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Kadeena Cox cuts the ribbon at the Leeds Biomedical Research Centre

Future of key musculoskeletal research centre secured

Published
Tuesday 12th December, 2017
Categories
University
Health

A multi-million pound investment has secured the future of a joint University and NHS research centre specialising in rheumatology, musculoskeletal diseases and joint replacement.

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Second DARE Art Prize open for applications

Published
Thursday 7th December, 2017
Categories
Arts & Culture
Science

The pioneering DARE partnership between the University and Opera North is seeking applications from artists for the second DARE Art Prize.

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Challenges of caring for disabled children

Published
Monday 4th December, 2017
Categories
Society & Politics

A quarter of parents of disabled children provide 100 hours of care a week – equivalent to three full-time jobs – according to new research.

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Understanding the impact of natural atmospheric particles

Published
Monday 4th December, 2017
Categories
Environment
Science

An international team of scientists, led by the University of Leeds, has quantified the relationship between natural sources of particles in the atmosphere and climate change.

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Single election broadcast influenced one third of viewers’ votes

Published
Monday 4th December, 2017
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

The BBC’s Question Time Leaders’ Special may have swung more than a million people’s votes in June’s General Election, according to the first in-depth analysis of its effect on the poll.

Alice Bacon celebrates her General Election victory in Leeds in 1945. Picture: The Yorkshire Post

Event celebrates Yorkshire’s first woman MP

Published
Thursday 30th November, 2017
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

The achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP are to be commemorated with a public lecture by senior MP Harriet Harman.

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Heart disease across Europe

Published
Monday 27th November, 2017
Categories
Science
Health

The decline in death rates from heart disease in rich countries could be threatened by rising rates of obesity and diabetes, according to a study by European heart experts.

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Number of same-sex church weddings remains very small

Published
Monday 27th November, 2017
Categories
Society & Politics
Science

The majority of places of worship that permit same-sex marriage only carry out a small number of ceremonies, with roughly half having actually married a gay couple, a new study shows.