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Leeds flying high for top employers

Published: 20 January 2020
Categories: Working with business; University

Students at the University of Leeds are among the UK’s top ten most targeted by leading employers.

Professor Lisa Roberts, Chris Skidmore and Sir Alan Langlands in Nexus, the University of Leeds' innovation hub, during the Minister's visit on Thursday 16 January 2020.

Sampling world-leading science

Published: 16 January 2020
Categories: Working with business; University

Maths, artificial intelligence, robotics and fluid dynamics were on the agenda when Universities Minister Chris Skidmore visited the University.

Cancer Research UK leaders and University of Leeds cancer scientists stand in a group of 25 looking up at camera

Cancer Research UK delegation visits Leeds

Published: 10 January 2020
Categories: University; Health

Senior leaders from Cancer Research UK visited the University today to find out how Leeds researchers are working together in the battle against the disease.

Research Spotlight - November 2019

Published: 16 December 2019
Categories: University

November's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

Join us for an exclusive live screening on campus of one of the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures.

Teaming up with Royal Institution for Christmas Lectures

Published: 26 November 2019
Categories: University

Visit Nexus for an exclusive live screening of one of the Royal Institution’s Christmas Lectures.

Award-winning architects to design new student hub on western campus

Published: 22 November 2019
Categories: News; University

The University of Leeds has announced ambitious plans to create a flagship building for students and staff at the heart of the western campus, supported by a generous gift from the Laidlaw Foundation.

We say "thanks a million" to our colleagues

Thanks a million! Single-use plastic pledge

Published: 11 November 2019
Categories: University

One million pieces of single-use plastic have been removed from use across campus during the past 12 months.

A woman looks up at a pink sculpture above her, featuring layers of pink petals.

Research Spotlight - October 2019

Published: 29 October 2019
Categories: University

October's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

A young woman in a lab coat is holding a pipette and concentrating on moving liquids for a scientific experiment.

Training a new cohort of biological scientists

Published: 25 October 2019
Categories: University; Science

The White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York have received renewed Government funding for 150 PhD researchers in the biological sciences.

Artwork in the entrance of Worsley Building, School of Medicine

Recognising advancement of gender equality

Published: 10 October 2019
Categories: University

Following the announcement of new Athena SWAN charter awards – with the School of Medicine receiving Gold - the University has commended the commitment to achieving greater gender equality at Leeds.