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Leeds Professor awarded grant from EFSA to investigate protein digestibility
Professor Alan Mackie has been awarded £239k from the European Food Safety Authority to investigate the susceptibility of a protein to digestion.
Dry times in the Amazon add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere
As the climate changes, the Amazon Basin may release more carbon dioxide into the atmosphere than it absorbs, according to a new study published in the journal Nature.
The effects of diet on the start of the menopause
Leeds has conducted the first UK study examining the relationship between diet and the start of the menopause, and have found certain food groups could affect the age at which the menopause begins.
New project on Thwaites Glacier
Dr Adam Booth will serve as a Co-Investigator of a collaborative research project Thwaites Interdisciplinary Margin Evolution (TIME) involving eleven US and UK scientists.
Leeds hosts successful 17th Food Colloids Conference
The biennial conference saw an estimated 300 delegates from 30 nations across the world attend the University of Leeds to expand and exchange knowledge in Food Colloids.