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VLT Unit Telescopes Credit: .Hüdepohl (atacamaphoto.com)/ESO

Massive twin star snuggles close to its stellar sibling

Published
Monday 11th March, 2019
Categories
Technology
Science

Astronomers have discovered a binary star system with the closest high-mass young stellar objects ever measured, providing a valuable “laboratory” to test theories on high mass binary star formation.

Mavis Guzelian (née Altounyan), the inspiration for Titty, on the lap of a nanny while boating on Coniston Lake in the early 1920s with her older sisters Taqui (l) and Susie and their maternal aunt Barbara. © Guzelian Ltd

Swallows and Armenians – reappraising a children’s classic

Published
Friday 8th March, 2019
Categories
Arts & Culture

John, Susan, Titty, Roger. The fictional Walker children are much-loved characters in Arthur Ransome’s Swallows and Amazons – a quintessentially English family in an archetypal children’s classic.

International students

Celebrating apprenticeships at Leeds

Published
Tuesday 5th March, 2019
Categories
University

As part of National Apprenticeship Week, the University is celebrating the early success of its apprenticeship programmes.

Computer work, AI

Research spotlight

Published
Thursday 28th February, 2019
Categories
University

February roundup of some of the latest research and education stories from the University.

Digital pathology

PhD opportunities to transform healthcare through AI

Published
Thursday 21st February, 2019
Categories
Technology
Health

The University has announced 50 fully-funded PhD researcher places to unlock the potential of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in medical diagnosis and care.

cigarette

Smoking may limit body’s ability to fight skin cancer

Published
Monday 18th February, 2019
Categories
Science
Health

Melanoma patients with a history of smoking cigarettes are 40 per cent less likely to survive their skin cancer than people who have never smoked, according to new research.

Student and volunteer

Making a difference: Student volunteering

Published
Monday 11th February, 2019
Categories
University

As National Student Volunteering Week kicks off this week, the University is celebrating the impact student volunteers have on local, national and international communities.