New resource offers unique insight into life and death in Leeds
A mine of information for genealogists has been made available online.
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DARE Art Prize shortlist announced
The University's Cultural Institute and Opera North have announced the shortlist for their inaugural DARE Art Prize.
Giving robots a change of heart
A prototype robotic sleeve, which can wrap around a weak heart before synchronising with its natural motion to help it keep beating, has been developed by an international team of engineers.
Professor lobbies at Davos summit for a better global food system
The global food system needs to be made more equitable and sustainable, according to a University expert who is lobbying senior politicians and business figures this week.
Leeds now among UK’s top five universities targeted by employers
Students at the University of Leeds are now the fifth most targeted in the UK by leading employers.
Climate policies alone will not save Earth's most diverse tropical forests
A focus on policies to conserve tropical forests for their carbon storage value may imperil some of the world’s most biologically rich tropical forests.
Scientists collaborate to reduce number of animals needed for research
More than 200 scientists have signed up to a tissue-sharing database designed to reduce the number of animals needed for biomedical research.
Arthritis drug cuts heart attack risk
A drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis can reduce the risk of heart attacks in such patients by nearly 40%, a new study has found.
World’s largest tropical peatland discovered in Congo swamps
A vast peatland in the Congo Basin has been mapped for the first time, revealing it to be the largest in the tropics.
Suppressing repair protein could be key to treating brain tumours
Targeting a specific DNA-repairing protein in the brain could be an effective way to treat the most aggressive type of brain tumour, a study suggests.
