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Leeds is key partner in Rosalind Franklin Institute

Published
Wednesday 6th June, 2018
Categories
Health

A £103 million revolution to develop new technologies which will drive forward biology and medicine research and development has been officially launched today.

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Green tea molecule could prevent heart attacks

Published
Monday 4th June, 2018
Categories
Science
Health

A molecular compound in green tea could hold the key to preventing deaths from heart attacks and strokes caused by atherosclerosis, according to new research.

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Blackcurrants could help end bad (for the planet) hair days

Published
Wednesday 30th May, 2018
Categories
Environment
Science

Natural dyes extracted from blackcurrant waste created during Ribena manufacture have for the first time been used in an effective new hair dyeing technology, developed at the University of Leeds.

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Top ten place for Leeds in Guardian University Guide

Published
Tuesday 29th May, 2018
Categories
University

The University of Leeds has moved into the Guardian University Guide top ten for the first time, jumping four places and rising for the fourth consecutive year.

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Climate change could increase arable land

Published
Thursday 24th May, 2018
Categories
Global
Environment

Climate change could expand the agricultural feasibility of the global boreal region by 44 per cent by the end of the century, according to new research.