1773 results for 'press statements'
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- 12 February 2018
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- Science | Environment
Global warming may lead to a drop in lightning strikes, affecting atmospheric composition and the frequency of natural forest fires in the tropics, a new study suggests.
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- 8 February 2018
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- Health
Scientists at the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ are investigating whether amateur athletes are at a greater risk of developing potentially-disabling joint problems such as osteoarthritis.
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- 8 February 2018
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- Environment | Science
Scientists have identified part of the molecular mechanism that gives a long-lived bat species its extraordinary lifespan compared to other animals.
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- 5 February 2018
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- University | Arts & Culture
The global reach of one of the world’s leading piano competitions is being significantly extended thanks to a renewed partnership with the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥.
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- 5 February 2018
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- Global | Environment
A study led by the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has found that no country currently meets its citizens’ basic needs at a globally sustainable level of resource use.
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- 2 February 2018
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- Business and partnerships | University
The University is to receive £6 million in funding for additional PhD places as part of a major investment in science and engineering in the UK, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark.
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- 1 February 2018
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- Technology | Science
Researchers from the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ are contributing to a 30-month autonomous vehicle project that will culminate in the most complex journey yet attempted across the UK without driver input.
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- 31 January 2018
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- Environment | Arts & Culture
Chris Packham's book Fingers in the Sparkle Jar has been voted the UK’s favourite piece of nature writing in an online poll organised as part of a research project led by the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥.
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- 31 January 2018
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- Science | Health
Terminally-ill patients experience significantly better quality of life before they die if they receive earlier access to palliative care, according to new research.
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- 23 January 2018
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- Science | Environment
An international competition to estimate the diversity of plants across the whole of Britain has shown that mathematical modelling techniques are ‘coming of age’.
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- 11 January 2018
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- Science | Environment
Deforestation is likely to warm the climate even more than originally thought, scientists warn.
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- 11 January 2018
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- Global | University
Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ students in Leeds contribute a net £390m to the UK economy, a new study has found.
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- 9 January 2018
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- Working with business | University
Senior regional business leaders visited the University this week to find out how Nexus, its new gateway to world-leading research expertise and infrastructure, will boost economic growth.
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- 9 January 2018
- Categories
- Technology | Science
The complex and mysterious mechanisms that drive communication and reactions within human cells could be on the verge of being unravelled, due to a pioneering new technique.
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- 8 January 2018
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- Science | Health
Fewer women who suffer a heart attack each year in the UK would die if they were simply given the same treatments as men, according to new research.