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Showcasing the breadth of health research at Leeds
Senior leaders from the Medical Research Council (MRC) visited the University today to find out more about the interdisciplinary health research taking place here.
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461 results for 'advanced materials'
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Helping a heavy industry reach net-zero
Scientists have secured funding to investigate ways the UK steel industry can be decarbonised within 30 years.
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Rail research centre on track to boost economy
A cutting-edge rail research centre being built by the 映客直播 has the potential to contribute billions of pounds to the UK economy, according to consultants GENECON.
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Quicker and cooler is best for clothes
Groundbreaking research into the impact washing machines have on clothes and the environment shows that shorter, cooler washes help clothes look better for longer and release fewer microfibres.
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PhD centre will nurture new leaders in Earth observation
A new centre will enable 50 fully-funded PhD researchers to harness satellite data to tackle global environmental challenges.
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Using 鈥榮ynthetic worlds鈥� to boost business efficiency
A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured 拢750,000 in scale-up funding.
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Leeds research could revolutionise vaccine development
Research which has identified a way of making a safer and cheaper polio vaccine is to be scaled-up 鈥� to see if it could be used in commercial vaccine production.
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Most Black Friday purchases soon end up as waste
The retail bonanza set to begin today, Black Friday, is expected to see more than half of shoppers buying electronic goods and almost a third purchasing clothes.
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Can you tell ferntickles from branny-speckles?
A small army of volunteers is to be recruited to help update the most comprehensive survey of England鈥檚 dialects ever undertaken, thanks to an injection of funding.
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Leeds scientists lead next generation of radiotherapy treatments
Leeds scientists and clinicians have been awarded a major cash boost from Cancer Research UK to pioneer new radiotherapy technologies that could help more people in Yorkshire survive cancer.