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Government urged to adopt CMI funding model

Published
28 September 2026
Categories
Society & Politics
News

A new report has called on the government to adopt Community Municipal Investments (CMIs) as part of its devolution strategy.

Ava and Swayam with their client Nick who is on his bike and Alex Sobel MP stood in a workshop in the School of Mechanical Engineering.

Students boost design skills with REMAP charity

Published
25 September 2026
Categories
Technology
Working with our region

Students undertook a partnership with a charity over the summer to design and manufacture bespoke equipment for disabled people.

Happy participants in a previous Starlight Hike

Starlight Hike comes to campus

Published
22 September 2026
Categories
Working with our region

Hundreds of people will gather at the University of Leeds next month as campus becomes the new home of Sue Ryder’s popular Starlight Hike fundraiser.

The Microlub team smile at the camera

Food ingredients spinout set for growth

Published
17 September 2026
Categories
Business & Economy

A food technology company that supports healthier eating is set to double its workforce and expand into new international markets following a £7.5 million investment boost.

Crew lowering a scientific instrument into the sea from a research ship.

Expedition examines carbon impact of bottom trawling

Published
17 September 2026
Categories
Environment
Research

Leeds researchers have played a key role in a pioneering study in the Irish Sea. It aims to address critical evidence gaps on the impact of bottom trawling on seabed carbon storage.

Alex Sunderland wears a yellow hi-vis coat and a hard hat as he looks at down at road works surrounded by red barriers in Leeds City Centre.

Ofsted praises University degree apprenticeships

Published
15 September 2026
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Working with our region

Ofsted inspectors have praised the University of Leeds for producing high-quality apprentices, with many of them achieving distinction grades.

The Business Manager and the Patient Navigator at The Light Surgery in Leeds sit on reception and chat to each other.

AI researchers enhance healthcare

Published
7 September 2026
Categories
Working with our region

Two PhD researchers have helped GPs and urgent care centres drive better engagement with patients.

Renita Bharatsingh showcasing her project with a surgical robotics to the High Commissioner of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Professor Kevin Morris and Angela St.Denis and a hybrid online audience.

High Praise for Caribbean Robotics Programme

Published
7 September 2026
Categories
Global
Research
Health
Science

A Caribbean-led programme developing the region’s next generation of surgical robotics and healthcare AI researchers has completed its largest programme to date at the University of Leeds.

Close up of a pupil doing an activity involving building a model

Welcoming pupils onto campus

Published
2 September 2026
Categories
Working with our region

Children from across Leeds stepped onto campus to experience university life and earn a 'Degree in a Day', as part of a programme with Leeds City Council’s Healthy Holidays scheme.