Severe drying of the Amazon forest
Amazon rain forests could be at far higher risk of extreme drought than previously thought, according to new research.
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Ground-breaking lung cancer trial gets under way
The first participants have taken part in a ground-breaking research trial that aims to save lives by improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer.
Brotherton Library in bid to save works by Brontës, Scott and Austen
The Brotherton Library at Leeds is part of a consortium to save one of the most important collections of manuscripts and books in the UK from returning into private ownership.
A low-cost life support machine for patients with covid
A device that helps desperately sick patients breathe and costs around £150 to manufacture could revolutionise
Pandemic shift to home working could create UK tax crisis
The shift to home working brought about by the pandemic could cost the UK economy up to £32bn a year in lost personal income tax.
A sharper focus on protein behaviour
Scientists have developed a new computational technique that allows them to see in finer detail the way protein molecules behave.
Lucy Clayton: How to go to work
Lucy Clayton (English Literature, 2003) draws on years of experience and insight from her latest book to answer student and graduate career questions.
University Council member and alumnus knighted
Roger Marsh, a Leeds alumnus and member of the University Council, has been knighted in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Recreating a step in the evolution of viruses
An international team of researchers has shed new light on the way viruses evolved highly effective ways of spreading disease.
Transforming care for babies born with heart disease
Leeds is leading pioneering research into new technology for imaging babies with congenital heart disease (CHD).