Clearest evidence yet of polar ice losses
An international team of satellite experts has produced the most accurate assessment of ice losses from Antarctica and Greenland to date, ending 20 years of uncertainty.
Events News
Leeds Confucius Institute opens for business
Leeds has joined an elite band of European universities with a specialist Confucius Institute dedicated to business and commerce.
Kolkata project to drive green growth in India
University of Leeds researchers will take part in a major programme to spur investment in environmentally-friendly development in Kolkata, one of the world's largest metropolises.
Leeds joins Spitfire dig
University of Leeds geophysics expertise will be called in to help with the final stage of Lincolnshire aviation enthusiast David Cundall's bid to locate buried Spitfires in Myanmar.
£5 million to find new foot-and-mouth vaccine
University of Leeds scientists will take part in a £5.6 million project to develop new methods for controlling foot-and-mouth disease.
University of Leeds and Leeds University Union call on Government to address higher education concerns
A joint statement by the University of Leeds and Leeds University Union on the reform of the higher education sector and the impact on students.
Leeds research to fuel growth
The University of Leeds is to receive more than £2 million in government funding to help its cutting-edge research deliver benefits to business.
Bat-inspired technology showcased
A novel way to help blind and partially sighted people navigate their way around pavements, buildings and even mountain bike tracks has been showcased in a new BBC television series.
Leeds engineer heads global body
Professor Barry Clarke has been elected as the 148th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the professional body for chartered civil engineers.
Students take to the stage in China
A student-led theatre company from the University of Leeds is taking to the stage in China this week, following a successful tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.