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Roundhay Park

What do the 'lungs of Leeds' mean to you?

Published
Tuesday 5th July, 2016
Categories
Society & Politics
News

From Golden Acre and Gotts to Roundhay and Rothwell, there are more than 60 parks to enjoy in Leeds.

Feasting monks and strange foods

Published
Friday 1st July, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture

Jousting knights, feasting musicians, food demonstrators and artists will descend on Leeds from 3-7 July.

Vision for better living through robotics

Published
Friday 1st July, 2016
Categories
News
Technology

Robots rarely get a good press. They’re either turning rogue, trying to control the human race as in The Matrix, or wreaking a path of destruction to kill the hero in Will Smith’s I, Robot.

EU Referendum: Statement

Published
Friday 24th June, 2016
Categories
University

Statement from Vice-Chancellor, Sir Alan Langlands

A close up of an aedes aegypti mosquito on human skin.

Itchy inflammation of mosquito bites helps viruses replicate

Published
Tuesday 21st June, 2016
Categories
Health

The itchy swelling that appears at the site of a mosquito bite isn't just an irritating nuisance - it also makes viral infections spread by the insects far worse, new research has found.

A farmer in Malawi checks her maize crop that is struggling as a result of the worst drought in three decades. Credit: Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Crop breeding is not keeping pace with climate change

Published
Monday 20th June, 2016
Categories
Science
Environment

Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.

Discovering the 'turnstile' in our cells

Published
Wednesday 15th June, 2016
Categories
Science

A research team has discovered that a cell's protective layer acts like a turnstile, allowing proteins to be exported while preventing them from moving back in.

The Leeds way: world triathlon winners

Published
Tuesday 7th June, 2016
Categories
University

Hometown heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee commanded the World Triathlon Series in Leeds this weekend, following the news that Leeds-based athletes dominate this summer’s Rio Olympics squad.