Press Releases
28 June 2010
Bursting bubbles with sound offers new treatments for cancer
27 June 2010
Introducing Robofish: leading the crowd in studying group dynamics
22 June 2010
Skins prone to sunburn may be capable of a normal tan
15 June 2010
World's oldest fig wasp fossil proves that if it works, don't change it
15 June 2010
Study provides new therapeutic route for rare kidney disease
10 June 2010
YABA celebrates £10 million of investment deals
07 June 2010
New use for old drugs in treating hepatitis C
24 May 2010
New research into safer drugs puts pills through the printer
10 May 2010
Research centre to be living memorial to Bradford City FC fire disaster
06 May 2010
Potential new drug target to combat Kaposi's Sarcoma
05 May 2010
Organic farming shows limited benefit to wildlife
30 April 2010
More trouble ahead from volcanic ash?
22 April 2010
UK team reveals all three structures of a single transporter protein
01 April 2010
Follow the leader: how those in charge make themselves known
24 March 2010
Leeds inflammation research opens route to better pain relief
22 March 2010
Fishing discard ban could damage sea bird success
24 February 2010
Research builds on genetic link to autism and schizophrenia
23 February 2010
Angel support for plug-in energy saver
16 February 2010
European industry and science join forces to build the European Spallation Source
28 January 2010
58% of companies continued to give pay rises in 2009
28 January 2010
More plus than minus for design company
20 January 2010
European recognition for Leeds terahertz expertise
19 January 2010
Small science offers big opportunity for regional businesses
19 January 2010
Invention helps industry to tighten its belt
12 January 2010
Spinal cement may provide real support for cancer patients
22 December 2009
Investment will light the way to carbon reduction
15 December 2009
Valuable rare-earth raw materials extracted from industrial waste stream
10 December 2009
Research opens door to new thrombosis treatments
04 December 2009
New therapy targets for amyloid disease
20 November 2009
Leeds research finds new piece of BSE puzzle
11 November 2009
Well-travelled wasps offer hope to vanishing species
11 November 2009
Right first time: pioneering new methods of drug manufacture
20 October 2009
50 active years after 50: increasing the quality of our second half-century
20 October 2009
Carbon off-setting and conservation can both be winners in rainforest
06 October 2009
Research gives new meaning to 'green' cross code
02 October 2009
Saving lives and improving health
30 September 2009
Fruit fly sperm makes females do housework after sex
15 September 2009
Could we soon see the software-free £100 computer
14 September
Sex life may hold key to honeybee survival
19 August 2009
Hepatitis C virus channels its efforts into cell survival
18 August 2009
Leeds tackles terrorists with new technology
11 August 2009
The tourist trap - Galapagos victim of its own success
03 August 2009
Scientists halt epilepsy in mice
03 August 2009
Unlocking the key to human fertility
27 July 2009
Soldiers turn a march into a charge
10 July 2009
Losing sight of people in a crowd can spell disaster, warns new report
09 July 2009
Leeds' students changing the world
08 July 2009
Hydrogen technology steams ahead
07 July 2009
Leeds to host international civil engineering conference
02 July 2009
Scientists solve mystery of shrinking sheep
02 July 2009
Biological warfare in bacteria offers hope for new antibiotics
29 June 2009
Leeds engineers developing bullet proof vests from cement
23 June 2009
Molecular typesetting: proofreading without a proofreader
18 June 09
Leeds launches engineering institute to tackle global challenges
17 June 09
Protecting the food crops of the future
15 June 09
Gene evolution process discovered
08 June 09
Good news for job seeking graduates
05 June 09
Boot up your business
04 June 2009
New 'molecular clock' aids dating of human migration history
01 June 2009
Mosquito evolution spells trouble for Galapagos wildlife
29 May 2009
Lund to host €1.3 billion research centre
13 May 2009
Planning sustainable cities: the tools for the job
08 May 2009
Agilent Technologies and University of Leeds open new wireless communications laboratory
07 May 2009
Leeds engineers fuelling the future
06 May 2009
Leeds research to shape design technology
28 April 2009
Leeds' entrepreneurial spirit surviving recession
22 April 2009
New hope for advances in treating malaria
31 March 2009
New flat, flexible speakers might even help you catch planes and trains
31 March 2009
To swim or to crawl: for the worm it's a no-brainer
25 March 2009
Food choices evolve through information overload
17 March 2009
UV light cuts spread of TB
16 March 2009
From dinosaurs to DNA: kids get hands-on with science at University of Leeds
11 March 2009
Research supports toxoplasmosis link to schizophrenia
04 March 2009
Study offers clues to beating hearing loss
03 March 2009
Cleansing toxic waste - with vinegar
02 March 2009
Unfolding "nature's origami"
05 February 2009
Researchers shed new light on motor protein
03 February 2009
Multimedia system provides new view of musical performance
26 January 2009
Leeds-China collaboration to tackle energy issues
19 January 2009
Infra red spotlights crystal growth
16 January 2009
Greening the office
16 December 2008
Difficult future for aviation without collaboration, argues Leeds professor
09 December 2008
Precious metal could lead to next generation of cancer treatments
09 December 2008
Leeds research points to new therapy for hepatitis C treatment
08 December 2008
Warwick drives forward new bone implant technology for tissue engineering
08 December 2008
Epilepsy drug shows potential for Alzheimer's treatment
27 November 2008
Warning to London 2012: Decide now or pay later
19 November 2008
Leeds researchers reshape the future of drug discovery
17 November 2008
Imagel on target with radiotherapy following business angel investment
30 October 2008
Ancient mummy has no modern children
23 October 2008
Leeds engineers' crucial role in land speed record attempt
16 October 2008
Crossing the boundary: how proteins permit molecules to enter cells
13 October 2008
Business angels' £18 million helps entrepreneurs rise above economic downturn
06 October 2008
Future looks bleak for one of world's smallest seal species
01 October 2008
Disease diagnosis in just 15 minutes
22 September 2008
New tool for 'right first time' drug manufacture
19 September 2008
Introducing the next generation of chemical reactors
17 September 2008
Neighbours from hell: infanticide rife in guillemot colony
28 August 2008
Why did the squirrel cross the road?
