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Woman having EEG while female clinician takes notes

Will EEG be able to read your dreams?

Published
22 August 2024
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Research

One hundred years after the human brain’s electrical activity was first recorded, experts are celebrating the legacy of its discovery and sharing their predictions and priorities for its future.

Leeds alum Dirk Mischendahl and co-founder Josh Lee juggle ice cream pots in front of the Northern Bloc factory

An ice cream revolution starting in Leeds

Published
27 September 2023
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Alumni

Founder and director of Northern Bloc Dirk Mischendahl is doing ice cream differently. The serial entrepreneur returned to Leeds to support enterprising students starting their own business journeys.

A student wearing a virtual reality headset, interacting with Stacey the virtual patient, who is sitting on a chair with her baby next to her in a baby carrier

Virtual patient teaches real-life mental health skills

Published
3 April 2023
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Technology
Health

Extended-reality assisted clinical training in perinatal mental health has been launched by Health Education England in collaboration with the University of Leeds.

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Leeds Digital Festival 2022

Published
20 September 2022
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Working with business
Working with our region
University
Technology

Leeds Digital Festival has announced the full schedule for its latest instalment of the tech showcase, with over 200 events taking place from Tuesday 20 to Friday 30 September.

An arts laboratory

Wellcome funding for medical humanities

Published
22 April 2021
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Arts & Culture

A team from the Faculty of Arts, Humanities and Cultures has secured £1 million in funding from global charitable foundation Wellcome to develop medical humanities research.

Nissan LEAF, HumanDrive test vehicle

Self-driving the longest route yet

Published
5 February 2020
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Working with business
Technology

A project researching the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.

Aerial view of Leeds City Region

Inspiring innovation on an international stage

Published
24 January 2020
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University

Leeds and the City Region takes its place on the international stage this January, with visitors from across the world seeing first-hand how Leeds inspires innovation.

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Research Spotlight - June 2019

Published
1 July 2019
Categories
University

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

Student using a virtual reality headset

Immersive technologies become the new reality at Leeds

Published
13 June 2019
Categories
Technology
University

Virtual reality (VR) is becoming the new normal at the University of Leeds, as staff and students working in engineering, arts, humanities, social sciences and health research embrace the technology.

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University community recognised in Birthday Honours

Published
16 June 2025
Categories
University

A leading road safety researcher and a sports ambassador who helped turn Leeds into a global centre for triathlon are among those recognised in the King’s Birthday Honours.