Outdoor and protective clothing 'should be greener'
Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.
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Heart attack care 'excellent around the clock'
Admission to hospital with a heart attack outside normal working hours does not appear to increase a patient’s chance of dying in hospital, according to a study of more than 600,000 patient cases.
Meeting the global challenges of water security and urban disaster
Researchers from Leeds are key partners in two pioneering international collaborations tackling water security and urban disaster risk management.
Bragg Centre: a new focus for materials research
A new centre for research into the analysis and development of advanced materials has launched at the University of Leeds.
Is our microbiome the key to tackling bowel cancer?
Leeds researchers have been awarded nearly £2.5 million to investigate how billions of microorganisms living in our bodies, called the microbiome, could be manipulated to treat bowel cancer.
SOLD! The antiques trade gets its first museum exhibition
A new exhibition taking visitors on a journey through the history of antique dealing, curated by a Leeds academic, opens this week at The Bowes Museum, County Durham.
Leeds’ research on Japanese knotweed to drive Parliament debate
There is no evidence that Japanese knotweed causes more significant structural damage to buildings than many other plants, a Parliamentary committee will hear today.
Leeds top ten for top employers
Students at the University of Leeds are in the UK’s top ten most targeted by leading employers.
Focus on wind farms misses ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce carbon footprint
Government is missing a ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
Avoiding fossil fuel 'lock-in' could help limit global temperature rise
Research suggests there would be a 64% chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, if fossil fuel infrastructure was phased out immediately.