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Leeds pig research facilities to be centre of excellence and innovation
The University of Leeds is nearing the mid-way point in its multi-million-pound development of world-class pig research facilities at Spen, its farm near Tadcaster in Yorkshire.
State-of-the-art microscopes helping combat world’s worst diseases
The century-long mission to understand how the proteins which underpin amyloid-based diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months.
Global warming puts food supply at risk, UN report warns
A report published by the United Nations has exposed the significant threat climate change poses to global food production.
Tackling Global Challenges
The University of Leeds is in the top three most successful institutions in the UK for securing funding for international research in low and middle income countries.
Devastating plant virus revealed in atomic detail
Researchers at the University’s Astbury Centre for Structural Molecular Biology used cryo electron microscopy techniques to study geminivirus structure at undprecedented resolution, and in the process