78 results for 'high speed rail'
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- 20 June 2018
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Professor Dame Jane Francis has been officially installed as Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
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- 9 April 2018
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A new generation of ultra-sensitive detectors has opened up the use of infrared wavelengths for a large number of new applications that could improve people’s lives, according to researchers.
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- 15 December 2017
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Today our world is visually dominated by animals and plants, but this world would not have been possible without fungi, say University of Leeds scientists.
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- 17 October 2017
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The University of Leeds is investing £10m to develop the UK’s first dedicated centre for high speed rail technologies and system integration.
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- 11 September 2017
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The Royal Academy of Engineering has elected the University of Leeds’ professor of Nanomanufacturing Innovation, Terry Wilkins, to its fellowship.
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- 3 July 2017
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The new head of the UK’s Research and Innovation agency, which ultimately funds the majority of university research, is due to outline his priorities and views on funding in the coming years tomorrow.
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- 25 April 2017
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The impact of the University’s research and its commitment to supporting early career academics has been demonstrated to the incoming chair of the new body set to oversee the UK’s research councils.
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- 2 March 2017
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- Environment
The Secretary of State for Transport has visited the University of Leeds to see the latest research aiming to help the transportation sector become more accessible, efficient and productive.
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- 27 February 2017
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Researchers from Leeds and Bradford will work together to improve the health and well-being of children and the elderly – and the safety of patients in hospitals – in a new £3million centre.
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- 19 December 2016
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A jet stream within the Earth’s molten iron core has been discovered by scientists using the latest satellite data that helps create an ‘x-ray’ view of the planet.
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- 6 December 2016
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Six new multi-million pound research hubs, aimed at strengthening the UK’s manufacturing industries, have been announced this week by Universities and Science Minister, Jo Johnson MP.
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- 26 February 2016
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Researchers warn that driverless vehicles could intensify car use, reducing or even eliminating promised energy savings and environmental benefits.
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- 30 October 2015
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The University of Leeds and China's Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) have launched a joint school to deliver world-class teaching and research.
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- 14 September 2015
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The first images of motor proteins in action are published in the journal Nature Communications today.
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- 10 July 2015
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Olympic boxer, Nicola Adams, and Sir Peter Hendy, Leeds graduate and the new Chairman of Network Rail, are amongst a host of distinguished individuals receiving an honorary degree this year