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Heart surgery backlog requires urgent action
Urgent action is needed to clear the backlog of people with a common heart condition waiting for life-saving treatment, according to new research.
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Low-tech: just what the doctor ordered
Medical equipment that can be manufactured at low cost and easily maintained will help extend surgery to the five billion people worldwide who currently cannot get access to it, say researchers.
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Improve air quality inside buildings - leading engineers
Air quality inside buildings and on transport systems should be improved to reduce the impact of future pandemics or the spread of flu and other infectious diseases, say engineers and scientists.聽
Industrial action 2021/22
A message to staff from Vice-Chancellor Professor Simone Buitendijk.
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Tackling the phosphorus crisis
Global mismanagement of phosphorus is threatening food security and polluting water, according to a new report into the use of the finite nutrient.
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Members of 映客直播 community honoured for services to the country
Leading academic researchers, alumni, a former Vice-Chancellor and a University Council member have been honoured in the Queen鈥檚 Birthday Honours for their services to the country.
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COVID-19's toll on global cardiac services
A major study has revealed the global collateral damage caused by the disruption to cardiac services from the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Rogue proteins targeted by new technology
Scientists plan to develop technology to isolate and extract fragments of a "rogue" protein linked to diabetes.
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Leeds student鈥檚 Jubilee emblem goes global
It's emblazoned across London Buses and embellished on Krispy Kreme donuts; etched onto the Wimbledon Singles Final coin and stitched into socks.
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Next Chief Operating Officer appointed
A key appointment has been announced within the senior leadership team at Leeds.