349 results for 'centre immersive technologies'
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- 13 July 2017
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- Health | Research and innovation
It’s two thousand times smaller and beats ten times faster – but the mouse heart holds important clues to the way heart disease develops in humans.
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- 5 July 2017
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- Technology | Health | Environment
In the face of unpredictable weather conditions, waterproof jackets have become key items in many people’s wardrobes.
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- 3 July 2017
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- Research and innovation
The new head of the UK’s Research and Innovation agency, which ultimately funds the majority of university research, is due to outline his priorities and views on funding in the coming years tomorrow.
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- 23 June 2017
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- Health | Science
Scientists have developed a new biological tool for examining molecules – the building blocks of life. It could provide new insights and benefits such as reducing numbers of animals used in research.
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- 12 June 2017
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- Working with business
A significant partnership between global professional services firm PwC and the University has created a new degree apprenticeship, an innovative way for young people to launch a career in technology.
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- 25 April 2017
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- University | Environment | Science
The impact of the University’s research and its commitment to supporting early career academics has been demonstrated to the incoming chair of the new body set to oversee the UK’s research councils.
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- 12 April 2017
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- University
The University has commissioned the British-American artist, Liliane Lijn, to create a new work of public art for its campus.
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- 7 March 2017
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- Technology
A new transcontinental research project is looking at the way technology affects traditional campus-based degrees.
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- 28 February 2017
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- Technology
Government ministers have announced that the University of Leeds is to receive a multi-million pound share of funding for research into advanced materials.
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- 27 February 2017
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- News | Health
Researchers from Leeds and Bradford will work together to improve the health and well-being of children and the elderly – and the safety of patients in hospitals – in a new £3million centre.
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- 16 February 2017
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- Technology
New international standards for green communication technology have been backed by the world’s largest professional body for engineers.
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- 13 February 2017
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- Science | Arts & Culture
A composer working with sounds below the limits of human hearing has been announced as the winner of the inaugural £15,000 DARE Art Prize by Opera North and the University's Cultural Institute.
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- 1 February 2017
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- Science
Scientists have identified new ways to provide vaccines against polio, which do not require the growth of live virus for their manufacture.
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- 31 January 2017
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- University | Science
The results of a £17 million investment in advanced biological research equipment have been unveiled at the University today, with the official opening of the Astbury BioStructure Laboratory.
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- 31 January 2017
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- Society & Politics
A new report reveals children’s attitudes to the Internet and their recommendations for policymakers.