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The University of Leeds and The Hepworth Wakefield contemporary art gallery have long been collaborators on a wide range of activities, many of them focused on helping young people from both Wakefield and the University to build careers in the arts.

The Consumer Data Research Centre (CDRC) launches its data services today, offering new data for researchers to garner unprecedented insights into consumer behaviour.

A huge volcanic eruption in Iceland emitted on average three times as much of a toxic gas as all European industry combined, a study led by the University of Leeds has revealed. Discharge of lava from the eruption at Bárðarbunga volcano, starting in August 2014, released a huge mass – up to 120,000 tonnes per day – of sulphur dioxide gas.

Astronomers have successfully peered through the 'amniotic sac' of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time. In a research paper published today in the journal Monthly Notices of the Royal Astronomical Society , an international team of astronomers describe surprising findings in their observations of the parent star, which is called HD 100546.

These proteins are vital to complex life, forming the transport infrastructure that allows different parts of cells to specialise in particular functions.

The University of Leeds has secured a £2.25 million investment to support the commercialisation of medical technologies developed by five universities in the Leeds City Region.

Most people in England could not get work without motorised modes of transport, according to new research by the University of Leeds.

Intensive agriculture is taking a toll on bats in the Western Ghats of India, but shade-grown coffee, remnant rainforest patches and riverine vegetation strips may help struggling species hang on.

A new study from the Universities of Leeds and York warns of the risks posed by the increasing air pollution over the cities of West Africa - amid fears it could have an impact on human health, meteo

The suffering of prisoners of war and slave labourers forced to build the Thailand-Burma "Death" Railway amid appalling conditions was immortalised in The Bridge Over the River Kwai.

Widespread species are at just as high risk of being wiped out as rare ones after global mass extinction events, says new research by University of Leeds scientists.

Researchers from the University of Leeds have secured a £5 million pound investment aimed at tackling the North-South cancer divide, thanks to a funding award from Yorkshire Cancer Research.

Scientists have demonstrated for the first time how to generate magnetism in metals that are not naturally magnetic, which could end our reliance on some rare and toxic elements currently used. In a study led by the University of Leeds and published today in the journal Nature , researchers detail a way of altering the quantum interactions of matter in order to "fiddle the numbers" in a mathematical equation that determines whether elements are magnetic, called the Stoner Criterion.

The University of Leeds Medical Technologies Innovation and Knowledge Centre (IKC) has won £3 million to continue bringing the best of the UK's medical technology research to patients.

A University of Leeds literary historian is embarking on a major project to shed light on an influential but neglected contemporary of Shakespeare.

Targeting the strain of bacteria that causes ulcers may help prevent stomach cancer, according to research led by the University of Leeds. Stomach cancer, or gastric cancer as it is also known, is the third most common cause of death from cancer worldwide. The Helicobacter pylori bacterium is found in about two-thirds of people worldwide, though many experience no discomfort or other symptoms.

The volume of Arctic sea ice increased by a third after the summer of 2013 as unusually cool air temperatures prevented the ice from melting, according to University of Leeds and UCL scientists. This suggests that the ice pack in the Northern Hemisphere is more sensitive to changes in summer melting than it is to winter cooling, a finding which will help researchers predict future changes in its volume.

Researchers tagged more than 1,000 azure damselflies mating in a small pond in Hampshire and observed the intricacies of their sex lives through close focussing binoculars for two years. Dr Christopher Hassall, Marie Curie Fellow in the University of Leeds’ School of Biology , who led on the analysis of the data, said: “For the damselflies, it doesn’t matter how much sex they have had in the past, they can still keep on going until they die and they don’t appear to pay a price for it.

A new laser sensor that monitors blood glucose levels without penetrating the skin could transform the lives of millions of people living with diabetes.

An archive of material from a pioneer of cinematography has made a transatlantic journey to the University of Leeds.

A new institute set up to help public and private sector organisations meet the challenges and opportunities of the Big Data revolution opens its doors today.

We officially opened the new Laidlaw Library with a special alumni event on Tuesday 7 July. We're sharing seven facts that may surprise you.

Researchers at the University of Leeds are taking part in a project to develop ways to wirelessly "beam" power into robots and other digital systems. The £1 million SWIFT project is the first collaborative UK effort to develop systems that can simultaneously transfer information and power across wireless networks.

A new exhibition at the University of Leeds demonstrates the First World War's continuing influence on 21st century creativity.

The University of Leeds is at the forefront of a new four-year project which aims to transform future dental care across Europe.

The new Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP, visited world-leading research facilities at the University of Leeds today.

It is worth billions each year to the British economy and inspires endless hours of television programming.

Researchers at the University of Leeds have found a possible association between the rise in obesity and the increase in cases of male breast cancer. The findings, published in the journal BMC Medicine and funded by the charity Yorkshire Cancer Research , suggest a link between female hormones produced in the fat cells of obese men and the growth of cancerous tumours.

For International Clinical Trials Day today, the University is highlighting two research projects which show the importance of clinical trials to public health.

More recently, musicians such as Ozzy Osbourne and Phil Collins have encountered problems with their hearing. Tinnitus affects many more, from Eric Clapton and Neil Young to will.i.am. Now a collaborative project between the University of Leeds and Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is bringing together music psychologist Dr Alinka Greasley and Dr Harriet Crook, Lead Clinical Scientist for Complex Hearing Loss, to investigate how music listening experiences are affected by deafness, hearing impairments and the use of hearing aids.

A comprehensive record of those who did not want to fight in the First World War will from today be opened up to the public as part of Imperial War Museums' permanent digital memorial.