University welcomes Chinese Ambassador on his first visit to Leeds
China’s Ambassador to the UK was shown a wealth of world-leading University of Leeds research and culture on his first visit to the city.
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‘Pain paradox’ discovery provides route to new drugs
A natural substance known to activate pain in the central nervous system has been found to have the opposite effect in other parts of the body, potentially paving the way for new pain control methods.
Report highlights urgent climate change risks for the UK
The impacts of climate change are already being felt in the UK and urgent action is needed, concludes a report published today.
Crop breeding is not keeping pace with climate change
Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.
Discovering the 'turnstile' in our cells
A research team has discovered that a cell's protective layer acts like a turnstile, allowing proteins to be exported while preventing them from moving back in.
Antarctic fossils reveal creatures weren’t safer in the south
A study of more than 6,000 marine fossils from the Antarctic shows that the mass extinction event that killed the dinosaurs was sudden and just as deadly to life in the polar regions.
How plants conquered the land
Research at the University of Leeds has identified a key gene that assisted the transition of plants from water to the land around 500 million years ago.
Scientists getting warmer on mimicking anti-freeze in nature
Researchers from the University of Leeds have taken an important step forward in mimicking nature’s prowess at protecting cells from deep-freeze conditions.
In the fast lane: Why we steer the way we do
The way we drive could help us understand how animals make their way.
Dinosaur families chose to exit Europe
Researchers have used ‘network theory’ for the first time to visually depict the movement of dinosaurs around the world during the Mesozoic Era – including a curious exodus from Europe.