New school to boost engineering education
The University has joined with local organisations and businesses to set up a Leeds school aimed at 14 to 18 year olds interested in engineering and advanced manufacturing.
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Supercomputer to boost health research
A new supercomputer hosted at the University of Leeds is set to transform health research in the North of England.
Terahertz researchers win Faraday Medal
Two University of Leeds professors have won the 2014 Faraday Medal for outstanding contributions to experimental physics.
University's robotics research showcased in London
The University of Leeds is joining forces with Universities UK this week to celebrate how research is improving lives, focusing on the extraordinary contribution that robots are making to society.
Teaming up with M&S for a new online course in business innovation
World class innovation by leading retailer Marks & Spencer is featured in one of two free online courses launched today by the University of Leeds.
Super-charged tropical trees
A team of scientists has found that Borneo's productive trees are vitally important for global carbon cycling.
A library's labour of love for the Bard's birthday
A priceless First Folio of Shakespeare's plays is now available online, following months of painstaking digitization work at the University of Leeds.
New technique could transform low-energy light detection
Researchers have discovered a way to use standard semiconductors to detect light over a much broader range of wavelengths.
The first animals created a world hospitable to complex life forms
The first animals may have oxygenated the Earth's oceans - contrary to the traditional view that a rise in oxygen triggered their development, according to a study published in Nature Geoscience.
Leeds researchers build world's most powerful terahertz laser chip
University of Leeds researchers have taken the lead in the race to build the world's most powerful terahertz laser chip.