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A person being injected in the upper arm by a clinician

Speeding up new vaccine development

Published
19 December 2024
Categories
Health
Research

A device which could help reduce new vaccine production time to less than 100 days has been granted development funding. 

Trial contributor Robin wearing his facial prosthesis standing in front of his portraits in the Bexley Wing at St James' University Hospital, Leeds

Trial participants with facial prostheses have portraits painted

Published
7 November 2024
Categories
Health
Research

Patients who wear facial prostheses after treatment for head and neck cancer have had their portraits painted to illustrate the physical and psychological impact of living with a facial difference. 

Dancers wearing carnival costumes sway to music in front of the Wavy Bacon statue on the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ campus.

Thousands flock to Light Night on campus

Published
29 October 2024
Categories
News
Arts & Culture

More than 13,000 visitors including young families, students and staff enjoyed a spectacular Light Night at the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥.

A group of students with a panel of experts from the DWP stood infront of a presentation on a board smiling at the camera.

Student insight influences recruitment decisions

Published
11 October 2024
Categories
Business & Economy
Working with business

Insight from business students at Leeds is influencing government recruitment policy for neurodivergent applicants.

A child using a smartphone late at night lying in bed.

Summer riots 'show consequences of dangerous fake news'

Published
4 September 2024
Categories
Business & Economy
Society & Politics

Children need to be ‘vaccinated’ against fake news and dangerous disinformation, academics have warned, and digital education must improve to ensure they don't fall prey to 'nefarious actors' online.

A large group of students stood on a rooftop with a building and a mountain in the background.

Broadening horizons with international visits

Published
28 August 2024
Categories
Global

Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ students designed a prototype product for visually impaired schoolchildren as part of a global classroom experience in Mexico.