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Parasite discovery could assist mental health treatments
New research into how a common parasite infection alters human behaviour could help development of treatments for schizophrenia and other neurological disorders.
Collaboration, trust and urgency — the three things we need to tackle global challenges
Effective collaboration is key to tackling the ‘grand challenges’ we face before time runs out.
New Deputy Vice-Chancellor to head research and innovation
The University has appointed Professor Nick Plant as its new Deputy Vice-Chancellor for Research and Innovation.
Pioneering Leeds researchers accepted into leading programme
Two Leeds researchers have been accepted into a prestigious scheme to further their work in climate change and searching for habitable worlds in space.
Faster footballs result in harder headers
Scientists have discovered the severity of the impact on a player’s head while heading a football is influenced much more by the speed of the ball than its mass and stiffness.