Major boost for healthcare research centre
A successful musculoskeletal research partnership between the University of Leeds and the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has been extended for a further five years.
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Author and Leeds alum Peter Robinson dies
The DCI Banks author leaves a lasting legacy through his best-selling novels, and a scholarship for less advantaged students.
Dynamic oxygen levels may have accelerated animal evolution
Oxygen levels in the Earth’s atmosphere are likely to have “fluctuated wildly” one billion years ago, creating conditions that could have accelerated the development of early animals, say researchers.
Explaining inconsistencies in nutritional research
People often wonder why one nutritional study tells them that eating too many eggs, for instance, will lead to heart disease and another tells them the opposite.
Lighting up campus: Light Night 2022
The University of Leeds is hosting three spectacular art installations as part of Light Night 2022.
Vulnerability and policing research centre launches
A ground-breaking new research centre aims to change how the police, public services and local government work together to help vulnerable people.
Leeds professor heads new HSE science group
A leading researcher who played an important role in Britain’s response to the pandemic has been appointed to chair a new science committee.
Cost of living crisis highlights racial inequalities
Black and minority ethnic people are disproportionately falling faster and further below the poverty line amidst the cost of living crisis, according to a new report.
Rethinking young women's working lives
New research will examine how women’s early experiences of employment shape long-term career paths and reinforce inequalities in the labour market.
Calculating the carbon cost of food
A calculator which could reduce the level of carbon emissions generated by food production and consumption has been developed by data scientists at the University of Leeds.