Study News

The Ebola virus

Researchers to use supercomputer to 'hack' Ebola

Published
Thursday 11th February, 2016
Categories
Science
Health

Scientists at the University of Leeds will run the equivalent of password cracking software to find the chemical keys to defeating the Ebola virus.

Business, meeting

The benefits of worker co-operatives

Published
Wednesday 10th February, 2016
Categories
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

New research has identified the benefits of taking things into your own hands and starting a worker co-operative.

(From left-right) Jim Sharp (Met Office), Dr Ryan Neely (NCAS/University of Leeds), Dr Lindsay Bennett (NCAS/University of Leeds), Michael Cranston (SEPA) in front of the NCAS X-band Radar.

Improving rainfall and flooding predictions

Published
Friday 5th February, 2016
Categories
Environment
Science

The University of Leeds is a partner in a new research project to improve our understanding of rainfall and flood predictions in Scotland.

Bell heather (Erica sp.) with the flowers bagged to exclude pollinators so the researchers can collect the nectar produced over a 24 hour period. Credit: Mathilde Baude

Loss of wild flowers matches pollinator decline

Published
Wednesday 3rd February, 2016
Categories
Science
Environment

The first Britain-wide assessment of the value of wild flowers as food for pollinators shows that decreasing resources mirror the decline of pollinating insects.

New gallery showcases University treasures

Published
Thursday 28th January, 2016
Categories
Arts & Culture
News

A rich collection of rare manuscripts and books forms a special public display of treasures at the University of Leeds' new £1.9m gallery.

Digital design to boost pharmaceutical industry

Published
Thursday 28th January, 2016
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy
Technology
Health

University of Leeds researchers are part of a project to transform the UK’s pharmaceutical industry by introducing new digital design processes.