News

Top entrepreneurship prize for glass security technology

Published
Wednesday 1st April, 2015
Categories
Working with business
Technology

A University of Leeds researcher has won a national entrepreneurship prize for his work in developing a new method of counterfeit-proofing glass.

Older people at higher risk of emergency cancer diagnosis

Published
Wednesday 1st April, 2015
Categories
Health

People over 60 are at higher risk of being diagnosed with lung or bowel cancer as an emergency in hospital than younger people, according to a new report, led by the University of Leeds.

New funding to transform food security research

Published
Sunday 29th March, 2015
Categories
Health
Environment

The University of Leeds will be driving innovation in food security after a new multi-million pound research grant was awarded by government.

Parasite turns shrimp into voracious cannibals

Published
Wednesday 18th March, 2015
Categories
Environment

Parasites can play an important role in driving cannibalism, according to a new research which looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland.

University backs Leeds 2023 European Capital of Culture bid

Published
Wednesday 18th March, 2015
Categories
Arts & Culture
University

The University is backing a bid for Leeds to be the 2023 European Capital of Culture. The city will have to declare its intention to bid by December 2016, with the successful city announced in 2018.

Science festival celebrates 10th anniversary

Published
Friday 13th March, 2015
Categories
Science
University

Have you ever looked through a telescope? Do you know what to do in the event of a zombie outbreak? Have you ever been to a science slam or a science ceilidh?