Leeds' expertise showcased at Indian Tech Summit Published 7 November 2016 Categories University | Health | Technology A University delegation is focussing on significant education and research partnerships with businesses and academics in India, as well as encouraging its students to study in Leeds.
The Power of 8: value to economy more than entire Premier League Published 15 September 2016 Categories Working with business | University The value to the economy of the N8, the eight most research-intensive universities in the North, is almost double that of the entire Premier League, a report reveals today.
Vision for better living through robotics Published 1 July 2016 Categories News | Technology Robots rarely get a good press. They’re either turning rogue, trying to control the human race as in The Matrix, or wreaking a path of destruction to kill the hero in Will Smith’s I, Robot.
Leeds wins £4.2m funding to develop robot fixers of the future Published 16 October 2015 Categories Society & Politics | Business & Economy | Technology The University of Leeds is leading a pioneering £4.2m national infrastructure research project with the vision of creating self-repairing cities.
New research aims to charge robots remotely Published 29 June 2015 Categories Technology Researchers at the University of Leeds are taking part in a project to develop ways to wirelessly "beam" power into robots and other digital systems.
University of Leeds showcases pioneering research for Minister Published 15 June 2015 Categories Technology | Science | University The new Minister for Universities and Science, Jo Johnson MP, visited world-leading research facilities at the University of Leeds.
New funding to transform food security research Published 29 March 2015 Categories Health | Environment The University of Leeds will be driving innovation in food security after a new multi-million pound research grant was awarded by government.
Researchers to build smart trousers and sensitive bionic hand Published 23 February 2015 Categories Science | Technology University of Leeds researchers will play key roles in two innovative projects using futuristic engineering to assist the human body.
ESA's Rosetta mission - what is the comet lander looking for? Published 12 November 2014 Categories Environment Today, the European Space Agency's (ESA) Rosetta mission is attempting one of the most ambitious manoeuvres in space exploration: to soft-land a robotic probe on a comet for the first time.
National facility for innovative robotics opens Published 22 October 2014 Categories Technology A new Government-backed centre is set to put Leeds at the forefront of UK robot design and construction.
University's robotics research showcased in London Published 9 June 2014 Categories Technology | University The University of Leeds is joining forces with Universities UK this week to celebrate how research is improving lives, focusing on the extraordinary contribution that robots are making to society.
University to lead regenerative medicine training Published 9 January 2014 Categories Technology | Health A new £3.2 million training centre aimed at keeping the UK at the cutting edge of regenerative medicine research will be based at the University of Leeds, the government announced today.
Researchers grapple with nuclear legacy Published 8 January 2014 Categories Environment | Working with business The University of Leeds will lead a consortium of 10 universities in a national research programme looking at ways of dealing with Britain's nuclear waste.