Are jurors influenced by special courtroom measures?
Alleged adult rape victims are not disadvantaged in court if they choose to give evidence behind protective screens or via video links, according to new research.
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Leeds graduate wins 2012 Turner Prize
Elizabeth Price, who completed a PhD in the School of Fine Art, History of Art and Cultural Studies in 1999, has won the 2012 Turner Prize.
DEMAND Centre Aims for Reduction in Greenhouse Gas Emissions
The Institute for Transport Studies will play an important role in the DEMAND: Dynamics of Energy Mobility and Demand Centre, one of the RCUK's five new End Use Energy Demand (EUED) research centres.
Clearest evidence yet of polar ice losses
An international team of satellite experts has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date, ending 20 years of uncertainty.
Leeds Confucius Institute opens for business
Leeds has joined an elite band of European universities with a specialist Confucius Institute dedicated to business and commerce.
Leeds joins Spitfire dig
University of Leeds geophysics expertise will be called in to help with the final stage of Lincolnshire aviation enthusiast David Cundall's bid to locate buried Spitfires in Myanmar.
£5 million to find new foot-and-mouth vaccine
University of Leeds scientists will take part in a £5.6 million project to develop new methods for controlling foot-and-mouth disease.
Leeds research to fuel growth
The University of Leeds is to receive more than £2 million in government funding to help its cutting-edge research deliver benefits to business.
Bat-inspired technology showcased
A novel way to help blind and partially sighted people navigate their way around pavements, buildings and even mountain bike tracks has been showcased in a new BBC television series.
Leeds engineer heads global body
Professor Barry Clarke has been elected as the 148th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the professional body for chartered civil engineers.