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A robot arm attempts to navigate a number of objects on a table top, in order to get at an apple.

Worker robots that learn from mistakes

Published
4 November 2019
Categories
News
Technology

Practise makes perfect ­– it is an adage that has helped humans become highly dexterous, and now it is an approach that is being applied to robots.

A health minister has announced an additional £4m of funding to support the development of new health tech innovations. One of the ten companies to benefit includes PinPoint Data Science, which is based at Nexus.

Boost for cancer diagnosis health tech

Published
9 October 2019
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Health

A health minister visiting Nexus today has announced an additional £4m of funding to support the development of new health tech innovations.

A woman looks up at a pink sculpture above her, featuring layers of pink petals.

Shining a light on creativity in Leeds

Published
23 September 2019
Categories
University
Arts & Culture

A confluence of art and biology forms part of University's Light Night offering this year.

Road to Parkinson at night

Future-focussed research

Published
20 September 2019
Categories
Science
Environment

A prestigious fellowship will support five University of Leeds researchers addressing global challenges.

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The benefits of investing in zero-carbon cities

Published
19 September 2019
Categories
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.