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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.
Researchers warn of hidden risk of wildlife corridors
Efforts to reconnect fragmented habitats are vital for biodiversity, but new research warns that ecological corridors can also create unintended risks.
Why clues in the brain could help combat tick-borne viruses
Research from the School of Molecular and Cellular Biology has revealed how a tick-borne virus manipulates human brain chemistry to survive, offering new hope for diagnosis and treatment.
Two more Wellcome Discovery Awards reinforce Leeds as leader in biological research
Some of Leeds’ top biological researchers have received two new Wellcome Discovery Awards, confirming the university’s status as a centre of excellence in biological research.
The flight of insects... and why weather radar may hold the clues
New research has used the UK’s existing weather-radar network to track insect movements, and found that in some places there is an alarming decline.