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Baby in a neonatal clinic in Bradford

Early education setback for summer premature births

Published
14 August 2019
Categories
Health
Society & Politics

Children born as little as three weeks premature, who consequently fall into an earlier school year are at increased risk of experiencing setbacks in their education after their first year of school.

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Better tests needed for urinary tract infections

Published
13 August 2019
Categories
Health

Doctors urgently need a fast and accurate test for diagnosing urinary tract infections (UTIs) to reduce overprescribing of antibiotics, according to health researchers.

Image shows an ultra thing gold particle just two atoms thick

Scientists create the world's thinnest gold

Published
6 August 2019
Categories
Technology
Science

Scientists at the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ have created a new form of gold which is just two atoms thick – the thinnest unsupported gold ever created.

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Leeds to host major international MIT innovation programme

Published
1 August 2019
Categories
University

Leeds and the City Region has been chosen to host a prestigious international programme, in partnership with one of the world’s most famous universities, Massachusetts Institute of Technology.

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Using weather radar to monitor insects

Published
25 July 2019
Categories
Environment
Science

Scientists are developing a pioneering technique that allows them to monitor insects in the air using weather radars, as part of a research project called BioDAR.

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Budgeting for our future climate

Published
17 July 2019
Categories
Global
Environment

A new framework provides a robust scientific tool for researchers, policymakers and industry to calculate remaining global carbon budgets.

Baby food

Improving the nutritional quality of baby food

Published
15 July 2019
Categories
Science
Health

A nutritional survey of baby food on sale in Europe has shown that a significant number of products contain high sugar levels that contradict World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

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Fossil fuels offer a poor return on energy investment

Published
11 July 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

An evaluation of the global energy return on investment for fossil fuels and renewable sources reveals a much more level playing field than previously believed.

New Government funding: revolutionising high speed rail

Published
10 July 2019
Categories
Working with business
Technology

The Government has confirmed funding for the University to create one of the most advanced conventional and high speed rail research facilities in the world.