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Celebrating student volunteering

Published
20 February 2017
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The University is celebrating the impact of student volunteering for National Student Volunteering Week.

Alistair and Jonny Brownlee at the site of University of Leeds' new cycle track

The new Brownlee Centre

Published
15 February 2017
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Health
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A new £5m University of Leeds sports facility is to be named after its most successful alumni athletes, Olympic heroes Alistair and Jonny Brownlee.

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University unveils £17m Astbury lab investment

Published
31 January 2017
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Science

The results of a £17 million investment in advanced biological research equipment have been unveiled at the University today, with the official opening of the Astbury BioStructure Laboratory.

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DARE Art Prize shortlist announced

Published
19 January 2017
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Arts & Culture

The University's Cultural Institute and Opera North have announced the shortlist for their inaugural DARE Art Prize.

Professor Anne Neville, who has been made an MBE in the 2017 New Year's Honours list

New year’s honour for influential engineer

Published
31 December 2016
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University

Senior University of Leeds academic Professor Anne Neville has been made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the New Year’s Honours list, for services to engineering.

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Building closer relations with leading Chinese university

Published
14 December 2016
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University

Closer relations between two leading international universities have been confirmed this week following top-level meetings which will strengthen UK-China research and teaching opportunities.