economic power to regions

Published
Monday 5th December, 2022
Categories
Society & Politics
Business & Economy

The knowledge, expertise and research innovation offered by universities such as Leeds will be vital in devolving more economic power to the regions, according to the Mayor of West Yorkshire.

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New woodland honours former University Secretary

Published
Friday 2nd December, 2022
Categories
Working with our region
Science
Environment

Planting for a new woodland has begun on land owned by the University of Leeds on the northern edge of the city.