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Leeds is top three in UK for sustainable impact

Published
Wednesday 22nd April, 2020
Categories
Global
University

The global Times Higher Education Impact Rankings today recognises the University as one of the top three in the UK and 11th worldwide.

Great Hall, University campus

Coral reefs struggling in a human dominated world

Published
Friday 17th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Environment

A new study reveals that proper management of coral reefs can help achieve the multiple goals needed to sustain these ecosystems but management effectiveness is dependant on the reef’s location.

Kimbe Bay, Papua New Guinea. Credit to Tane Sinclair-Taylor.

LIDA joins powerful new COVID-19 data alliance

Published
Thursday 16th April, 2020
Categories
Business & Economy
Coronavirus
Science

Leeds Institute for Data Analytics (LIDA) is providing a powerful new COVID-19 data alliance with secure infrastructure, scientific expertise and access to global academic research networks.

Members of Leeds Institute for Data Analytics

Simple fix creates coronavirus breathing aids

Published
Tuesday 7th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health

Engineers and scientists have developed a way to convert a sleep apnoea machine into a ventilator to treat people with covid-19.  

The picture shows Dr Pete Culmer, left, and Dr David Brettle, standing by a sleep apnoea machine

Analysing student eating habits

Published
Monday 6th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists have for the first time used anonymous data from pre-payment food cards to get a unique insight into the eating habits of first year university students.

A student selecting food from a cafeteria selection

Treating rectal cancer during the covid-19 epidemic

Published
Monday 6th April, 2020
Categories
Science
Coronavirus
Health

Leading cancer experts have  recommended a one-week course of radiotherapy and delaying surgery as the best way to treat patients with rectal cancer during the covid-19 pandemic. 

The image shows the cross section through a human body taken with a specialist radiotherapy machine.

Nature's lethal shape-shifter

Published
Wednesday 1st April, 2020
Categories
Health
Science
Health
Science

Every picture tells a story… none more so than this detailed visualisation of a strain of the norovirus.

Image shows a norovirus created from 13,000 separate electron microscope images. It shows bump-like protrusions on the surface of the protein shell around the virus.