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Engineering & Physical Sciences Centre

£96m investment in Engineering & Physical Sciences

Published
Monday 10th October, 2016
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University

The University has given the seal of approval to the proposed plans to integrate Engineering and Physical Sciences on the north eastern part of campus.

Nexus at campus entrance

Nexus set to drive innovation and collaboration

Published
Thursday 8th September, 2016
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Working with business
University

A new £40m innovation and enterprise centre at the University of Leeds has been given the green light by Leeds City Council today.

University announces honorary degrees 2016

Published
Friday 8th July, 2016
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University

Twelve significant individuals from the disciplines of law, education, film, science and engineering will be presented with honorary degrees recognising their contribution to their fields and society.

Vision for better living through robotics

Published
Friday 1st July, 2016
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News
Technology

Robots rarely get a good press. They’re either turning rogue, trying to control the human race as in The Matrix, or wreaking a path of destruction to kill the hero in Will Smith’s I, Robot.

A farmer in Malawi checks her maize crop that is struggling as a result of the worst drought in three decades. Credit: Neil Palmer (CIAT)

Crop breeding is not keeping pace with climate change

Published
Monday 20th June, 2016
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Science
Environment

Crop yields will fall within the next decade due to climate change unless immediate action is taken to speed up the introduction of new and improved varieties, experts have warned.

Discovering the 'turnstile' in our cells

Published
Wednesday 15th June, 2016
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Science

A research team has discovered that a cell's protective layer acts like a turnstile, allowing proteins to be exported while preventing them from moving back in.

Minister impressed by University’s quantum cascade laser

Published
Monday 23rd May, 2016
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Technology

The minister for industry has visited the University of Leeds this week to learn how developing terahertz frequency technology has made the Faculty of Engineering one of the leading centres in Europe.

Statement

Published
Thursday 28th April, 2016
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Statements

University of Leeds Council statement: Fossil Fuels