Screen use soars among UK adults post-lockdown
New research warns that screen use significantly increased among adults during the COVID-19 lockdowns and has continued at a high rate since, highlighting the need for Government guidance.
Research and innovation News
Explore, learn and create at Be Curious 2022
Be Curious, the University of Leeds’s annual research event, is back on campus for the first time since going virtual in 2020.
Improving the world’s parks and green spaces
A ground-breaking project that aims to improve parks across the globe has been launched.
Research to investigate the origins of Earth
An astrophysicist at the University of Leeds has been awarded a five-year fellowship to answer one of the most fundamental questions in science – how do planets form?
Leeds University Rocketry Association takes launch
Theo Youds has always dreamt of going to space. Since forming the first ever rocketry association at Leeds and leading two successful rocket flights, he's set his sights on the Spaceport America Cup.
Weight stigma expert gives evidence to Government inquiry
A Leeds expert has called on the Government to tackle weight stigma and introduce long-term policies that recognise the chronic nature of obesity.
Anti-viral light neutralises COVID-19
A new type of ultraviolet light can efficiently kill airborne microbes, such as those which cause COVID-19, a study has found after successful trials.
A robot small enough to explore the lungs
Engineers and scientists have paved the way for a robot that can reach some of the smallest bronchial tubes in the lungs – to take tissue samples or deliver cancer therapy.
Swapping cars for walking
People are now routinely using their cars less and walking more since the first COVID-19 lockdown, according to new research.
International bowel cancer clinical trials open
Hundreds of newly diagnosed bowel cancer patients in Yorkshire will have the opportunity to take part in two international clinical trials.