![technology and engineering facilities](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Front_Entrance_web.jpg")
Large-scale research plans for engineering and technology
Leeds City Council鈥檚 Plans Panel has given the green light to support the University鈥檚 application to develop a site that will host large-scale research and experimental facilities.
News
383 results for 'centre immersive technologies'
![VLT Unit Telescopes Credit: .H眉depohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-VLT_Unit_WEB_.jpg")
Massive twin star snuggles close to its stellar sibling
Astronomers have discovered a binary star system with the closest high-mass young stellar objects ever measured, providing a valuable 鈥渓aboratory鈥� to test theories on high mass binary star formation.
![映客直播 students](/images/resized/600x400-0-0-1-80-映客直播_Students_in_Parkinson_Steps.jpg")
Celebrating apprenticeships at Leeds
As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the University is celebrating the early success of its apprenticeship programmes.
![Digital pathology](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Powerwall_web.jpg")
PhD opportunities to transform healthcare through AI
The University has announced 50 fully-funded PhD researcher places to unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical diagnosis and care.
![European flags](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-European_Commission_800x400.png")
Europe鈥檚 financial backing for Leeds' research leadership
Robotic tentacles to help surgeons operate inside the body, and understanding what characterises the will of the people are among new research programmes at Leeds supported by European funding.
![Bragg instrument](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Bragg_instrument_1_800x400.jpg")
Bragg Centre: a new focus for materials research
A new centre for research into the analysis and development of advanced materials has launched at the 映客直播.
![Professor Stephen Mobbs](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Stephen_Mobbs.jpg")
New Year Honours celebrated
Important scientific contributions in the field of meteorology have resulted in a University-based academic being recognised in The Queen鈥檚 New Year Honours.
![High speed rail generic](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-high_speed_train_generic.png")
Investment in Leeds鈥� high speed rail institute
Plans for the University鈥檚 new high speed rail research and development institute have moved forward after West Yorkshire Combined Authority鈥檚 Investment Committee backed a 拢13m investment.
![Liquid crystal elastomer with auxetic capabilities](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-LCE_web.jpg")
New material that thickens as it鈥檚 pulled
Scientists have discovered the first synthetic material that becomes thicker 鈥� at the molecular level 鈥� as it is stretched.
![nanotweezer](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-nanotweezer.png")
Nanoscale tweezers can perform single-molecule 鈥榖iopsies鈥�
Newly-developed "nano-tweezers" created by university researchers can for the first time extract single molecules from live cells without destroying them 鈥� solving a long-standing research problem.