Compass readings that do not show the direction of true north and interference with the operations of satellites are a few of the problems caused by peculiarities of the Earth’s magnetic field.
One of the UK’s leading banking experts has given a masterclass on careers in the financial sector during a special talk at the University of Leeds.
Healthcare students could receive clinical training through live-streamed consultations on the other side of the world under ambitious plans to tackle acute shortages in the global health workforce.
On International Women’s Day, Professor Simone Buitendijk examines the issues around the low percentage of women leaders in her new blog:
Severe childhood illnesses including cancer, life-threatening diseases and mental health conditions are to be the focus of a new multi-million pound research partnership in Leeds.
A unique piece of audio artwork designed to encourage people into skateboarding has been created by a University of Leeds researcher.
Hind Hassan broadcasts from the most hostile environments in the world – from the conflict in Ukraine, to the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria – elevating the voices of those unheard.
More than 300 bicycles abandoned on the University of Leeds campus are being donated to a charity which helps train people in prison to repair them.
A famous sculpture by Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, donated by a Leeds alumnus, has joined a growing collection of public art on the University’s campus.
Mineral dust played a key role in raising oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere billions of years ago, with major implications for the way intelligent life later evolved, say researchers.