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Tackling the world’s big problems

Published
Tuesday 30th April, 2019
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Global
News
Science

The University has extended its global impact, supporting more than 70 Global Challenges Research Fund research projects across 30 different countries.

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Redesigning cancer screening technology

Published
Tuesday 16th April, 2019
Categories
Technology
Health
News

Engineers have developed a prototype endoscope which they say could cut the cost of manufacture from £80,000 to just £40.

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Key step forward in tackling neurodegenerative diseases

Published
Thursday 11th April, 2019
Categories
Health
Science

A protein complex has been shown to play a key role in preventing the build-up of toxic plaques in the brain linked to neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease.

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Mind the equity gap

Published
Wednesday 10th April, 2019
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Companies in London, the South-East and the East of England receive 75% of all equity investments in the UK – and that share is increasing over time, new research has shown.

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Taking science out of the lab and into the pub

Published
Tuesday 9th April, 2019
Categories
News

Tickets are on sale for the world’s largest festival of public science talks, which will see over 50 Leeds scientists take to the stage in pubs across the city.

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Conservationists share core aims, but major rifts remain

Published
Tuesday 9th April, 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

The first large-scale survey of those working to protect the natural world has found general agreement on the goals of conservation – but significant divisions on how to achieve them.

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Research spotlight - March 2019

Published
Friday 29th March, 2019
Categories
University

March round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.