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Medical lab

Boosting health technology innovation

Published
Monday 12th August, 2019
Categories
Technology
Health

More than three million citizens across the Leeds City Region are set to benefit as senior leaders from the healthtech industry - including the University of Leeds - announce a new partnership.

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First independent report into UK Hajj industry

Published
Friday 9th August, 2019
Categories
Arts & Culture
Society & Politics

The first independent report into the UK Hajj industry reveals a sector that is rapidly expanding and changing – and becoming increasingly expensive for British Muslims.

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Scientists create the world's thinnest gold

Published
Tuesday 6th August, 2019
Categories
Technology
Science

Scientists at the University of Leeds have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick – the thinnest unsupported gold ever created.

Cricket garnish

Research Spotlight - July 2019

Published
Friday 2nd August, 2019
Categories
University

July's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

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Leeds to host major international MIT innovation programme

Published
Thursday 1st August, 2019
Categories
University

Leeds and the City Region has been chosen to host a prestigious international programme, in partnership with one of the world’s most famous universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

Man receives electrical stimulation via the ear

‘Tickle’ therapy could help slow ageing

Published
Tuesday 30th July, 2019
Categories
Health

'Tickling' the ear with a small electrical current appears to rebalance the autonomic nervous system for over-55s, potentially slowing down one of the effects of ageing, according to new research.

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Engineering stronger ethics

Published
Friday 26th July, 2019
Categories
Technology
News

Engineers in the UK are being asked to comment on a plan to strengthen ethical thinking in their profession.

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Using weather radar to monitor insects

Published
Thursday 25th July, 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists are developing a pioneering technique that allows them to monitor insects in the air using weather radars, as part of a research project called BioDAR.

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Animals adapting too slowly to changing climate

Published
Tuesday 23rd July, 2019
Categories
Science

Animals are not adapting fast enough in response to the changing climate, according to new research published today in Nature Communications.

Woodhouse park

Who should pay for our parks?

Published
Thursday 18th July, 2019
Categories
Environment
Society & Politics

A new report has called for a national debate on who should pay for the UK’s much-loved public parks and green spaces.