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LIDA, Leeds Data Analytics Institute

LIDA announces partnership with Sainsbury鈥檚

Published
19 January 2021
Categories
University

Leeds Institute for Data Analytics and Sainsbury鈥檚 have formalised a partnership to deliver data intensive research projects in nutrition and health, property and location analytics, and e-commerce.

A female health professional in a white coat and blue gloves holds a colonoscopy device.

Thousands may have undiagnosed bowel cancer

Published
15 January 2021
Categories
Science
Health

A new study involving the University has found that since the first coronavirus lockdown the number of people diagnosed with bowel cancer in England has fallen sharply.

The image shows a visualisation of a virion assembling. The process involves packaging signals interacting with proteins on the casing of the virion.

Unravelling the process that makes viruses infectious

Published
8 January 2021
Categories
Health
Science

Researchers have for the first time identified the way viruses like the poliovirus and the common cold virus 鈥榩ackage up鈥 their genetic code, allowing them to infect cells.

Picture shows a smouldering fire by the side of a road in Africa. People are having to walk through a cloud of blue smoke

The burning question at the heart of global waste

Published
7 January 2021
Categories
Working with business
Science
Environment
Global

Up to one billion tonnes of solid waste is being openly burned worldwide each year and risks the health of 鈥渢ens of millions of people鈥, according to a review of the latest scientific evidence.

A silver drone flies above a road lined by trees on a foggy day

A robotic revolution for urban nature

Published
5 January 2021
Categories
Global
Environment

Drones, robots and autonomous systems can transform the natural world in and around cities for people and wildlife.

Statement

Published
17 December 2020
Categories
Statements

Brexit 鈥 a message from the Vice-Chancellor and Leeds University Union