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National research centre to make infrastructure more efficient

Published
18 September 2017
Categories
Working with business
Technology

Developing more durable infrastructure materials to help the public and private sectors save money and reduce their environmental impact is the focus of new civil engineering research at Leeds.

Engineering and Physical Sciences

Green light for engineering and physical sciences

Published
31 August 2017
Categories
Technology
Science
University

The University’s ambitious plans for advancing engineering and physical sciences has taken a major step forward today with a green light from Leeds City Council.

A. Fleming, British Antarctic Survey

Tracking the giant Antarctic iceberg

Published
2 August 2017
Categories
Global
Environment

The largest remaining ice shelf on the Antarctic Peninsula lost nearly 10% of its area when an iceberg four times the size of London broke free earlier this month.

Picture shows a mouse in a laboratory

Mouse scans to tackle human heart disease

Published
13 July 2017
Categories
Health
Research and innovation

It’s two thousand times smaller and beats ten times faster – but the mouse heart holds important clues to the way heart disease develops in humans.

Raincoat

How ‘green’ is your waterproof jacket?

Published
5 July 2017
Categories
Technology
Health
Environment

In the face of unpredictable weather conditions, waterproof jackets have become key items in many people’s wardrobes.