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Can air cleaners reduce COVID-19 in schools?

Published
Friday 5th November, 2021
Categories
Working with our region
Working with business
Science
Coronavirus
Health

A study has been launched into the feasibility of using air cleaners to reduce the spread of COVID-19 in 30 primary schools in Bradford.

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Extreme ice melting in Greenland raises global flood risk

Published
Tuesday 2nd November, 2021
Categories
Science
Environment

Global warming has caused extreme ice melting events in Greenland to become more frequent and more intense over the past 40 years according to new research, raising sea levels and flood risk worldwide

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Leeds research inspires glacier names to mark COP26

Published
Sunday 31st October, 2021
Categories
Global
Science
Environment
Research

A glacier in West Antarctica has been formally named after the city of Glasgow to mark its hosting of the COP26 climate change conference.

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Developing unbreakable screens

Published
Friday 29th October, 2021
Categories
Global
Technology
Science

Cracked phone screens could become a thing of the past thanks to breakthrough research by a global team of scientists.

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Industry 'must prepare now' for green electricity

Published
Thursday 28th October, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Environment

Industry must speed up investment in new technologies that allow manufacture of materials using renewable electricity if net zero emissions targets are to be met, researchers warn.

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Leeds at COP26: Our climate experts address global leaders

Published
Thursday 28th October, 2021
Categories
Global
Environment

Leeds climate researchers working to tackle the environmental crisis and help the world achieve net zero carbon emissions are preparing to address 200 world leaders at COP26. 

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100 years on, the scientists still shaping science

Published
Tuesday 26th October, 2021
Categories
Science
Arts & Culture

An exhibition about a father and son team who made one of the most significant scientific discoveries of the 20th century opens today at the University.

Female hiker applying spray-on sunscreen outdoors.

Reduced protection of some sunscreens

Published
Thursday 14th October, 2021
Categories
Science
Health

Some sunscreens offer very limited protection against dangerous sunrays during use and may even be harmful.