434 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 4 February 2019
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- University | Working with business
More than 150 fully-funded PhD researcher places are being created in Leeds after the University secured funding to train the next generation of scientists and engineers.
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- 2 February 2019
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- Health
More than 4 in 5 men (81%) with prostate cancer struggle with poor sexual function following treatment for the disease, but over half (56%) fail to receive support, according to new research.
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- 30 January 2019
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- Environment | Science
Rain-repelling fluorochemicals used in waterproof clothing can and should be phased out as unnecessary and environmentally harmful, textile researchers argue.
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- 23 January 2019
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- Research | Technology | Research and innovation
A new centre for research into the analysis and development of advanced materials has launched at the University of Leeds.
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- 16 January 2019
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- Technology | Environment
Government is missing a ‘huge opportunity’ to reduce the UK's carbon footprint by focusing spending on wind farms instead of materials recycling, according to a leading natural resources researcher.
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- 14 December 2018
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- Science | News
Astronomers have captured one of the most detailed views of a young star taken to date, and revealed an unexpected companion in orbit around it.
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- 4 December 2018
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- Technology | Science
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker – at the molecular level – as it is stretched.
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- 3 December 2018
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- Health | Science
Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them – solving a long-standing research problem.
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- 30 November 2018
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- Science | University
Professor Helen Gleeson has won the Outstanding Research Supervisor of the Year category in this year’s Times Higher Education Awards, announced last night.
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- 28 November 2018
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- Society & Politics | Business & Economy
Politicians and stakeholders will today hear from senior Leeds professors how a renewed commitment from Whitehall could reduce pressure on natural resources and reclaim valuable materials from waste.
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- 6 November 2018
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- University
The University of Leeds and Leeds University Union have together pledged to become single-use plastic-free by 2023.
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- 6 November 2018
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- Health
People at high risk of developing lung cancer have the chance to take part in a pioneering new screening trial launched in Leeds.
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- 30 October 2018
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- Health | Science
The century-long mission to understand how the proteins which underpin amyloid-based diseases like Alzheimer’s, Huntington’s and Parkinson’s has taken major steps forward in the last 12 months.
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- 23 October 2018
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University of Leeds statement: Fire safety update
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- 18 October 2018
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- Science
A dramatic sculpture honouring revolutionary science will be in a prominent position on the side of the new Engineering and Physical Sciences development.