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Reframing disaster: revisiting global disasters

Published
27 November 2014
Categories
Society & Politics

This year marks the 30th anniversary of Bhopal gas disaster in India, the 20th anniversary of the Rwandan genocide and the 10th anniversary of the South Asian tsunami on Boxing Day 2004.

Stroke damage mechanism identified

Published
26 November 2014
Categories
Health

Researchers have discovered a mechanism linked to the brain damage often suffered by stroke victims"”and are now searching for drugs to block it.

Geoengineering our climate is not a 'quick fix'

Published
26 November 2014
Categories
Environment

The deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system is not a "quick fix" for global warming, according to the findings of the UK's first publicly funded studies on geoengineering.

Missing gene linked to autism

Published
25 November 2014
Categories
Health

Researchers at the University of Leeds have shed light on a gene mutation linked to autistic traits.

National award for transforming data into knowledge

Published
14 November 2014
Categories
Working with business | University

A collaboration between Leeds-based The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and the University of Leeds has won a national Research Council UK impact award from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.

Molecule fights cancer on two fronts

Published
13 November 2014
Categories
Science | Health

Researchers at the University of Leeds have made a new synthetic anti-cancer molecule that targets two key mechanisms in the spread of malignant tumours through the body.

Puree helps kids make smooth transition to vegetables

Published
13 November 2014
Categories
Health | Society & Politics

Adding tiny amounts of vegetable puree to milk and then rice at the time of weaning makes children more likely to eat vegetables, new University of Leeds research shows.

New plaque marks partnership to fight breast cancer

Published
10 November 2014
Categories
Health

A plaque to mark a historic partnership between Breast Cancer Campaign and the University of Leeds, which is leading the fight against breast cancer, was unveiled in Leeds on Monday (November 10).

Woodland bat species sweats it out in the tropics

Published
7 November 2014
Categories
Science | Environment

A bat species thought to be restricted to temperate forests has been found living thousands of miles from its known range in the sweltering heat of the southern Indian rainforest.