News | University of Leeds

Glowing fireflies fly around a forest path at night.

Art, music and performances shine on campus for Light Night

Published: 4 October 2023
Categories: Working with our region | Arts & Culture | Research

Visitors can experience the magic of the UK’s largest annual arts and lights festival, Light Night, on the University of Leeds campus on 12 and 13 October.

The Minister for Tech and Digital Economy has a remote controller in his hand controlling a robot which is on a tube in front of him. A member of the Acuity Robotics team is stood beside the Minister telling him how to control the robot.

Minister visits to explore digital technology

Published: 19 September 2023
Categories: Business & Economy | Technology | Working with business

The Minister responsible for UK digital and tech policy visited the University, as a part of the Leeds Digital Festival schedule, to see how the city region is developing innovative digital technology

Young man wears a virtual reality headset

Festival celebrates digital enterprise and innovation

Published: 18 September 2023
Categories: News | Technology

Leeds Digital Festival returns this year with more than 240 events designed to celebrate and explore the city's leading role in digital enterprise and innovation.

A shiny, golden three-telescope NASA space observatory floats in the darkness of space

Ravenous black hole takes bites out of star

Published: 7 September 2023
Categories: Science

A ravenous black hole in a galaxy close to ours is taking bites out of a star like the Sun every time it orbits, new research has revealed.

A microscopic nematode worm, which appears bright blue against a black backdrop

What worms can tell us about brains and behaviour

Published: 23 August 2023
Categories: Science | Research

The University of Leeds has collaborated with a leading American institution on research that helps to crack the code that relates brain and behaviour.

Rachel Reeves MP stands at a podium on a stage to address guests at Northern Gritstone's AGM.

University innovation helps drive UK economy

Published: 25 July 2023
Categories: Working with business

Leeds has a key role to play in driving innovation and investment in the North, according to business and political leaders.

Three high school pupils wearing VR headsets and using VR hand controls, seated in front of a screen showing a hospital scene

Inspiring the next generation of data scientists

Published: 5 July 2023
Categories: Science

Excited pupils explored virtual landscapes and learned new digital skills when they visited state-of-the-art facilities at the University of Leeds.

A person holds a tablet over a laptop and documents on a desk.

‘Workplace AI revolution isn’t happening yet,’ survey shows

Published: 4 July 2023
Categories: Business & Economy

The UK risks a growing divide between organisations who have invested in new, artificial intelligence-enabled digital technologies and those who haven’t, new research suggests.

University – a ‘convening power’ in climate action

Published: 3 July 2023
Categories: Working with our region | Environment

Businesses need to become more sustainable or risk not being able to cope with the shocks of future climate change.

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Leeds community recognised by royal honours

Published: 17 June 2023
Categories: University

A civil engineer who has conducted pioneering research into the performance and durability of concrete has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.

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Leeds community recognised in royal honours

Published: 17 June 2023
Categories: University

A civil engineer who has conducted pioneering research into the performance and durability of concrete has been recognised in the King's Birthday Honours.

School pupils being shown around state-of-the-art research facilities at the Sir William Henry Bragg building

'Scientists of the future' welcomed at state-of-the-art research centre

Published: 2 May 2023
Categories: Science

Schoolchildren from across the country have had the chance to work on state-of-the-art nanotechnology, thanks to a workshop programme at the University of Leeds.

Inspire, create, and explore at Be Curious 2023

Published: 26 April 2023
Categories: University

Be Curious, the annual University of Leeds family open day, is back for 2023.

Illustration of machine learning and AI concept in form of a woman's face outline with circuit board and binary data flow on blue background.

More transparency needed about merits of AI

Published: 13 April 2023
Categories: Technology

AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.

Tracey Brabin, West Yorkshire Mayor and Jeanne Rivera, Cell Metrology Team Leader at the launch of the Northern Cell Metrology Hub.

Nexus home to Northern Cell Metrology Hub

Published: 5 April 2023
Categories: Business & Economy | Working with business

Nexus has been unveiled as the home of the Northern Cell Metrology Hub, a new centre of innovation for clinical diagnostics and new medical technology.

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