Dr Jim McQuaid from the University of Leeds is among the scientists who took to the skies in the world's largest airship for one of the most ambitious atmospheric experiments on television.
Cooling newborns suffering from a lack of oxygen at birth significantly increases their chance of survival without brain damage to 6-7 years, according to research involving the University of Leeds.
Over 2,000 medievalists from nearly 60 different countries arrive on campus this week, to share their passion for history, as well as the extravagant medieval feast which is a focal point of the IMC.
Ahead of the official Opening Ceremony Team Presentation on Thursday, all 198 competitors in the Tour de France gathered at the University of Leeds before setting off to cycle through the city.
Two thousand of the world's most knowledgeable medievalists, including historian and TV broadcaster Michael Wood, are set to descend on the University for this year's International Medieval Congress.
Two University of Leeds professors have won the 2014 Faraday Medal for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.
Dr Clifford Stott of the Security and Justice Research Group at the University of Leeds has won the Economic and Social Research Council's (ESRC) 2014 Celebrating Impact Award for Outstanding Impact.
A new data analysis technique radically improves monitoring of kidney patients, according to a University of Leeds-led study, and could lead to profound changes in the way we understand our health.
Cancer patients across Yorkshire will soon have better access to pioneering treatments following the establishment of a new clinical trials centre at the University of Leeds.
Tiny differences in mice that make them peculiarly resistant to a family of conditions that includes Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease may provide clues for treatments in humans.