The Chancellor has announced £20m in the Budget to fund new health and social care information projects, aimed at tackling major health challenges by using 'big picture' data.
Parasites can play an important role in driving cannibalism, according to a new research which looked at cannibalism among freshwater shrimp in Northern Ireland.
The most extensive land-based study of the Amazon to date reveals it is losing its capacity to absorb carbon from the atmosphere.
The University is backing a bid for Leeds to be the 2023 European Capital of Culture. The city will have to declare its intention to bid by December 2016, with the successful city announced in 2018.
Have you ever looked through a telescope? Do you know what to do in the event of a zombie outbreak? Have you ever been to a science slam or a science ceilidh?
The human-dominated geological epoch known as the Anthropocene probably began around the year 1610, according to new research published today in Nature.
New University of Leeds research has shown why a bush that is only found in some African countries could hold a key to killing renal (kidney) cancer cells.
A shattered pair of spectacles in an Indian museum has helped shed light on the fascinating story of a lone non-white soldier among Yorkshire volunteers fighting on the Western Front.
Doctors may have underestimated the risks to patients of taking paracetamol on a long-term basis, suggests research led by experts from the University of Leeds.
Enterprising students and graduates are putting their ideas into practice thanks to the generous support of a Yorkshire business.