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Medical engineering pioneers' Royal prize

Published
Thursday 24th November, 2011
Categories
Health

Longer-lasting hip joints, replacement heart valves and knee reconstructions - technologies all developed at the University of Leeds - have won the Royal seal of approval.

Leeds 'sludge team' targets nuclear waste

Published
Friday 21st October, 2011
Categories
Technology
Science

It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Researchers from the University of Leeds have teamed up with Sellafield Ltd to clean up radioactive sludge produced by the UK nuclear industry.

Are you an ecoDriver?

Published
Monday 10th October, 2011
Categories
Environment

The University of Leeds is leading a £13m European project which aims to turn even the most committed of petrol heads into a green driver.

Dying 'monster' star discovered

Published
Wednesday 28th September, 2011
Categories
Science
Technology

The final throes of one of the largest and rarest stars in our galaxy have been discovered by astrophysicists using the European Southern Observatory (ESO).

All points North

Published
Friday 16th September, 2011
Categories
Environment

A growing, ageing and more ethnically diverse population could provide the north of England with opportunities for economic growth, according to a new report.

Researchers probe genetic link to blindness

Published
Thursday 8th September, 2011
Categories
Health

University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye disorders, including cataracts and glaucoma, in young children.