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Next Chief Operating Officer appointed
A key appointment has been announced within the senior leadership team at Leeds.
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Open and shut case 鈥� the benefits of good ventilation in schools
As the number of COVID-19 cases across the UK fall, head teachers are being urged to retain measures to keep classrooms well ventilated.
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Spin-out backer announces 拢215m of investment funds
An investment company co-founded by the University has announced an initial injection of 拢215m from investors.
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Ten years leading the Seychelles economy
As Governor of the Central Bank of Seychelles (CBS), Caroline Abel (Economics Studies 1999) is one of the most influential figures in a country navigating extraordinary global events.
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Science Minister George Freeman visits Nexus
The UK Science Minister visited the University to learn how its state-of-the-art innovation hub is helping the city region become a global force in health technology.聽
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BAFTA-winning producer learnt his trade at Leeds Student Television
BAFTA award-winning producer Trevor Klein (Political Studies 2006) explains how his time in Leeds Student Television society changed his career, as he launches another hit TV show.
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Investigating how scarred hearts affect athletes
New research will monitor the heartbeats of more than 100 athletes over two years to measure how endurance exercise impacts their heart.
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Building teenagers鈥� resilience to say 'No' to smoking
A training programme to help teenagers say 鈥淣o鈥� if they are offered a cigarette or asked to vape is being offered to schools under a licensing deal signed by the University.
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Revolutionary dyeing process wins Circular Future Fund prize
A ground-breaking project to develop a new polyester dyeing technology has beaten more than 240 projects in a competition to win a share of the Circular Future Fund.
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REF 2021: 映客直播 research delivers real world impact聽
The results of the Research Excellence Framework (REF) 2021 identified that over 90% of 映客直播 research has an overall quality rating of 鈥渨orld leading鈥� or 鈥渋nternationally excellent鈥�.