13 August 2008
Could your pond offer a home to the crays?
18 July 2008
Challenging forensic DNA evidence
12 June 2008
Durham college celebrates first male graduates
10 June 2008
£2.8 million study to combat global food poverty
06 June 2008
Crystal clear savings for drug giants
02 June 2008
Recruitment fair helps Yorkshire keep its graduates
29 May 2008
Altruism in social insects is a family affair
28 May 2008
Kew provides climate for agricultural change
23 May 2008
New research forces u-turn in population migration theory
20 May 2008
Energy crops take a roasting
20 May 2008
A Little Helper for Sheffield children's brand
15 May 2008
Common drug halts lung damage in emphysema
12 May 2008
Ancient protein offers clue to killer condition
08 May 2008
High flier in aviation and aerospace engineering returns to Leeds
29 April 2008
DIAMOND to tackle UK nuclear waste issues
22 April 2008
Prestigious award for two LUBS Professors
31 March 2008
Chloroform provides clue to the enigma of general anaesthesia
28 March 2008
Getting warmer - Leeds research brings terahertz closer to everyday use
25 March 2008
Undergraduate bioscience research reaches new horizons
19 March 2008
£10 million for unique Yorkshire PhD academy
19 March 2008
Microchip could aid in future disease diagnosis
18 March 2008
European membrane expertise to focus on new treatments for human diseases
11 March 2008
Royal corruption is rife in the ant world
05 March 2008
Go with your gut - intuition is more than just a hunch, says Leeds research
26 February 2008
Animal magnetism provides sense of direction
21 February 2008
Purging the plantain pests in Africa
14 February 2008
Sheep in human clothing - scientists reveal our flock mentality
13 February 2008
Web will work wonders for the faint hearted
11 February 2008
Greener extraction of one of nature's whitest minerals
11 February 2008
New Centre to be at the heart of UK's cardiovascular research
08 February 2008
Workplace autopilot threatens security risk perception
04 February 2008
Researchers at Leeds mine the 'Terahertz gap'
08 January 2008
Leeds researchers see the light in silicon
01 January 2008
'Electronic switch' opens doors in rheumatoid joints
20 December 2007
Putting the brakes on bike thieves
13 December 2007
Moss is super model for feeding the hungry
11 December 2007
Innovative business models key to research commercialisation success
11 December 2007
Student enterprise offers key to competitive edge
10 December 2007
Universities can play major role in addressing global issues
10 December 2007
Creating global entrepreneurs unites World Universities Network in Leeds
27 November 2007
New research to decode the genetic secrets of prolific potato pest
26 November 2007
Leeds researchers fuelling the hydrogen economy
29 October 2007
Engineers developing new cements to heal spinal fractures
25 October 2007
Research sheds new light on how diseases jump across species
24 October 2007
Fossil record supports evidence of impending mass extinction
17 October 2007
Scientists spy enzyme that makes us unique
24 September 2007
New partnership offers outsourced R&D in membrane biology
20 September 2007
Research to shed new light on how statins benefit heart patients
07 September 2007
Females promiscuous for the good of their grandchildren
22 August 2007
New hope for Huntington's sufferers
24 July 2007
University of Leeds strengthens China Links
10 July 2007
Calling the NHS 'Medieval'? Now that's sick!
09 July 2007
From rags to riches, or how undergarments improved medieval literacy
06 July 2007
Tales of the Citie, from the UK's largest academic gathering
30 June 2007
Alzheimer's prevention role discovered for prions
18 June 2007
Gannet population under threat from global warming
6 June 2007
Breakthrough for treatment of fatal heart condition
23 May 2007
Flexible genes allow ants to change destiny
21 May 2007
Pioneering skin researchers at the University of Leeds achieve international quality standard
02 May 2007
A new voice for Knowledge Transfer
3 April 2007
University Challenge meets The Apprentice in TV competition for UK scholarships
23 March 2007
Tap into European Collaborative Innovation Networks with AIMES
15 March 2007
New research casts doubt over heart disease treatments
05 March 2007
Prestigious Chinese visit cements research partnership
27 February 2007
Task force recommends greater use of exercise testing in chronic disease
8 February 2007
Fitness has fallen since the days of Ancient Greece
22 January 2007
A spoonful of sugar makes the medicine go down
11 December 2006
Controlling drug synthesis through ‘unnatural' selection
07 December 2006
New research to help the fight against foot and mouth
6 October 2006
New pig centre to provide link from lab to farm
28 September 2006
Research heralds dynamic way to speed up drug design