Leeds International Summer School News

Rowers unlock potential with new boathouse

Published
Wednesday 17th September, 2014
Categories
University

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.

Global importance of pollinators underestimated

Published
Wednesday 17th September, 2014
Categories
Society & Politics
Environment

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

Published
Wednesday 17th September, 2014
Categories
Science
Health

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

Published
Monday 15th September, 2014
Categories
Health

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

Published
Thursday 11th September, 2014
Categories
Science

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.

New satellite maps out Napa Valley earthquake

Published
Tuesday 2nd September, 2014
Categories
Environment
Technology

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.