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£3m test rig to spark innovation in UK nuclear industry

Published
Wednesday 17th November, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Technology

A test rig to help the nuclear industry design new reactors, decommission old ones and better dispose of waste from nuclear reprocessing is to be built at the University.

Inside a nuclear power plant

Jonathan Wild: A million tree promise

Published
Friday 12th November, 2021
Categories
Alumni

Jonathan Wild (Hon LLD 2011), the former Chair and Managing Director of Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate, is dedicated to his mission to protect the planet.

Jonathan Wild, (Hon LLD 2011), in an alpine landscape.

Diet research could cut hip fracture risk

Published
Wednesday 10th November, 2021
Categories
Science
Health

A lack of high-quality research is preventing the development of dietary advice that could reduce the number of hip fractures, a new study suggests.

A range of fruits and vegetables in a basket and laying on the ground

Can air cleaners reduce COVID-19 in schools?

Published
Friday 5th November, 2021
Categories
Working with our region
Working with business
Science
Coronavirus
Health

A study has been launched into the feasibility of using air cleaners to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in 30 primary schools in Bradford.

An air filtration system, with books and toys in the background

Extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk

Published
Tuesday 2nd November, 2021
Categories
Science
Environment

Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide

Surface meltwater flowing towards the ocean through a channel in Greenland

Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26

Published
Sunday 31st October, 2021
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.

A boat in ocean surrounded by water and glaciers

Developing unbreakable screens

Published
Friday 29th October, 2021
Categories
Global
Technology
Science

Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research by a global team of scientists.

Examples of the fabricated glass composite shown under a UV light (black light), revealing the emission of bright and pure colours.