1720 results for 'press statements'
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- 8 February 2019
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- Science | Health
A new trial launched today aims to ensure primary school pupils get the glasses they need in order to improve their maths and reading skills.
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- 6 February 2019
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- Technology | Global
Rapid technological innovation is bringing human-robot interaction ever closer to our daily lives, meaning society needs a standard framework to address the ethical and safety issues that arise.
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- 6 February 2019
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- Global | University
Robotic tentacles to help surgeons operate inside the body, and understanding what characterises the will of the people are among new research programmes at Leeds supported by European funding.
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- 6 February 2019
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- Science | Health
Doctors and scientists at Leeds have received a major boost from Cancer Research UK for pioneering work with cancer.
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- 5 February 2019
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- Health
Consuming more fruit and vegetables can improve your mental well-being, according to a new study, 'Lettuce be happy.'
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- 4 February 2019
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- University | Working with business
More than 150 fully-funded PhD researcher places are being created in Leeds after the University secured funding to train the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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- 2 February 2019
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- Health
More than 4 in 5 men (81%) with prostate cancer struggle with poor sexual function following treatment for the disease, but over half (56%) fail to receive support, according to new research.
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- 23 January 2019
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- Global | Health
Leeds researchers have been awarded nearly 拢2.5 million to investigate how billions of microorganisms living in our bodies, called the microbiome, could be manipulated to treat bowel cancer.
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- 22 January 2019
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- Science | Environment
There is no evidence that Japanese knotweed causes more significant structural damage to buildings than many other plants, a Parliamentary committee will hear today.
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- 16 January 2019
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- Technology | Environment
Government is missing a 鈥榟uge opportunity鈥� to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
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- 15 January 2019
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- Global | Environment
Research suggests there would be a 64% chance of limiting the increase in global average temperatures to 1.5掳C above pre-industrial levels, if fossil fuel infrastructure was phased out immediately.
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- 14 January 2019
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- Science | Environment
Given the pressures that pollinators face on agricultural land, cities could play an important role in conserving pollinators, according to a new study.
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- 10 January 2019
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- Global | Environment
Three decades of exploring Antarctica has convinced Stuart Egginton that there is nothing better than first-hand evidence to prove the effect global warming is having on our planet.
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- 10 January 2019
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- University | Society & Politics
The country鈥檚 most senior judge will today give a public lecture honouring the achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP.
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- 1 January 2019
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- Society & Politics
People taking part in Dry January report immediate physical, psychological and emotional benefits, according to the first qualitative study of the popular alcohol abstinence challenge.