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Lemurs at Yorkshire Wildlife Park

Endangered species' poo could help fight against diabetic ulcers

Poo from endangered animals could be the source of a potential new treatment for the infectious bacteria that cause diabetic foot ulcers, researchers from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ have found.
Professor Tim Birkhead holding guillemots

Scientist’s 50-year study reveals climate change and avian flu impact on UK seabirds

A scientist who has dedicated his life to studying seabirds has revealed how climate change has led to mass mortality events and altered breeding times, in one of the world’s longest running studies of its kind.
Students outside the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦'s Students' Union building

University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ awarded University of the Year for Student Experience

ΞΆΓάΘ¦ has been named Daily Mail University of the Year for Student Experience 2024.
A picture of rows of vegetables being grown at an allotment.

Grow-your-own households eat more fruit and vegetables and waste less

Household fruit and vegetable production, in allotments and gardens, could be key to a healthy and food-secure population, a new study from the University of ΞΆΓάΘ¦ has found.