MRI scan 'better' for heart patients
A magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scan for coronary heart disease is better than the most commonly-used alternative, a major UK trial of heart disease patients has shown.
Research and innovation News
Solar power generation more powerful in Europe this century
Climate change will increase the amount of electricity generated by solar power in some parts of the world while decreasing it in others.
Violent storms provide testing conditions for research scientists
Better forecasting of violent storms, such as those battering the British Isles over the past few weeks, could be possible in the future.
Researcher of the Year Awards: saving lives from bowel cancer
Dr Nick West of the Faculty of Medicine and Health fought off tough competition to be named the 2011 University of Leeds Postgraduate Researcher of the Year.
Step forward in foot-and-mouth disease understanding
Scientists have discovered a mechanism they believe may play a key role in the spread of foot-and-mouth disease in animals.
Making finance serve society, the economy and the environment
Ways to make the financial system better serve Europe's economic, social and environmental needs are to be explored by a €10m international research project.
Alan Turing pardon petition launched
A University of Leeds academic is supporting an e-petition calling on the Government to posthumously pardon the mathematician and computer pioneer Alan Turing for his conviction of gross indecency.
Aggression prevents the better part of valour... in fig wasps
Researchers have confirmed a unique behaviour within the male population of tiny fig wasps that pollinate fig trees - they team up to help pregnant females, even if they have not mated themselves.
COP 17 and a low carbon future for cities
Investing 2% of a modern city's GDP in low carbon and energy efficient opportunities for ten years would reduce that city's carbon emission levels by 40% at no net cost.
Doing good - or just talking about it?
UK companies making bold claims about social and environmental achievements are using incorrect and irrelevant data, say researchers at the University of Leeds and Euromed Management School (France).