News

Taking science out of the lab and into the pub

Published
Tuesday 9th April, 2019
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News

Tickets are on sale for the world’s largest festival of public science talks, which will see over 50 Leeds scientists take to the stage in pubs across the city.

Picture shows people at a Pint of Science talk in Leeds in 2018

Conservationists share core aims, but major rifts remain

Published
Tuesday 9th April, 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

The first large-scale survey of those working to protect the natural world has found general agreement on the goals of conservation – but significant divisions on how to achieve them.

Protected area - Kate Ter Haar

Research spotlight - March 2019

Published
Friday 29th March, 2019
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University

March round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

VLT Unit Telescopes Credit: .Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO

Changing the relationship between disability and technology

Published
Thursday 28th March, 2019
Categories
Science
Arts & Culture

A major new research project is harnessing a diverse range of disciplines to examine how technologists can learn from people with disabilities – and support them in the future.

A child interacts with a robot

Leeds develops new European partnership

Published
Tuesday 26th March, 2019
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Global
University

The University has signed a new partnership agreement with one of Europe’s largest research and educational institutions.

Karlsruhe Institute of Technology

Unequal pain relief at home for dying patients

Published
Friday 22nd March, 2019
Categories
Health

Pain relief and end of life care is not being provided equally to people with advanced progressive diseases at home during their final three months, according to a new study.

Channel created by the flow of melted ice in Greenland

Nature writing campaign aims to capture spring's arrival

Published
Wednesday 20th March, 2019
Categories
Environment
Arts & Culture

Today wildlife lovers across the UK have the chance to contribute to the first ever crowd-sourced nature diary to celebrate the first official day of spring.

Spring lambs dozing at Ickworth in Suffolk. Credit: National Trust, Justin Minns