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Literary Archivist and co-curator of the exhibition Sarah Prescott in front of FW Murnau's silent classic Nosferatu (1922)

Yorkshire exhibition follows bloody trail of vampire stories throughout history
It’s Hallowe’en and Catherine Scott explores a new exhibition at the University of Leeds that explores our fascination with vampires throughout history. Picture...

Flames reignite and burn through a scorched deep peatland area in Gambut district, Banjar regency, South Kalimantan province, on October 8, 2026, as firefighters remain on high alert as subterranean peat fires continue to flare up amid unstable conditions during the dry season. (Photo by MUDA SAGALA / AFP via Getty Images)

Leeds research team working to understand impact of huge Borneo wildfires

Adsilico is based at Nexus, the University of Leeds’ innovation hub

Adsilico: Yorkshire firm using AI to expand medical device testing raises £10m i...

Bradford-based poet and stand-up historian Glyn Watkins at Goit Stock Falls, a favourite location of Nicholson's. Picture: University of Leeds Library Galleries.

Celebrating the life and work of forgotten Yorkshire poet John Nicholson

PLMR, the Westminster-headquartered integrated communications agency, has acquired Social Communications Group, which is headquartered in Manchester with significant offices in Leeds and Liverpool. (Photo by Joseph Madden)

PLMR acquires Social to create £12m communications group

An aerial picture taken in January 2024 shows a fallen tree laying down in water following the bursting of the banks of the River Ouse, in York.

Leeds professor on how El Niño could impact UK

National Marine Facilities crew deploy a multi-core equipment from the RRS discovery at dawn in the Irish Sea. Credit: Will Homoky, University of Leeds.

Leeds researchers studying environmental impact of bottom trawling

University of Sheffield staff have placed a vote of no-confidence in the university's vice chancellor following ongoing debates around restructuring and job loss fears

How Yorkshire fared in the 2027 list of UK’s best universities

Yorkshire has a habit of underselling itself. It’s a region with world-class innovation assets, a collaborative culture that rivals that of any other region in the UK, and a growing body of evidence with specialist clusters that can compete on the global stage, says Gareth Scargill. (Photo supplied on behalf of Gareth Scargill)

'Time for focused choices to enable region to flourish

Steve Patterson leads Yorkshire on to the field at Scarborough in 2022. Picture by Will Palmer/SWpix.com

Steve Patterson returns to Yorkshire CCC as club strengthens its board

Professor David Sebag-Montefiore.

'The decision wasn’t difficult': Cancer trial in Yorkshire offers hope

Maternity care standards have been under the spotlight. Picture: Andrew Matthews/PA Wire

We don't need new inquiry into maternity care scandal: Letters

The University of Leeds has partnered with Grant Thornton UK, on a new degree programme where students will combine academic study with paid work experience. (Photo supplied by University of Leeds)

University of Leeds joins forces with Grant Thornton UK

Professor Peter Trudgill, 1968 (courtesy of Peter Trudgill)

Dialect: Stepping back to 1968 study to see if accents have changed

Professor Jon Lovett

Professor calls for action to end biodiversity loss as 8th plant given his name

Yorkshire's Isaac Bepey bowls against Hampshire. Picture by Allan McKenzie/SWpix.com

No plan B for Bepey as he chases cricketing dream with Yorkshire CCC

Leeds General Infirmary, Great George Street entrance.

New £1.25m simulation-based training space could ‘transform surgical practice’

Alex Newman, partner at Mills & Reeve.

Yorkshire and the Humber emerging as ‘world class’ tech region

New research has found that releasing beavers as part of a licensed trial in the North York Moors has had a positive impact.

Beavers released in Yorkshire Moors transformed site ‘in ways we never imagined’

The Parkinson Building at University of Leeds. PIC: Simon Hulme

How universities can deliver value to region - Dr Anthony Herbert

HyperFinity's Jessie Stuart.

‘You’re always going to need people’: How AI could transform the retail sector
Jessie Stuart grew up around the world of retail. Before she even went to school, Stuart would help out on her dad’s market stall, selling household items such as brushes and washing-up liquid.
Michael Crossland

University of Leeds researchers have proposed using the heat from rail tunnels to warm around 6,000 homes.

Heat from HS2 tunnels could be used to warm around 6,000 homes, research finds

Ian Burchnall was the front-runner to be the new Rotherham United head coach (Image: Jack Thomas - WWFC/Wolves via Getty Images)

Rotherham United head coach blow after top target explores other options

Yorkshire professor Shaunna Burke on Everest

Yorkshire academic becomes first woman to climb Everest with stage four cancer

Sarah Gregory shares her expert insight

Helping young people become the engineers of the future

Lence. Picture: Brandon Murphy

Lence on celebrating 'grassroots creativity' at Blur The Lines

Cowboy Junkies performing at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds.

Gig review: Cowboy Junkies at the Howard Assembly Room, Leeds

Professor Shearer West, Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leeds.

