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Focus on wind farms misses ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce carbon footprint
Government is missing a ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
Investment in Leeds’ high speed rail institute
Plans for the University’s new high speed rail research and development institute have moved forward after West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee backed a £13m investment.
New material that thickens as it’s pulled
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.
The new lead for urban analytics at the Turing
The Alan Turing Institute has announced a new urban analytics research programme, led by the University of Leeds.
Planning for Leeds’ driverless future
A new study has predicted the effects driverless cars could have on urban transport systems and public behaviour in the City of Leeds.