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Leeds joins partners in £170m European drug development project

Published
Thursday 7th February, 2013
Categories
Health
Working with business

Chemists at the University of Leeds will join a £170 million pan-European project, bringing together university researchers and pharmaceutical companies to develop the next generation of drugs.

Green tea

Green tea and red wine extracts disrupt Alzheimer's

Published
Monday 4th February, 2013
Categories
Health
Science

Natural chemicals found in green tea and red wine may disrupt a key step of the Alzheimer's disease pathway, according to new research from the University of Leeds.

Student filmmakers call the shots

Published
Tuesday 29th January, 2013
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

A team of four students have won this year's Student Video Competition, with their winning entry impressing judges so much it could not be distinguished from videos made by professionals.

Universities Minister tours chemical labs

Published
Tuesday 29th January, 2013
Categories
University
Technology
Science

State-of-the-art facilities for chemistry and chemical engineering at the University of Leeds were showcased this week during a visit by the Minister for Universities and Science.

Young footballers show signs of burnout

Published
Tuesday 29th January, 2013
Categories
Health

Elite youth footballers are at risk of burnout before they leave school because of the perfectionist standards some feel coaches, parents and team members demand of them, according to a new study.

New guidelines to curb waste on infrastructure

Published
Monday 28th January, 2013
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

A new approach to procuring and managing large infrastructure projects based on work by University of Leeds academics promises to cut wasteful spending.

Bats split on family living

Published
Thursday 24th January, 2013
Categories
Science

For the tiny Daubenton's bat, the attractions of family life seem to vary more with altitude than with the allure of the opposite sex.

New funds to tackle fundraising for the arts

Published
Thursday 24th January, 2013
Categories
Working with business
University
Arts & Culture

The DARE partnership, a collaboration between Opera North and the University of Leeds, is set to share in a major grant to tackle the challenges in fundraising for the arts.

Soot's impact on climate change underestimated

Published
Tuesday 15th January, 2013
Categories
Environment

Soot is the second largest man made contributor to global warming and its influence on climate has been greatly underestimated, according to the first comprehensive analysis of the problem.

New study reveals gas that triggers ozone destruction

Published
Monday 14th January, 2013
Categories
Environment

Scientists at the Universities of Leeds and York have discovered that the majority of ozone-depleting iodine oxide observed over the remote ocean comes from a previously unknown marine source.