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Policy revamp crucial for ex-coal mining communities
Researchers from the Universities of Leeds, Staffordshire and Cambridge have investigated the impact of the coal industry loss and subsequent years of Austerity on coalfield areas across the UK.
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![A thunderstorm above a Ghanian town.](/images/resized/600x328-0-0-1-80-Strom_in_Ghana_on_02_04_2025_v2_.jpg")
Enhancing weather warnings in Ghana聽
The 映客直播 is collaborating with institutions in Ghana to combat climate challenges and nurture the next generation of scientists.聽
![Close-up of a fluffy, white Caspian Seal pup on the ice](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Caspian_seal_pup.png")
Caspian Sea decline threatens endangered seals and coastal communities
Urgent action is needed to protect endangered species, human health and industry from the impacts of the Caspian Sea shrinking, research led by the 映客直播 has found.
![A group of schoolchildren from Wakefield comb a mocked up crime scene on the 映客直播 campus to learn about what forensics officers look for.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Crime_scene_search1_800_x_400.jpg")
Junior detectives investigate crime scene
Schoolchildren investigated a mocked-up 鈥榗rime scene鈥� on the 映客直播 campus as part of a knife crime reduction campaign.
![Sophie Lim smiles at the camera whilst playing the piano at Leeds City Museum](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Sophie_playing_at_Leeds_City_Museum_800_x_400.jpg")
Pianist strikes the right chord on hit TV series
A multi-talented musician working at the 映客直播 has played a key role on the soundtrack to hit TV show Adolescence.
![Older people take part in an exercise class on chairs, holding colourful resistance bands over their heads to stretch their arms.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-EFI2_.png")
Predicting older people鈥檚 frailty helps doctors intervene earlier
GPs can more accurately identify older people鈥檚 frailty and intervene earlier as a result of NIHR-funded research led by the 映客直播.
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Mini rolling robot takes virtual biopsies
A tiny magnetic robot which can take 3D scans from deep within the body and could revolutionise early cancer detection, has been developed by researchers.
![Lighthouse on the south pier in IJmuiden, Netherlands, being struck by big breaking waves caused by the storm Dudley in february 2022](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Winter_storms_resized.png")
Damaging UK winter storms driven by swirling polar vortex miles above Earth
Powerful winter storms which led to deaths and power outages in the UK and Ireland were made more likely by an intense swirling vortex of winds miles above the Arctic, say scientists.
![Professor Jonathan Carrivick stands next to a glacier at Nigardsbreen, Norway carrying GPS topographic surveying equipment](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Carrivick_resized.png")
Leeds scientist in global fight to save glaciers
A scientist from the 映客直播 has joined an international team responding to the global loss of glaciers.
![Three yellow tents in a row in bright sunshine on the Khumbu Glacier on Mount Everest with the Himalayan mountain range in the background](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Everest_tents_resized.png")
Research to explore why Everest glacier is so warm
A team of researchers is making final preparations for a trip to Mount Everest in Nepal next month to explore why the ice of one of the mountain鈥檚 most iconic glaciers is so close to the melting point