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Leeds community recognised in royal honours

Published
17 June 2023
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University

A civil engineer who has conducted pioneering research into the performance and durability of concrete has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.

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Prestigious chemistry award for Leeds academic

Published
13 June 2023
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News
Science
University

A leading research scientist at the University of Leeds who develops computer models to understand how ageing and artificial implants affect the tissues in our body has won a prestigious award.

The Lord Mayor of Leeds Al Garthwaite and others look at bright pink and yellow sculptures, as a student explains the work

Art graduates ask the art world: Can you let us in?

Published
8 June 2023
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University
Arts & Culture

Talented emerging artists who have persevered through the turbulent years of Covid are bursting onto the art scene with a plea to “let us in”, as the Lord Mayor of Leeds opens their degree show.

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Too Good To Go: Protecting pockets and the planet

Published
18 May 2023
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News

At a time of rising food prices and a deepening climate crisis, Jamie Crummie has created a global phenomenon which helps customers rescue unsold food from businesses, saving it from going to waste.

Professor Helen Gleeson and Devesh Mistry working together in a laboratory

£2m investment boost for professor's 'wonder material'

Published
5 April 2023
Categories
Business & Economy
Working with business
Science

A cutting edge “deeptech” company born when a Leeds academic discovered a revolutionary new material that gets thicker as it is stretched has attracted £2 million in investment.