449 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 22 January 2020
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- Business & Economy | Technology
A cutting-edge rail research centre being built by the University of Leeds has the potential to contribute billions of pounds to the UK economy, according to consultants GENECON.
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- 14 January 2020
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- Environment | Science
Groundbreaking research into the impact washing machines have on clothes and the environment shows that shorter, cooler washes help clothes look better for longer and release fewer microfibres.
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- 31 December 2019
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- Science | Environment
A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges.
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- 17 December 2019
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- Working with business | Technology | News
A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured £750,000 in scale-up funding.
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- 6 December 2019
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- Science | Health
Research which has identified a way of making a safer and cheaper polio vaccine is to be scaled-up – to see if it could be used in commercial vaccine production.
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- 29 November 2019
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- Business & Economy | Society & Politics
The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.
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- 8 November 2019
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- Society & Politics | Arts & Culture
A small army of volunteers is to be recruited to help update the most comprehensive survey of England’s dialects ever undertaken, thanks to an injection of funding.
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- 4 November 2019
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- Science | Health
Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK to pioneer new radiotherapy technologies that could help more people in Yorkshire survive cancer.
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- 24 October 2019
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- Business and partnerships | Science
The National Measurement Laboratory is to establish a hub at Nexus, the University’s innovation hub, and has signed a new strategic partnership agreement.
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- 17 October 2019
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- Global | Health
Scientists have uncovered a novel antibiotic-free approach that could help prevent and treat one of the most widespread bacterial pathogens, using nanocapsules made of natural ingredients.
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- 19 September 2019
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- University
September's round-up of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.
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- 19 September 2019
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- Global | Environment
A new report shows low carbon measures in cities could reduce urban emissions by nearly 90% and support 87 million jobs worldwide by 2030.
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- 17 September 2019
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- Statements
University of Leeds statement: Global climate crisis
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- 12 September 2019
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- Health
Researchers in Yorkshire are collaborating on a new national data hub that aims to transform how cancer data from across the UK can be used to improve patient care.
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- 12 September 2019
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- Technology | Science | News
Astronomers have discovered a rare molecule in the dust and gas disc around a young star – and it may provide an answer to one of the conundrums facing astronomers.