Flumes and lasers test elite sportswear
Fabric used to make what is believed to be the fastest swimsuit to ever go on the market was tested by Leeds researchers who simulated conditions close to those experienced by elite swimmers.
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Universities offer free 'Tech Check' to boost local business
Nanofactory, a consortium of Yorkshire's leading universities, is offering local companies free access to their expertise to help develop new products or improve processes.
N8 launches Industry Innovation Forum
The new Industry Innovation Forum (IIF) led by the N8 Research Partnership officially launches today at an event held at the University of Leeds.
STAR treatment
A major new national clinical trial for patients with kidney cancer is being led by a team at Leeds, and the first patients have already started receiving treatment.
Following genetic footprints out of Africa
A new study, using genetic analysis to look for clues about human migration, suggests that the first modern humans settled in Arabia on their way from the Horn of Africa to the rest of the world.
Low carbon, moderate income and long life
A new study shows that countries with high incomes and high carbon emissions do not achieve higher life expectancies than those with moderate incomes and lower carbon emissions.
Poor self-image cannot explain maths gender gap
Promoting more female role models is not the answer to closing the gender gap in maths, a new study suggests.
Major rail deal for University spin out
University of Leeds spin-out company Tracsis, has signed a three-year deal for a major rail company to use its software.
University spin-outs join forces in £1.5 million acquisition
University of Leeds spin-out company Avacta, has acquired fellow Leeds spin-out - Aptuscan, in a deal worth £1.5 million.
Leeds genetic research 'blueprint' for NHS
The approach to genetic research established at the University of Leeds could serve as a blueprint for how the NHS could make more of the advances new genetic technologies can deliver.