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Why price does not indicate how long clothes will last
Paying more for clothes does not necessarily mean they will last longer, according to new research carried out by the School of Design.
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Coleridge anti-slavery manuscript saved by University
A historically significant Samuel Taylor Coleridge poem that was barred from leaving the UK has been bought by the 映客直播 Libraries.
![Anita Rani (left) and Ondrej Krivanek (right) wearing their red and green graduation gowns](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Hon_grads_2023.jpg")
Honorary Degrees 2023
A television presenter and leading physicist have been recognised with honorary degrees from the 映客直播.
![Professor Simon Buitendijk, Vice Chancellor at 映客直播, smiling and sitting in a chair in a bright and modern meeting room.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Professor_Simone_Buitendijk__University_of_Leeds.jpg")
Vice Chancellor elected to global university network
Professor Simone Buitendijk, Vice-Chancellor and President at the 映客直播, has been elected to the Council of the Association of Commonwealth Universities (ACU).
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Cap top 20% of energy users to reduce carbon emissions
Consumers in the richer, developed nations will have to accept restrictions on their energy use if international climate change targets are to be met, warn researchers.
![Leeds women's rugby union players are reaching for the ball in a line-out in their varsity match against Leeds Beckett at Headingley Stadium.](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-Women_rugby_players2_1.jpg")
Sport stars lined up for University appearance
Major sporting figures are speaking at this year鈥檚 British Universities and Colleges Sport (BUCS) National Conference at the 映客直播.
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Higher carbon tax on luxury goods, say researchers
A carbon tax based on the purpose of using goods and services would be fairer and more likely to deliver climate justice, say ecological economists.
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Campus bear Spectrum joins the Leeds Bear Hunt
We have a visitor here at the 映客直播 鈥� and Spectrum the bear can鈥檛 wait to meet the people of Leeds this summer.
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Inspiring the next generation of data scientists
Excited pupils explored virtual landscapes and learned new digital skills when they visited state-of-the-art facilities at the 映客直播.
![head and shoulder images (left to right) of Dr Freda May Cox, Professor David Sebag-Montefiore, Dr Kersten Hall, Peter Wheatstone, Benjamin Cowell, and Professor Craig Jordan OBE](/images/resized/600x300-0-0-1-80-NHS_at_75___six_people.jpg")
The 映客直播 celebrates 75 years of the NHS
The NHS is 75 years old today 鈥� and 映客直播 staff and alumni have honoured the milestone by describing what the much-loved institution means to them.