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Leeds
researchers believe they may have found a
way to cut child
mortality rates in West Africa.
See here for more information
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| Helping
farmers fight toxic 'killer' harvests |
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Basic
changes in farming methods could prevent large
numbers of childhood deaths in the developing
world from diseases like malaria, diarrhoea,
hepatitis B and liver cancer, a Leeds researcher
has found.
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| SRIF
make LIGHT work and gives go ahead for Dales
centre |
| The
Yorkshire Dales is to become home to a major
environmental research station, in a project
led by ecologists and geographers from the University. |
| Searching
for ancient Irish gold |
| Leeds
researchers are working to shed light on the
mystery of where the people of Bronze Age Ireland
found gold to produce large and intricate artefacts. |
| A
revolution in polythene |
| Polythene
could be made into over a thousand different
materials, a major research collaboration led
by Leeds has found. |
| Remembering
Leeds Nobel prizewinners |
| The
pioneering research at Leeds into X-ray crystal
structure analysis by William and Laurence Bragg,
which led to their Nobel Prize in 1915, was
celebrated at a Royal Society of Chemistry event
at the University. |
| Diet,
exercise, genes, culture or reflexes? Leeds
research into why we're putting on the pounds |
| Research
at Leeds is brining together dieticians, psychologists,
health professionals, neuroscientists and nutritionists
to improve the prevention and treatment of obesity. |
| Not
just a load of old rubbish |
| A
pilot recycling scheme due to begin this month
could make the bin beneath your desk a thing
of the past. |
| New
structure for a new academic year |
| The
University's faculty-based structure was formally
introduced on August 1. |
| How
much might a cuppa cost? |
| Leeds
researchers are to investigate whether women
who consume large amounts of caffeine during
pregnancy are more likely to have children with
a lower birth weight. |
| Positive
response to conference first |
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Over
50 abstracts have been received for the first
learning and teaching conference 'Sharing
good practice' to be held at the University
on 8 January 2004.
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