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New £10m research centre for greener global finance

Published
15 February 2021
Categories
Working with business | Policy Leeds | Business & Economy

The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers.

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Protecting UK insect populations post-Brexit

Published
29 January 2021
Categories
Science | Environment

The health of the UK’s insect populations is to be assessed by a new project, which aims to advise on policies to help protect them more effectively post-Brexit.

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'Compelling case' to level up economy through rail innovation

Published
11 January 2021
Categories
Society & Politics | Technology | Working with business

Greater investment in rail research could be used to help level up the economy in the north of England, according to a report by economics and policy analysts Perspective Economics.

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Research collaboration with West Coast Partnership

Published
18 November 2020
Categories
Working with business | Science | Technology

The University has announced a research agreement with the West Coast Partnership, the franchise that runs rail services on the West Coast Main Line and selected as the operator of phase one of HS2.

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Space research aims to boost Yorkshire economy

Published
18 November 2020
Categories
Working with business | Environment | Business & Economy

The University is to help spearhead a national programme of technological revolution backed by the UK Space Agency.

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Circular economy to drive UK sustainability

Published
12 November 2020
Categories
Business & Economy | Technology | Science

The University of Leeds has secured funding to help two large industrial sectors make the transition to a greener, more sustainable future where they reduce waste, energy and pollution.

The photo shows a high-speed train passing an static frequency converter on the east coast main line. The static frequency converter delivers power to the railway line.

Powering the next generation of rail travel

Published
5 November 2020
Categories
Business & Economy | University | Technology

An outline £10 million co-investment agreement has been signed by the University of Leeds and the companies involved in the power supply upgrade of the East Coast Main Line.

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Tiny golden bullets could help tackle asbestos-related cancers

Published
27 October 2020
Categories
Technology | News | Science

Gold nanotubes – tiny hollow cylinders one thousandth the width of a human hair – could be used to treat mesothelioma, a type of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibres, say researchers.

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New materials will help UK achieve net-zero, say researchers

Published
2 October 2020
Categories
Working with business | Society & Politics | Technology

Scientists at the University of Leeds have pledged to develop a new generation of ultra-efficient electronics to help the UK achieve net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

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Advanced imaging shows real-time molecular interaction

Published
11 August 2020
Categories
University | Technology | Science

Visualising how molecules move in cells or interact with drugs will be possible with one of the world’s most advanced imaging centres being developed at the University.