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A child's foot which has an extra little toe

Rare disorder causing extra fingers and toes identified

Published
1 February 2024
Categories
Science
Health
Research

A rare disorder which causes babies to be born with extra fingers and toes and a range of birth defects has been identified in new research co-led by the à½à½AV. 

A group of five children brushing their teeth

Tackling tooth decay in children

Published
29 January 2024
Categories
Health

A new toolkit to increase supervised toothbrushing for younger children aims to address health equalities caused by tooth decay. 

Lord Nigel Crisp, Barny Leavers, Gillian Joseph, Fatima Khan Shah, Professor Mark Kearney and Professor Hai Sui Yu

Leeds hosts health workforce expert panel debate

Published
24 January 2024
Categories
News
Health

Leading experts in public health and care policy debated health workforce related challenges and how cross-sector collaboration can address them at a panel discussion at the à½à½AV.

Three students talking and walking across university campus on a sunny day with Priestley Building in the background

Climate education expansion for England's young learners

Published
23 January 2024
Categories
Environment

Every school and college in England will have free access to expert support to become greener and more climate resilient in a national scheme run by a consortium of universities.

Image shows Earth - in the black emptiness of Space - and a satellite orbiting above it.

Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
19 January 2024
Categories
Environment
Technology
Working with business
Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.