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Students who completed the RAISED in Yorkshire programme hold up their certificates.

Brushing up skills to boost access

Published
Wednesday 12th March, 2025
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Working with our region

The University of Leeds is partnering with local secondary schools and sixth form colleges to raise students’ aspirations.

IntoUniversity pupils with staff member

Supporting children into university

Published
Monday 10th March, 2025
Categories
Working with our region

Students have shared their first-hand experience of a programme supporting young people from disadvantaged neighbourhoods in Leeds, as it celebrates ten years of changing lives.

A man in a high vis vest and hard hat stands in front of wind turbines looked at a clipboard

Making the net zero transition fair for workers

Published
Monday 10th March, 2025
Categories
Business & Economy
Environment

Ministers must work with unions to make the journey to net zero fair for workers, and guarantee good jobs for those leaving carbon heavy industries for a new green economy, say researchers.

A group of high-school pupils use fans to power a miniature sail boat, on wheels, that they've created.

Event celebrates women engineers and inspires pupils

Published
Monday 10th March, 2025
Categories
Working with our region

Using Lego to design a sustainable music festival and experimenting with bioenergy were on the timetable for around 100 Yorkshire teens with a passion for problem-solving.

A baby grasps their parent's little finger.

Supporting new parents and caregivers in Leeds

Published
Tuesday 4th March, 2025
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Research

Parents and caregivers in Leeds can receive free support in the crucial first 1000 days of their newborns’ lives as part of a study led by the University of Leeds.

A large group of people are holding up their certificates for participating in the Kenyatta University hackathon.

Building global research impact

Published
Wednesday 26th February, 2025
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Global

International education providers across the UK and Africa are working together to build skills in machine learning and data science.

An image of Dr Alexios Dosis smiling and leaning against a desk with research equipment in the background.

Health researchers changing lives early in their careers

Published
Monday 24th February, 2025
Categories
News
Research

Health and medicine researchers who are changing lives with cutting edge research early in their careers are being celebrated in a special exhibition at the University's Parkinson Court.

A bone marrow slide showing myeloma cells.

Genetic testing needed to identify high-risk blood cancer earlier

Published
Wednesday 19th February, 2025
Categories
Health
Research

Genetic testing should be used to help doctors spot high-risk cases of myeloma and enable targeted treatments, say researchers from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer Research.