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Learning to spot AI generated faces

Published
4 December 2025
Categories
Science
Research

Five minutes of training can significantly improve people's ability to identify fake faces created by artificial intelligence, new research shows.  

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Keeping children away from crime

Published
4 December 2025
Categories
Society & Politics
Research

Children are being pulled into the youth justice system because their early health, education and care needs are not being addressed, according to a new Child of the North report.

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Accents at work: share your story

Published
26 November 2025
Categories
Society & Politics
Arts & Culture
Research

UK workers are being asked to share their experiences of how their accents influence life at work, in an anonymous survey as part of University of Leeds research.

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University’s textile heritage honoured

Published
25 November 2025
Categories
Research
University

One of the UK’s most prestigious educational honours has been awarded to the University of Leeds for 150 years of textile research.

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Training empowers park staff to tackle harassment

Published
25 November 2025
Categories
Society & Politics
Research

Hundreds of park staff and volunteers across the UK have been trained in how to spot, safely challenge, and prevent harassment or behaviour which could stop women feeling safe in public places.

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Reducing the risks of wildlife corridors

Published
17 November 2025
Categories
Environment
Research

Efforts to join up isolated plant and animal habitats across the world should also protect against unintentionally harming them, new research shows.