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Universities rise to the efficiency challenge

Efficiency programmes at the University of Leeds are highlighted in a new report that shows how UK universities are saving billions by sharing high-value resources and using innovative technologies.

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Enterprising University of Leeds students rewarded for their dogged determination

An entrepreneurial philosophy undergraduate who has developed a range of home-made healthy dog food is this year’s winner of the Sir Peter Thompson Enterprise Award.

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Study allays out-of-hours admissions fears

Children admitted to UK intensive care units in out-of-hours emergencies are at no greater risk of dying than children arriving during normal working hours, according to new research.

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Comment: Sowing the seeds of privatisation

Is austerity Britain providing the fertile soil for the government to sow a privatisation agenda in policing? asks Prof Adam Crawford (Law) in the cover feature of the magazine of the Police Federation of England and Wales.

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No reason to panic over China’s cold shoulder

Recent news that David Cameron has been placed on the naughty step by China after his meeting with the Dalai Lama caused much concern in UK business circles, but his dalliance with the Buddhist leader won’t be too damaging argue Prof Jeremy Clegg and Dr Hinrich Voss (Leeds University Business School).

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CITY INTERVIEW: Avanti boldly goes on expansion quest after value of the satellite tech firm rockets from £9,000 to £340m

All chief executives dream of taking their company into the stratosphere, but Avanti boss, and University of Leeds alumnus, David Williams has gone much further than that. His firm is the proud owner of two satellites, Hylas 1 and Hylas 2, in orbit above the Indian Ocean and the Atlantic.

Daily Mail
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