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Tackling tooth decay in children

Published: 29 January 2024
Categories: Health

A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay.

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Conference calls for cuckooing to be criminalised

Published: 29 January 2024
Categories: Society & Politics

There will be calls for cuckooing to be made a criminal offence at the first ever major conference on the issue at the University of Leeds.

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Tech assisted breathing exercises relieve Long Covid symptoms

Published: 29 January 2024
Categories: Science | News | Coronavirus | Research

Simple breathing exercises done twice daily while using a mobile phone app can help relieve the symptoms of Long Covid, new research has found.

Will Homoky, Aly Lough and Chiara Krewer on the RRS Sir David Attenborough with icebergs in the distance behind them

Cold, unbalanced and feeling seasick – all in the name of science

Published: 25 January 2024
Categories: Environment | Research

Three researchers from the University of Leeds are embarking on a two-month expedition to the Antarctic to investigate one of the most important questions in climate science.

The leather sole of a child’s shoe, crudely cut from a Jewish religious parchment scroll – a Sefer Torah

Shoe soles cut from a Torah reveal clues about Nazi-occupied Greece

Published: 25 January 2024
Categories: Arts & Culture

Children's shoe soles cut crudely from the Jewish Torah could reveal chilling clues about Nazi-occupied Greece, according to new research by the University of Leeds.

Lord Nigel Crisp, Barny Leavers, Gillian Joseph, Fatima Khan Shah, Professor Mark Kearney and Professor Hai Sui Yu

Leeds hosts health workforce expert panel debate

Published: 24 January 2024
Categories: News | Health

Leading experts in public health and care policy debated health workforce related challenges and how cross-sector collaboration can address them at a panel discussion at the University of Leeds.

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The Paralympic doctor who sacrificed sport for the NHS

Published: 24 January 2024
Categories: Alumni

Kim Daybell sacrificed his Paralympic Games in order to save lives on the NHS frontline during COVID-19. The table tennis star was inducted into the Leeds Sport Hall of Fame for his achievements.

Professor Nik Watson and Dr Alexander Bowler inspect equipment at the Piglove brewery in Leeds

Carbon calculator to improve sustainability in craft beer sector

Published: 24 January 2024
Categories: Environment

A “carbon footprint calculator” has been created to help small craft brewers identify the scale of their carbon emissions.

A group of four children reading a book with a University of Leeds student on placement at Bright Beginnings Nursery on campus.

Celebrating International Day of Education

Published: 23 January 2024
Categories: University

University of Leeds staff and students are passionate about improving the future for children in our community, the city of Leeds and around the world.

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Climate education expansion for England's young learners

Published: 23 January 2024
Categories: Environment

Every school and college in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme run by a consortium of universities.

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Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published: 19 January 2024
Categories: Environment | Technology | Working with business | Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

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Artwork proposed for Leeds park to make it feel safer for women

Published: 12 January 2024
Categories: Working with our region

An artwork project is to be designed by community groups for Woodhouse Moor in Leeds with the aim of making the space more welcoming for women.

The image shows the view above the tree canopy in the Mata de Vale in the Chapada Guimares region of the Amazon forest. There is a dense cover of green vegetation across both side of a narrow valley.

Common tree species dominate tropical forests

Published: 10 January 2024
Categories: Global | Science | Environment

Scientists have found almost identical patterns in how tropical forests worldwide are dominated by surprisingly few tree species.

Harry Simpson is pictured wearing a beekeeping hat with veil.

Students show entrepreneurial spark

Published: 9 January 2024
Categories: Business & Economy

Two young entrepreneurs are forging ahead with business start-ups following backing from the University of Leeds.

A farmer in Africa - bent double - digs into dry-looking looking soil. He is wearing a hat to protect himself from the overhead sun.

Ensuring nutrition is at the heart of climate smart agriculture

Published: 2 January 2024
Categories: Science | Health | Environment

Farmers in sub-Saharan Africa need to diversify away from growing maize and switch to crops that are resilient to climate change and supply key micronutrients for the population, say researchers.

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