News

Students and the city: InLeeds Day

Published
Wednesday 21st February, 2018
Categories
Working with business
University

InLeeds Day, an initiative that encourages students to stay in Leeds after their studies, takes place today across the city, supported by Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry.

Students in cafe

New models give insight into the heart of the Rosette Nebula

Published
Tuesday 13th February, 2018
Categories
Science

New research, led by the University of Leeds, offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosetta Nebula’s central cavity and that of its central stars.

Nick Wright, Keele University

Fake news production and social media 'trolls'

Published
Monday 12th February, 2018
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

A network of digital workers are designing political disinformation campaigns, creating fake news and fanning the flames of public discontent in the Philippines, new research has found.

A detail from the cover of the report

Lightning storms less likely in a warming planet

Published
Monday 12th February, 2018
Categories
Science
Environment

Global warming may lead to a drop in lightning strikes, affecting atmospheric composition and the frequency of natural forest fires in the tropics, a new study suggests.

lightning

Arthritis research making strides forward

Published
Thursday 8th February, 2018
Categories
Health

Scientists at the University of Leeds are investigating whether amateur athletes are at a greater risk of developing potentially-disabling joint problems such as osteoarthritis.

knee in a hospital setting

Unlocking a molecular secret behind bat longevity

Published
Thursday 8th February, 2018
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists have identified part of the molecular mechanism that gives a long-lived bat species its extraordinary lifespan compared to other animals.

Myotis bat

New era, stronger partnership with piano contest

Published
Monday 5th February, 2018
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

The global reach of one of the world’s leading piano competitions is being significantly extended thanks to a renewed partnership with the University of Leeds.

Later rounds of the competition take place in the University of Leeds' Great Hall

A good life for all within the planet’s means

Published
Monday 5th February, 2018
Categories
Global
Environment

A study led by the University of Leeds has found that no country currently meets its citizens’ basic needs at a globally sustainable level of resource use.

Leeds

Biotech partnership to tackle disease before it starts

Published
Monday 5th February, 2018
Categories
News

A new partnership in Leeds has been agreed to evaluate the benefits of a diagnostic blood test which can help predict whether someone is likely to develop type 2 diabetes.

Picture shows a laboratory worker processing a number of blood samples