Celebrating satellites’ contribution to polar science
Seven areas of fast-flowing ice on the Antarctic Peninsula have been formally named after Earth observation satellites, following a request by a University of Leeds scientist.
Research and innovation News
New Director for Bragg Centre for Materials Research
The University has appointed Professor Edmund Linfield as the first Director for the Bragg Centre for Materials Research.
Improving mental health support for international students
The University is helping to develop a sector-wide approach to supporting the mental health of international students coming to the UK.
New Executive Dean for Leeds University Business School
Professor Julia Bennell has been appointed as the new Executive Dean of Leeds University Business School.
Research Spotlight - May 2019
May's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.
New Executive Dean for Engineering and Physical Sciences
Professor Nora de Leeuw has been announced as the inaugural Executive Dean of the Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences.
New regulator of immune responses discovered
Scientists have identified a new internal regulator that helps control the body’s response to fight infection.
Using the past to unravel the future for Arctic wetlands
A new study has used partially fossilised plants and single-celled organisms to investigate the effects of climate change on the Canadian High Arctic wetlands and help predict their future.
Northern universities to tackle transport emissions
Leeds scientists are leading a research network of northern universities to find new ways to rapidly decarbonise UK transport.
Finding a safer way to make the Polio vaccine
Researchers at the University of Leeds are developing a cheaper and safer way of making the polio vaccine.