Investment in Leeds’ high speed rail institute
Plans for the University’s new high speed rail research and development institute have moved forward after West Yorkshire Combined Authority’s Investment Committee backed a £13m investment.
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New material that thickens as it’s pulled
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.
Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule ‘biopsies’
Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them – solving a long-standing research problem.
Leeds physicist is Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year
Professor Helen Gleeson has won the Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year category in this year’s Times Higher Education Awards, announced last night.
The new lead for urban analytics at the Turing
The Alan Turing Institute has announced a new urban analytics research programme, led by the University of Leeds.
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Leeds receives £10m investment for AI and digital pathology
Leeds researchers have been awarded a £10.1m investment from UK Research and Innovation to expand a digital pathology and artificial intelligence programme across the North of England.
Planning for Leeds’ driverless future
A new study has predicted the effects driverless cars could have on urban transport systems and public behaviour in the City of Leeds.
Business expertise drives ethical hackathon
More than 100 students took part in this year’s Fintech Hackathon, receiving valuable advice from leading businesses during the 24-hour challenge.
Ten-foot tall microscopes helping combat world’s worst diseases
The century-long mission to understand how the proteins which underpin amyloid-based diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months.