Asking the big questions about big data
The University of Leeds is bringing together experts from across Europe, the US and Asia this week to tackle some of the key challenges in using big data effectively.
News
765 results for 'immersive technologies'
Manufacturing project aims to take IT beyond the electronic age
A £5.2 million project led by the University of Leeds is aiming to transform data communications with a new generation of photonic microchips.
Research could improve nuclear power plant safety - and stop your kettle furring up
Taking inspiration from nature, researchers have created a versatile model to predict how stalagmite-like structures form in nuclear processing plants - as well as how lime scale builds up in kettles.
Leeds academic wins top prize as Most Innovative Teacher
Dr James Pickering of the University of Leeds has been named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at this year's Times Higher Education Awards.
Geoengineering our climate is not a 'quick fix'
The deliberate, large-scale intervention in the Earth's climate system is not a "quick fix" for global warming, according to the findings of the UK's first publicly funded studies on geoengineering.
Hand dryers can spread bacteria in public toilets, research finds
Modern hand dryers are much worse than paper towels when it comes to spreading germs, according to new University of Leeds research.
National award for transforming data into knowledge
A collaboration between Leeds-based The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and the University of Leeds has won a national Research Council UK impact award from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.
Poignant service honours war dead a century on
A service of remembrance has been held to rededicate a war memorial 100 years after the start of the First World War.
National facility for innovative robotics opens
A new Government-backed centre is set to put Leeds at the forefront of UK robot design and construction.
'Bench to bedside' research to be transformed by new funding
A new £6.8 million research centre based across two Yorkshire universities will aim to transform diagnosis and treatment of patients suffering from cancer, heart disease and musculoskeletal diseases