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Waste chip fat fuels hydrogen economy

Tuesday, 27 Jul 2010 05:41:41 GMT

Don't pour that dirty fat from the frier down the sink - it could be used to make the fuel of the future.

Restoring the UK's peat bogs as a carbon sink

Monday, 26 Jul 2010 07:41:48 GMT

The University of Leeds is leading a major investigation into how climate change can be mitigated through better management of the UK's peat bogs.

Graduations 2010

Wednesday, 21 Jul 2010 11:41:15 GMT

The University is very proud of all our students graduating in 2010. We wish everyone good luck in their future employment or further study.

Honorary graduations 2010

Wednesday, 21 Jul 2010 09:41:34 GMT

The University recently honoured an outstanding group of men and women at this year\'s ceremonies. Watch them again online, read the full citations and learn more about our honorary graduates.

Work begins on new archive building at University of Leeds

Wednesday, 21 Jul 2010 06:41:36 GMT

Marks & Spencer Chairman, Sir Stuart Rose, and the University of Leeds Vice-Chancellor, Professor Michael Arthur, joined forces last week to bury a commemorative time capsule.

Leeds professor elected to the Academy of Medical Sciences

Tuesday, 20 Jul 2010 12:41:57 GMT

Sheena Radford, Professor of Structural Molecular Biology at the University of Leeds, has been made a fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences.

Computer program predicts MRSA's next move

Monday, 19 Jul 2010 16:41:35 GMT

(Duke University Medical Center) Researchers at Duke University Medical Center are using computers to identify how one strain of dangerous bacteria might mutate in the same way a champion chess player tries to anticipate an opponent's strategies. The predictive software could...

New NIHR CRN Chief Executive appointed

Monday, 19 Jul 2010 10:41:28 GMT

Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE will take up the position of Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network on 1 October 2010.

Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE appointed NIHR Chief Executive Officer

Monday, 19 Jul 2010 05:41:41 GMT

Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE will take up the position of Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network on 1 October 2010.

Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE appointed Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network

Friday, 16 Jul 2010 14:41:27 GMT

Dr Jonathan Sheffield OBE will take up the position of Chief Executive Officer, National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network on 1 October 2010.

NHS proposals 'flawed' according to Leeds University Business School research group

Friday, 16 Jul 2010 11:41:13 GMT

Radical plans to overhaul the NHS are flawed and must be redrawn, according to one of the UK's leading research groups on innovation in health services.

NHS plans 'flawed', according to leading health innovation research group

Thursday, 15 Jul 2010 13:41:36 GMT

Radical plans to overhaul the NHS are fundamentally flawed and must be redrawn, according to one of the UK's leading research groups on innovation in health services.

A new generation of biological scaffolds

Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 08:41:38 GMT

Professor John Fisher is speaking today at the UK National Stem Cell Network Annual Science Meeting about how research on biological scaffolding will pave the way for off-the-shelf tissue transplants.

Historical significance of graffiti

Wednesday, 14 Jul 2010 07:41:38 GMT

Scholars are turning to graffiti for a greater understanding of medieval society, the forthcoming International Medieval Congress (IMC) will hear.

UK in 2051 to be 'significantly more diverse'

Tuesday, 13 Jul 2010 05:41:15 GMT

The ethnic makeup of the UK will change dramatically over the next 40 years, with the country becoming far more ethnically diverse and geographically integrated, according to new projections.

Arsenic shows promise as cancer treatment, Stanford study finds

Monday, 12 Jul 2010 17:42:12 GMT

(Stanford University Medical Center) Miss Marple notwithstanding, arsenic might not be many people's favorite chemical. But the notorious poison does have some medical applications. Specifically, a form called arsenic trioxide has been used as a therapy for a particular type of...

Innovative, pioneering, influential - Leeds honours excellence

Monday, 12 Jul 2010 08:41:28 GMT

Archbishop of York John Sentamu, Marks & Spencer chairman Sir Stuart Rose and BBC World Affairs Editor John Simpson are amongst the famous names being honoured this month with honorary degrees.

National honour for Leeds engineer

Thursday, 08 Jul 2010 10:43:06 GMT

University of Leeds Professor of Engineering Anne Neville has been elected as a Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering.

University of Leeds Signs Deal With China's Largest Trading Company

Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010 06:41:40 GMT

Sinochem, China's largest trading company and first multinational conglomerate, has signed a formal agreement to collaborate in research and innovation with the University of Leeds.

The high cost of not treating ankylosing spondylitis

Tuesday, 06 Jul 2010 04:41:56 GMT

Failure to diagnose a rheumatic condition that can cause life-long back pain and give patients appropriate care is costing society dear, the Government will be told today.

Prolonged depression slows stroke recovery

Friday, 02 Jul 2010 07:41:24 GMT

Depression is preventing around one in seven stroke patients from making a good physical recovery, a new study suggests.

Software will cut millions from nuclear clean-up bill

Thursday, 01 Jul 2010 04:41:52 GMT

Virtual reality software that plans the safe decommissioning of nuclear power plants and other nuclear facilities could save industry millions of pounds, according to its inventors.

Universities Minister visits campus

Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010 11:41:08 GMT

The University hosted David Willetts the Minister for Universities and Science when he visited the campus following a regional Cabinet meeting held in Bradford.

Design student wins top industry award

Wednesday, 30 Jun 2010 06:41:56 GMT

The School of Design's Matthew Young, BA Graphic and Communication Design finalist, has been announced as the winner of the Moving Image category in the prestigious D&AD Student Awards.

Bursting bubbles with sound offers new treatments for cancer

Monday, 28 Jun 2010 11:42:42 GMT

A new way to deliver cancer drugs using gas bubbles and sound waves is to be developed at the University of Leeds.

Robofish leads the crowd to open up new studies in group dynamics

Monday, 28 Jun 2010 06:41:34 GMT

Leeds scientists have created the first convincing robotic fish that shoals will accept as one of their own. The innovation opens up new possibilities for studying fish behaviour and group dynamics.

Witness the birth of Africa's new ocean in 3D

Friday, 25 Jun 2010 04:41:30 GMT

Scientists at the University of Leeds are predicting that within 10 million years Africa's Horn will fall away and a new ocean will form.

Ground-breaking buildings listed

Wednesday, 23 Jun 2010 12:41:48 GMT

Post-war buildings at the University of Leeds which created world-wide interest when they were built have been listed on the recommendation of English Heritage.

Projects to address decline of honeybees and other insect pollinators

Tuesday, 22 Jun 2010 04:43:25 GMT

Scientists at the University of Leeds have been awarded nearly £1.5m to explore the causes and consequences of threats to bees and other pollinating insects in the UK.

Leading scientist forces climate article apology and retraction

Monday, 21 Jun 2010 07:41:28 GMT

An attack by the Sunday Times on the veracity of climate change research has been withdrawn, with an apology, following a complaint by rainforest expert Dr Simon Lewis from the University of Leeds.