Art, music and performances shine on campus for Light Night Published 4 October 2023 Categories Working with our region | Arts & Culture | Research Visitors can experience the magic of the UK’s largest annual arts and lights festival, Light Night, on the University of Leeds campus on 12 and 13 October.
Professor Simone Buitendijk to step down as Vice-Chancellor and President Published 4 October 2023 Categories Statements Professor Simone Buitendijk today announced her intention to step down as Vice-Chancellor and President of the University of Leeds.
‘Women should not feel they have to take a backseat’ - Dame Sharon White Published 2 October 2023 Categories Working with business | Society & Politics Dame Sharon White, who chairs the John Lewis Partnership, will share her personal journey as a female leader for the latest public lecture in a University of Leeds series celebrating strong women.
Investing in carbon removal Published 28 September 2023 Categories Environment | Business & Economy | Working with business A spinout company from the University of Leeds has received investment to scale up its pioneering carbon dioxide removal technology.
Fresh support for care-experienced students Published 28 September 2023 Categories Working with our region | University Higher Education (HE) providers across West Yorkshire have developed a collaborative response to support care-experienced students.
Leading the way in knowledge exchange Published 27 September 2023 Categories University | Working with our region | Working with business The University of Leeds remains a leading higher education institution for knowledge exchange, according to Research England.
An ice cream revolution starting in Leeds Published 27 September 2023 Categories Alumni Founder and director of Northern Bloc Dirk Mischendahl is doing ice cream differently. The serial entrepreneur returned to Leeds to support enterprising students starting their own business journeys.
Antarctica’s glacial border migrates for miles with the tide Published 26 September 2023 Categories News | Research New measurements of how boundary between onshore glacier and floating ice shelf glides back-and- forth could help predict melting.
Driving diversity on digital courses Published 25 September 2023 Categories Technology The University of Leeds is working with businesses to help even more students achieve their dreams of a career in data science and AI.
Extreme heat likely to cause next mass extinction Published 25 September 2023 Categories News A new study shows unprecedented heat is likely to lead to the next mass extinction since the dinosaurs died out, eliminating nearly all mammals in some 250 million years time.
Digital innovation highlighted at Microsoft CEO visit Published 22 September 2023 Categories Technology | Business & Economy | University | Working with business Microsoft’s UK CEO praised the University’s innovation partnerships during a campus visit as part of Leeds Digital Festival.
Leeds alum becomes paramedic at 64 Published 20 September 2023 Categories Alumni To Peter Watters (Pharmacology 1980), age is just a number. After a varied career in teaching and IT, he retrained to work as a paramedic on the NHS frontline, aged 64.
Minister praises University's environment work Published 20 September 2023 Categories University | Environment Pioneering environment research at the University of Leeds has been applauded by Government's Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero.
Leeds defibrillator research used in parliamentary Bill Published 20 September 2023 Categories Society & Politics | Research | Health | Research and innovation Research co-authored by a University of Leeds academic into the inequalities in access to life saving community defibrillators was used in parliament during the first reading of a Bill.
Living wall on campus will honour precious peatlands Published 20 September 2023 Categories Arts & Culture | Working with our region | Environment An artist is collaborating with a community arts group to create a living wall for the University of Leeds, inspired by carbon-storing peatlands.