Research and innovation

Excellence and innovation

Our community of researchers brings together excellence and innovation, pushing the frontiers of knowledge and discovery to shape a better future.

This involves creating, nurturing and promoting an environment in which people work together across disciplines and with partners to solve complex problems.

The result is truly transformational fundamental and challenge-led research that advances knowledge and creates solutions to local, national and global challenges.

Video transcript: University of Leeds Strategy 2020-2030: Research and innovation

Research that changes the world

Building global research impact

International education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.
Health researchers changing lives early in their careers

Health and medicine researchers who are changing lives with cutting edge research early in their careers are being celebrated in a special exhibition at the University's Parkinson Court.
Using AI to identify hidden heart condition

Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing a condition that makes them five times more likely to have a stroke.