Want to know more about student life at Leeds? Chat to one of our current students to find out what it’s like to be part of our welcoming community. Link to Leeds gives you the opportunity to chat to ...

Fewer than two in every 100 packed lunches eaten by children in English primary schools meet nutritional standards, according to a major survey. Although the amount of sugary food in lunchboxes ...

Paying more for clothes does not necessarily mean they will last longer, according to new research carried out by the School of Design. The research, commissioned as part of a wider project by ...

An international group of experts are calling for indoor air quality standards to be introduced around the globe. More than 40 scientists have joined forces to recommend setting levels for three key ...

The first participants have taken part in a ground-breaking research trial that aims to save lives by improving the early diagnosis of lung cancer. People attending lung health checks in Yorkshire and ...

A new study from the University shines a light on the enormous scale of uncollected rubbish and open burning of plastic waste in the first ever global plastics pollution inventory. University of Leeds ...

The magnificent plumage of the peacock may not be quite the sacrifice to love that it appears to be, University of Leeds researchers have discovered. Dr Graham Askew, from the University’s School of ...

A multimillion-pound project to encourage people in Leeds to design and try an alternative to private vehicle ownership has been announced by researchers. The groundbreaking INFUZE study (Inspiring ...

The University of Leeds has achieved its highest ranking since 2008 in the Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings. Leeds ranked 118th out of 2,191 universities worldwide, representing ...

World War II-style rationing could be an effective way to reduce carbon emissions, according to new research from the University of Leeds. In a paper published today in the journal ‘Ethics, Policy and ...

A kinder treatment for anal cancer involving a lower dose and shorter course of radiotherapy is more effective than traditional treatment, a clinical trial led by Leeds researchers has found. Patients ...

Ecologists can find no evidence Japanese knotweed causes significant structural damage. Automatically refusing mortgages on properties where Japanese knotweed is found is out of proportion to the risk ...