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Cancer researcher returns to Everest
As activities take place today to mark World Cancer Day, Professor Shaunna Burke is preparing to return to the summit of Mount Everest to demonstrate that life does not stop with a cancer diagnosis.
How research is supporting older adults to keep dancing
Discover how Professor Sarah Astill’s movement research is improving health and wellbeing for older adults across the region – and why it’s showing no sign of slowing down.
Leeds cancer research inspires new poem from Poet Laureate
A new poem by Poet Laureate Simon Armitage has been unveiled at the University of Leeds to mark World Cancer Day, informed by research from one of the faculty’s own cancer experts.
Sound advice: Researchers advise Radio 4’s The Archers on future of farming
Two Leeds academics were recently invited behind the scenes of Radio 4’s The Archers to advise on how British farming and food systems might evolve over the next 25 years.
Yorkshire-wide doctoral training partnership launches in bioscience
The University of Leeds has joined eight institutions across Yorkshire and Teesside in welcoming the first PhD students to the BBSRC-funded Yorkshire Bioscience Doctoral Training Partnership.