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Business School wins KTP Award

Published
Monday 7th November, 2011
Categories
Business & Economy
Working with business

A Knowledge Transfer Partnership (KTP) between Leeds University Business School and Clydesdale Bank has been awarded the ESRC award for 'Best Application of Social Science in a KTP 2011.'

Brain parasite directly alters brain chemistry

Published
Friday 4th November, 2011
Categories
Health

Research shows infection by the brain parasite Toxoplasma gondii, found in 10-20 per cent of the UK's population, directly affects the production of dopamine, a key chemical messenger in the brain.

'Zombie' worms found in Mediterranean fossil

Published
Tuesday 1st November, 2011
Categories
Science

Traces of bizarre, bone-eating 'zombie' worms have been found on a three million year old fossil whale bone from Tuscany in Italy.

Roads are detrimental to Europe's protected bats, new study finds

Published
Tuesday 1st November, 2011
Categories
Environment

New study suggests major roads significantly reduce bat numbers, activity and diversity - raising serious issues for how road construction projects mitigate their impact on these protected species.

Targeting leg fatigue in heart failure

Published
Monday 31st October, 2011
Categories
Health

Doctors should not only treat the heart muscle in chronic heart failure patients, but also their leg muscles through exercise, say researchers in a major new study.

University Honours Dr Keith Howard

Published
Friday 21st October, 2011
Categories
University

The University of Leeds has honoured Yorkshire businessman and philanthropist Dr Keith Howard with an Honorary Degree at a special event on Monday.

Leeds 'sludge team' targets nuclear waste

Published
Friday 21st October, 2011
Categories
Technology
Science

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Researchers from the University of Leeds have teamed up with Sellafield Ltd to clean up radioactive sludge produced by the UK nuclear industry.

Target exploitative employers says forced labour report

Published
Thursday 20th October, 2011
Categories
Society & Politics

An increased focus by government on tackling exploitative employers and bridging visas for victims are two of the key recommendations of a newly-published paper into forced labour.