'Textiles goes right back to the origins of the university'

Xeros CEO Neil Austin. Picture By Yorkshire Post Photographer, James Hardisty.

'Can't wait': Yorkshire firm prepares for milestone sales moment

The Nexus building at the University of Leeds.

'We are turning brilliant science into viable businesses and want applications'

Gareth Scargill shares his expert insight

What makes a great innovation centre

Female founders from the UK Export Finance Female Founder Export Accelerator programme visit a globally exporting, female-led business.

Female founders set to share international growth plans at business showcase
A group of female-founded UK businesses are set to present their international growth plans at a business showcase in Leeds later this year.
Michael Crossland

University of Leeds Cultural Collections Associate Curator Dr RJ Wade, General Manager of Whitelock's Beth Templeton, and University of Leeds Cultural Collections Literary Archivist Sarah Prescott recreate Maurice de Sausmarez's 1955 painting of the bar at the Leeds pub. Picture: Tony Johnson.

Staff at Whitelock's Ale House recreate historic image

Exhibition explores the legacy of artist and educator Maurice de Sausmarez

Frey Wilson is CTO of Cavero Quantum

Building bridges that back Britain’s brightest ideas

Cattle at High Brae, Ingleborough

Cattle grazing helping to restore Yorkshire Dales plant diversity, study finds

Mark Mildren has been appointed as head of innovation programmes & partnerships at Nexus.

Nexus: University of Leeds innovation hub appoints new senior member

Simon Armitage on writing about 'difficult' subject of cancer

McCain's Farm of the Future near Tadcaster will focus on potato production practices.

McCain to launch its latest Farm of the Future venture

Cities failing over access to green space, University of Leeds study finds

Chris Baldwin, owner of Bingley Barbell Club. Picture: Nicholas Freeman.

'Exercise needs to be realistic and enjoyable if you're going to stick to it'

Associate Curator:Cultural Collections Dr RJ Wade is pictured with the Bust of Albert Einstein Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme

New exhibition sees decapitated writer reunited with his head

Tissue Regenix annoucne to the London Stock Exchange that it will undertake an investigation into the circumstances which led to it being on the brink of collapse late last year. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tissue Regenix to investigate as ‘potentially serious’ concerns

Researchers studied the growth and death of trees for up to two decades across 76 forest plots in Central America.

Nitrogen can help cleared forests recover twice as quickly, Leeds research finds

Tissue Regenix, has cancelled its trading on the London Stock Exchange. (Photo by HENRY NICHOLLS/AFP via Getty Images)

Tissue Regenix cancels trading on stock exchange amid financial challenges

L-R Shanaz Gulzar, Paul Chuckle and Julia Lee

All the Yorkshire people recognised in the New Year Honours list

Alison Lowe is the deputy mayor of West Yorkshire.

Stepping up to eliminate violence against women - Alison Lowe & Dr Sam Lewis

Jacob Ross. Picture: Rowland Thomas/University of Leeds Cultural Collections

Leeds-based independent publisher Peepal Tree Press celebrates 40th anniversary

Tracsis, the transport technology provider, has announced its audited final results for the year ended 31 July 2025. (Photo supplied by Tracsis)

Tracsis secures new contracts despite headwinds

Postdoctoral researchers testing a colonoscopy robot in the STORM (Science and Technologies Of Robotics in Medicine) Lab at the University of Leeds. Photo: University of Leeds.

New report urges government to act on robotics sector to unlock £150bn boost

A display of Poppies laid out on the floor within Sheffield Cathedral as a mark of respect in November 2022. Picture: James Hardisty.

This Halloween, try WF Harvey's different kind of horror - Ruth Robbins

Scientists have developed a new method of monitoring biodiversity, employing technology used to track weather patterns to observe insects including bees, moths and flies. (Photo by Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Weather tracking technology used to monitor insects in new study

The Psychedelic Furs performing at University of Leeds Stylus.

Gig review: The Psychedelic Furs at University of Leeds Stylus

AIM-listed Avacta is set for a research and development drive after the company raised £16m through an equity placing. (Photo by Nicholas.T.Ansell/PA Wire)

Avacta set for research and development drive after raising £16m

Leeds skyline from Beeston. Picture taken by Yorkshire Post Photographer Simon Hulme 28th August 2025

Investment in university spinouts reached record £3.35bn in 2024, report says

Anne Longfield, former Children's Commissioner for England, pictured at her home in Ilkley.

Autism divide 'leaves children in South Yorkshire waiting three years longer'

B. Braun team at the UK Corporate Games 2025

B. Braun employees take part in the UK Corporate Games 2025

The University of Leeds farm is aiming to reduce its carbon footprint by 55 per cent. Photo: Simon Vine Photography.

University of Leeds farm aiming to halve carbon footprint

The charred landscape after the Langdale Moor fire. PIC: Richard Ponter

Research shows the need to take pollution from wildfires seriously

Abdul, a student at The Grammar School at Leeds, achieved top grades in his A-levels

Abdul set to study medicine after outstanding A-level results

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