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University's campaign to Make a World of Difference

Published
Friday 29th November, 2013
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University

The University of Leeds has announced a £60m fundraising campaign to create new student opportunities, push forward its research and support its vision of a place among world-leading universities.

Nobel laureate marks Bragg centenary

Published
Friday 22nd November, 2013
Categories
University
Science

Professor Dan Shechtman celebrated crystallography's profound impact on modern science in the Bragg Centenary Lecture 2013 - and explained how he overturned one of the discipline's key principles.

New online course is enjoyed around the world

Published
Friday 22nd November, 2013
Categories
University

Pioneering online learners have praised a free course offered by the University of Leeds as part of its venture into MOOCs.

University of Leeds and P&G join forces

Published
Friday 11th October, 2013

The University of Leeds and multinational consumer goods company Procter & Gamble (P&G) have signed a strategic agreement that will harness academic research to develop new high-tech products.

Skin cancer death rates 70% higher in men

Published
Wednesday 21st August, 2013
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Health

Death rates from malignant melanoma - the most serious type of skin cancer - are 70% higher in men than women, despite similar numbers being diagnosed with the disease each year.

A wake-up call about the economic reality of a green society

Published
Wednesday 14th August, 2013
Categories
Environment

Policymakers often talk about moving towards a green society, but in the largest study of its kind, an international team of researchers has found that this would restrict economic growth.

Spotting tomorrow's entrepreneurs today

Published
Wednesday 17th July, 2013
Categories
Business & Economy

Could you spot the next Mark Zuckerberg or Richard Branson by watching and listening to them pitch for business?

Plaque marks birthplace of X-ray crystallography

Published
Friday 5th July, 2013
Categories
Technology
University
Science

A plaque celebrating Nobel Prize-winning research at the University of Leeds that revealed the structure of crystals and revolutionised science has been unveiled at the house where it all began.