Booking opens for Ilkley Literature Festival’s golden anniversary
Tickets are now on sale for the Ilkley Literature Festival, which is celebrating its 50th year with a headline slot by Leeds Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage.
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Transforming cystic fibrosis care
Director of Medical Affairs at the Cystic Fibrosis Trust Dr Keith Brownlee has played his part in transforming treatment of the condition – while raising two of Leeds’ most successful sporting alumni.
Half as many AF patients dying of heart attacks and strokes
Patients living with one of the UK’s most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.
Increased Amazon carbon emissions a result of weak law enforcement
Increased carbon emissions from the Amazon rainforest are due to weak law enforcement, new research suggests.
What worms can tell us about brains and behaviour
The University of Leeds has collaborated with a leading American institution on research that helps to crack the code that relates brain and behaviour.
Sarah's film hits home the dangers of carrying knives
The mother of a teenager murdered in a knife attack is launching a film to warn young people about the tragic consequences of carrying knives.
Pioneering new approaches in healthcare
A new collaboration between researchers at the University of Leeds and the Leeds Health and Care Partnership will explore how best to support people with multiple long-term health conditions.
Vice-Chancellor appointed as IHEC Commissioner
Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor and President at the University of Leeds, will help set the future path for higher education following her appointment to an influential body.
The role of dust on the world's climate
Giant dust storms in the Gulf of Alaska can last for many days and send tonnes of fine sediment or silt into the atmosphere, and it is having an impact on the global climate system, say scientists.
Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom
An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.