Olivia Strong: A £7 million idea Published 13 July 2021 Categories Alumni A challenge between friends went on to raise over £7 million for NHS Charities Together during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Leeds to South Korea: Students tackling global problems Published 30 June 2021 Categories Global engagement Students from Leeds and South Korea's KAIST University are working together in a global leadership programme to develop solutions to some of the world’s greatest challenges.
Lucy Clayton: How to go to work Published 14 June 2021 Categories Alumni Lucy Clayton (English Literature, 2003) draws on years of experience and insight from her latest book to answer student and graduate career questions.
Escaping poverty: the learnings that shaped Madan Luthra Published 29 March 2021 Categories Alumni As a refugee growing up in India, Dr Madan Luthra (PhD Biochemistry, 1972) learnt that education would prove his lifeline.
Giving back: students volunteer throughout the pandemic Published 9 February 2021 Categories Coronavirus As Student Volunteering Week kicks off around the UK, we celebrate the huge contribution that University of Leeds students make locally, nationally and internationally.
Statement Published 17 December 2020 Categories Statements Brexit – a message from the Vice-Chancellor and Leeds University Union
Using targeted microbubbles to administer toxic cancer drugs Published 9 December 2020 Categories Science | Technology | Health University of Leeds research has shown how microbubbles carrying powerful cancer drugs can be guided to the site of a tumour using antibodies.
University researchers recognised in Queen’s Birthday Honours Published 9 October 2020 Categories Science | Health | Coronavirus | University Three leading academic researchers, two alumni and a former Pro-Chancellor at the University of Leeds have been recognised in the Queen’s Birthday Honours.
Welcoming our Vice-Chancellor, Professor Simone Buitendijk Published 1 September 2020 Categories University Professor Buitendijk has taken up the post of Vice-Chancellor at Leeds.
Universities in Leeds - Together for Pride 2020 Published 17 August 2020 Categories University | News | Arts & Culture The University has joined forces with Leeds Beckett University and Leeds Arts University to develop a Digital Pride programme that evokes Pride’s ethos.
Leeds climbs in QS World Ranking 2021 Published 10 June 2020 Categories University The University has moved up two places in the latest QS World University Rankings, consolidating its place in the top 100.
University community comes together to support vulnerable students Published 1 May 2020 Categories Coronavirus | University The University has been working with its closest partners – including Leeds University Union and its global alumni community – to support those most in need during the coronavirus crisis.
Ambitious plans for National Poetry Centre in Leeds revealed Published 26 February 2020 Categories University | Arts & Culture Poet Laureate and Professor of Poetry Simon Armitage has today announced ambitious plans for a National Poetry Centre in Leeds.
Next Vice-Chancellor appointed to the University of Leeds Published 14 February 2020 Categories University Professor Simone Buitendijk has been appointed Vice-Chancellor of the University of Leeds.
Walking and cycling to work linked with fewer heart attacks Published 19 December 2019 Categories Health Walking and cycling to work were associated with fewer heart attacks across 43 million adults in England, according to a new national study.