![Antara Mulhotra and Yun Ci Liu hold up self portraits on a mirror and a perspex sheet.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Antara_nd_Poe_800_x_400_1.jpg")
Bringing Extraordinary Portraits to life
Two talented students from the 映客直播 have developed an interactive experience for visitors to an art exhibition based on the hit BBC TV series Extraordinary Portraits with Bill Bailey.
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1919 results for 'press statements'
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Funding supports cardiovascular research
The British Heart Foundation has funded a Leeds-based project which will improve understanding of the links between Type 2 Diabetes and heart failure.
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Public invited to share views on park life
Thousands of people living in Leeds and Bradford are to be surveyed about the way they use parks and green spaces to try to improve access for all.
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Embed creativity in the curriculum, report urges
Children鈥檚 creative talents must be nurtured in state schools to reduce inequalities and boost the economy, the final Child of the North education campaign report says.
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Increased number of subject areas in global top 100
More subjects at the 映客直播 have been ranked in the top 100 globally by an influential international league table.
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Breakthrough in next-generation polio vaccines
A more affordable, lower-risk polio vaccine is on the horizon, research led by the 映客直播 has found.
![A group of high-school pupils use fans to power a miniature sail boat, on wheels, that they've created.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-IWD_Jadu_MarkBickerdikePhotography_2025.jpg")
Event celebrates women engineers and inspires pupils
Using Lego to design a sustainable music festival and experimenting with bioenergy were on the timetable for around 100 Yorkshire teens with a passion for problem-solving.
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Supporting new parents and caregivers in Leeds
Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns鈥� lives as part of a study led by the 映客直播.
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Building global research impact
映客直播 education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.
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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.