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Art, music and performances shine on campus for Light Night

Published
4 October 2023
Categories
Working with our region
Arts & Culture
Research

Visitors can experience the magic of the UK’s largest annual arts and lights festival, Light Night, on the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ campus on 12 and 13 October.

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Leeds defibrillator research used in parliamentary Bill

Published
20 September 2023
Categories
Society & Politics
Research
Health
Research and innovation

Research co-authored by a Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ academic into the inequalities in access to life saving community defibrillators was used in parliament during the first reading of a Bill. 

Prof Paul Monks, Chief Scientific Advisor to Department for Energy Security and Net Zero with representatives of Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥

Chief Scientific Adviser visits to discuss Net Zero

Published
11 September 2023
Categories
Science
Research

The Chief Scientific Adviser for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has visited the Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ to meet researchers at the forefront of tackling climate change.

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Half as many AF patients dying of heart attacks and strokes

Published
25 August 2023
Categories
Health
Science
Research

Patients living with one of the UK’s most common heart rhythm conditions are 50% less likely to die from a heart attack or stroke than they were at the start of the millennium, new research has found.

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What worms can tell us about brains and behaviour

Published
23 August 2023
Categories
Science
Research

The Ó³¿ÍÖ±²¥ has collaborated with a leading American institution on research that helps to crack the code that relates brain and behaviour.

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Raising awareness of Long Covid blue legs symptom

Published
16 August 2023
Categories
Health
Coronavirus
Science
Research

An unusual case of a Long Covid patient’s legs turning blue after 10 minutes of standing highlights the need for greater awareness of this symptom among people with the condition, new research shows.

Matthew, Thomas and David Walsh stand under Clothworkers Court arch for a photo

Four generations of Leeds graduates

Published
31 July 2023
Categories
Alumni
Research

For the Walsh family, Leeds will forever hold a place in their hearts. This summer they celebrated four generations of the family graduating from the University.