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Andrew Fowler speaking to Mark Sewards, MP.

Unlocking regional growth

Published
10 March 2026
Categories
Working with business | Working with our region

A Leeds MP heard how the University of Leeds is playing a crucial role in driving regional economic growth.

Nikita Dumitriuc and Dragos Popa stood in front of a brick wall.

Funding boost for student learning

Published
5 March 2026
Categories
University | Business & Economy

A University of Leeds alum has secured £260,000 funding to propel their AI study assistant business.

Rachel Reeves standing at the dispatch box in the House of Commons

Chancellor joins leading trade unionist to speak at campus event

Published
23 February 2026
Categories
Working with our region | University

Big tech and finance are driving inequality while right wing populism threatens women’s rights in the 21st century, according to a trailblazing trade unionist who will speak at the University.

Leeds alumni elected as Maths Fellows

Published
19 February 2026
Categories
Alumni

Leeds alumni, staff and former staff member have been elected as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.

The Great Hall at the University of Leeds

University awarded Bronze Race Equality Charter

Published
19 February 2026
Categories
University

The University of Leeds has achieved a Bronze Race Equality Charter award from Advance HE, recognising the depth and integrity to understand and commit to address racial inequalities.

A grand stone civic building with tall twin clock towers, large arched windows, and a columned entrance stands under a bright blue sky with scattered clouds. The open square in front of the building has a few people walking across wide paved area.

Partnership boost for volunteers

Published
18 February 2026
Categories
Working with our region

The University has joined forces with over 30 local organisations to develop an online course for volunteers – which is now available absolutely free.

Aerial view of a dense green forest canopy with grey sky in far distance

Tropical forests generate rainfall worth billions

Published
17 February 2026
Categories
Research | Global

Tropical forests help to generate vast amounts of rainfall each year, adding weight to arguments for protecting them as water and climate pressures increase, say researchers.

Alastair Wood

Award-winning apprentices

Published
16 February 2026
Categories
Working with our region

An engineering firm apprentice who won an accolade for his outstanding contributions says the experience of his apprenticeship has “influenced almost all aspects of working life”.

The WASH Systems for Health team outside a hotel following a workshop in Abuja, Nigeria

Clean water to reduce preventable deaths

Published
12 February 2026
Categories
Global

Researchers from the University of Leeds are helping to strengthen sanitation systems across sub‑Saharan Africa and South Asia.

Associate Professor Rebecca Padgett interviewing Alex Rutter.

Students quiz AI business expert

Published
9 February 2026
Categories
Working with business | Business & Economy

Students have received top tips on building a career in Artificial Intelligence and machine learning from a leading Google executive.

The University of Leeds farm with crop fields and a farm shed and trees in the background.

Farming for the future

Published
3 February 2026
Categories
Environment | Working with business

Ambitious plans to reduce the environmental impacts of farming and increase food security have been revealed as part of a collaboration between the University of Leeds and McCain Foods.

Simon Armitage holds a blue folder with the Yorkshire Cancer Research logo and looks at the camera.

Poet Laureate marks cancer research progress

Published
28 January 2026
Categories
Arts & Culture

Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage has penned a new poem for World Cancer Day, inspired by Yorkshire patients and the researchers working to improve outcomes.