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Flumes and lasers test elite sportswear
Fabric used to make what is believed to be the fastest swimsuit to ever go on the market was tested by Leeds researchers who simulated conditions close to those experienced by elite swimmers.
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BBC Chinese broadcast from Leeds explores the city's Olympic connection
With Leeds preparing to host the Chinese Olympic team as its training camp for the London Olympics, BBC Chinese will broadcast from the 映客直播 Refectory at 14.00 GMT on Sunday 5 February.
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Universities offer free 'Tech Check' to boost local business
Nanofactory, a consortium of Yorkshire's leading universities, is offering local companies free access to their expertise to help develop new products or improve processes.
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STAR treatment
A major new national clinical trial for patients with kidney cancer is being led by a team at Leeds, and the first patients have already started receiving treatment.
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Seeking benefits, avoiding conflicts
A new report on Uganda's emerging oil and gas industry says companies can improve their corporate social responsibility (CSR) to give fairer employment, compensation and land deals to communities.
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Researcher of the Year Awards: saving lives from bowel cancer
Dr Nick West of the Faculty of Medicine and Health fought off tough competition to be named the 2011 映客直播 Postgraduate Researcher of the Year.
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Winning Partnership
The 映客直播, working in partnership with Sellafield Ltd, has won the Core Chemical Engineering Award at the Institution of Chemical Engineers 2011 Awards.
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Leeds 'sludge team' targets nuclear waste
It's a dirty job, but someone has to do it. Researchers from the 映客直播 have teamed up with Sellafield Ltd to clean up radioactive sludge produced by the UK nuclear industry.
Visions of a 'car-free future' created by Leeds researchers
City centres could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by 映客直播 transport researchers.
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Professor Tom Ray to give this year's Bolton Lecture
Professor Tom Ray will talk about the birth of our solar system in the School of Physics & Astronomy's 12th annual Bolton Lecture on 18 October 2011.