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The DARE Art Prize 2017 is announced by Dominic Gray of Opera North. Credit: Malcolm Johnson

Breaking sonic boundaries: DARE Art Prize winner announced

Published
Monday 13th February, 2017
Categories
Science
Arts & Culture

A composer working with sounds below the limits of human hearing has been announced as the winner of the inaugural £15,000 DARE Art Prize by Opera North and the University's Cultural Institute.

Microscope

University unveils £17m Astbury lab investment

Published
Tuesday 31st January, 2017
Categories
University
Science

The results of a £17 million investment in advanced biological research equipment have been unveiled at the University today, with the official opening of the Astbury BioStructure Laboratory.

Forks and food

New spin-out firm tackles diet-related disease

Published
Monday 30th January, 2017
Categories
University
Working with business
Health

A new spin-out company, Dietary Assessment Ltd, has formed to help track and analyse dietary intake.

Pedestrian simulated task for drivers

How a larger windscreen could improve lorry safety

Published
Monday 30th January, 2017
Categories
Technology
Health

The size of a lorry's windscreen can have a dramatic impact on the safety of other road users, according to a series of experiments conducted by psychologists at the University of Leeds.

Africa flood map

Tests reveal major variation in flood risk models

Published
Wednesday 25th January, 2017
Categories
Environment

The first ever comparison of six of the major global flood risk monitoring computer models has revealed wide discrepancies between the information they provide.