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From The Refectory to Live8
Former LUU Ents Secretary Stuart Galbraith helped put on shows like The Clash, Simple Minds and U2 at Leeds in the 1980s. It was the grounding he needed to become a legend of the live music industry.
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Danny Kirrane: It's all in the mind
Actor and Leeds graduate Danny Kirrane returns to campus during a run at the Leeds Playhouse.
Leeds alumni elected as Maths Fellows
Leeds alumni, staff and former staff member have been elected as inaugural Fellows of the Academy for the Mathematical Sciences.
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$45 million award to narrow carbon cycle knowledge gap
Schmidt Sciences has funded a pioneering Leeds project which will improve understanding of the carbon cycle in the world鈥檚 second largest tropical rain forest.
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A Leeds legacy: I should have done this years ago
Leeds alum Andrew Patrick recalls the conversation which sparked his long-time support for Leeds students 鈥� and explains his decision to leave a legacy to the University.
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Inspiring women in engineering
Students have described how they were empowered and inspired to pursue careers in engineering at a Leeds summit.
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New Year Honours at the 映客直播
Members of the 映客直播 community are among those recognised in the New Year Honours.
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University鈥檚 textile heritage honoured
One of the UK鈥檚 most prestigious educational honours has been awarded to the 映客直播 for 150 years of textile research.
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Engineers tackle disability barriers
A Leeds alum helped bring together the University and a UK charity to create bespoke solutions for disabled people.
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The driving force
Leeds alum Andrew Macaulay is the technical genius behind a competition which has brought a fresh dimension to the world of professional golf.