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Kim Daybell

University athletes competing in Commonwealth Games

Published
4 April 2018
Categories
University

Eight University of Leeds students and alumni, including the Brownlee brothers Alistair and Jonny, have travelled to the Gold Coast 2018 Commonwealth Games in Australia to compete for their countries.

Students in cafe

Students and the city: InLeeds Day

Published
21 February 2018
Categories
Working with business
University

InLeeds Day, an initiative that encourages students to stay in Leeds after their studies, takes place today across the city, supported by Northern Powerhouse Minister Jake Berry.

Later rounds of the competition take place in the University of Leeds' Great Hall

New era, stronger partnership with piano contest

Published
5 February 2018
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

The global reach of one of the world’s leading piano competitions is being significantly extended thanks to a renewed partnership with the University of Leeds.

Statement

Published
20 November 2017
Categories
Statements

University of Leeds statement: Wealth screening

Stanley Ellis, Survey of English Dialects fieldworker, with microphone, with 'informant' Tom Mason, near Ilkley in 1967

Updating the most comprehensive dialect survey ever

Published
20 October 2017
Categories
Society & Politics
Arts & Culture

A National Lottery grant is allowing the University to update the most comprehensive survey of the dialects of England ever undertaken.

Behind the scenes of a city’s season of triathlon

Published
1 June 2017
Categories
Arts & Culture

A photojournalist who captured candid scenes from Yorkshire’s successful Grand Depart is training her lens on triathlon as part of a unique new project.

Film student Kyle Withington, Col Needham, Karen Emanuel, Paul Cooke, Stuart Clarke and Alan Langlands

New prize highlights talented student filmmakers

Published
26 April 2017
Categories
Arts & Culture

A new competition established by the University's Cultural Institute has encouraged student filmmakers to showcase some of its ground-breaking research.