434 results for 'advanced materials'
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- 21 May 2018
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- Science | Health
Research led by Leeds professors has led to a better quality of life for thousands of people around the world who have received tissue regeneration treatment.
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- 8 May 2018
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- Arts & Culture | Technology
A cutting-edge 3D weaving loom that is the only one of its kind in the UK is at the heart of a new £1.75 million textiles innovation centre at the University of Leeds.
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- 9 April 2018
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- Global | Technology
A new generation of ultra-sensitive detectors has opened up the use of infrared wavelengths for a large number of new applications that could improve people’s lives, according to researchers.
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- 13 February 2018
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- Science
New research, led by the University of Leeds, offers an explanation for the discrepancy between the size and age of the Rosetta Nebula’s central cavity and that of its central stars.
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- 2 February 2018
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- Business and partnerships | University
The University is to receive £6 million in funding for additional PhD places as part of a major investment in science and engineering in the UK, announced by Business Secretary Greg Clark.
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- 31 January 2018
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- Science | Health
Terminally-ill patients experience significantly better quality of life before they die if they receive earlier access to palliative care, according to new research.
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- 10 January 2018
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- Science | Environment
Scientists have found fossil evidence of deep-sea marine life burrowing at least eight metres below the seabed – four times the previously observed depth for modern deep-sea life.
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- 19 December 2017
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- Environment | News
The remaining undisturbed rainforests in Borneo, some of the world’s tallest and most carbon-dense, have been removing carbon dioxide from the atmosphere over the past 50 years, a new study shows.
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- 30 November 2017
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- Arts & Culture | Society & Politics
The achievements of a pioneering Yorkshire MP are to be commemorated with a public lecture by senior MP Harriet Harman.
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- 7 November 2017
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- Health | Arts & Culture
A recreated First World War field hospital and groundbreaking research into wound care will be combined as part of an innovative event partnering history with healthcare next week.
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- 30 October 2017
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- Working with business | University | Science
The University is to name a key building in its £96m investment in engineering and physical sciences in honour of one of Leeds’ most influential scientists.
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- 27 October 2017
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- Science | Health
Doctors are developing a more personalised approach to the treatment of bowel cancer, thanks to research which has found a way of screening tumours for their susceptibility to drug therapy.
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- 24 October 2017
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- Health
A drug that targets the appetite control system in the brain could bring about significant weight loss in people with clinical obesity, according to new research.
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- 20 October 2017
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- Society & Politics | Arts & Culture
A National Lottery grant is allowing the University to update the most comprehensive survey of the dialects of England ever undertaken.
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- 17 October 2017
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- Technology
The University of Leeds is investing £10m to develop the UK’s first dedicated centre for high speed rail technologies and system integration.