Science News

Microscopic 'Saturn of the Moors' discovered

Published
Thursday 7th August, 2014
Categories
Environment
Science

A species of alga that resembles the planet Saturn has been discovered for the first time in the British Isles.

Supercomputer to boost health research

Published
Tuesday 15th July, 2014
Categories
Health
Technology
Science

A new supercomputer hosted at the University of Leeds is set to transform health research in the North of England.

Terahertz researchers win Faraday Medal

Published
Tuesday 1st July, 2014
Categories
Science
Technology

Two University of Leeds professors have won the 2014 Faraday Medal for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.

Big data technique improves monitoring of kidney transplant patients

Published
Thursday 26th June, 2014
Categories
Technology
Science
Health

A new data analysis technique radically improves monitoring of kidney patients, according to a University of Leeds-led study, and could lead to profound changes in the way we understand our health.

University to host centre for cancer clinical trials

Published
Wednesday 25th June, 2014
Categories
Science
Health

Cancer patients across Yorkshire will soon have better access to pioneering treatments following the establishment of a new clinical trials centre at the University of Leeds.

Celebrating the work of a neglected scientific pioneer

Published
Tuesday 17th June, 2014
Categories
University
Science

A University of Leeds academic has shed important new light on the fascinating story of a pioneer whose contribution to one of science's biggest discoveries has long been overlooked.

The 'microbial garden' taking the shine off glaciers

Published
Thursday 12th June, 2014
Categories
Environment
Science

The first ecological study of an entire glacier has found that microbes drastically reduce surface reflectivity and therefore have an impact on the amount of sunlight that is reflected into space.

Clock ticks down to Tour de France start

Published
Tuesday 20th May, 2014
Categories
University
Science

The final countdown to the Tour de France is truly under way in Leeds after the unveiling of the official countdown clock at Trinity Leeds shopping centre.