News

Children’s packed lunches lack nutritional quality

Published
Tuesday 14th January, 2020
Categories
Health
Science

Fewer than two in every 100 packed lunches eaten by children in English primary schools meet nutritional standards, according to a major survey.

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Cancer Research UK delegation visits Leeds

Published
Friday 10th January, 2020
Categories
University
Health

Senior leaders from Cancer Research UK visited the University today to find out how Leeds researchers are working together in the battle against the disease.

Cancer Research UK leaders and University of Leeds cancer scientists stand in a group of 25 looking up at camera

Driving debate on UK agricultural trade policy

Published
Wednesday 8th January, 2020
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Politicians and stakeholders from the farming sector will today hear from a leading Leeds professor on the future of trade regulation and how Brexit will impact future UK agricultural policy.

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Sweet success – sugar levels drop in UK yogurts

Published
Wednesday 8th January, 2020
Categories
Health

A survey of yogurt ingredients show that sugar levels have significantly decreased in the last two years, but concerns about overall nutritional content remain.

Child eating yogurt at dining room table

Deaf people at risk of being 'excluded from astronomy'

Published
Monday 23rd December, 2019
Categories
Society & Politics
Science

The deaf community risks being excluded from aspects of modern science because the number of new advances is outpacing the development of sign language to explain them, a leading researcher says.

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There is no ‘I’ in team – or is there?

Published
Wednesday 18th December, 2019
Categories
News
Business & Economy

There is no ‘I’ in team - as the saying goes. But new research suggests it is important for individuals to feel personal ownership towards a team project in order to be more creative.

Three people working as a team around a table

Using ‘synthetic worlds’ to boost business efficiency

Published
Tuesday 17th December, 2019
Categories
Working with business
Technology
News

A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured £750,000 in scale-up funding.

The image shows five people who are working for the University of Leeds spinout company, Slingshot Communications.

Research Spotlight - November 2019

Published
Monday 16th December, 2019
Categories
University

November's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

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