Minister learns about collaboration between academia and industry
Innovative partnerships between the University of Leeds and key medical technologies companies were highlighted at ministerial level.
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Musicians miss the point interpreting classics - the 'jazz of their age'
Musicians have spent almost a century misinterpreting the scores of the Classical and Romantic period in ways that would have astonished and probably horrified its most famous composers.
University of Leeds in the vanguard of new online courses
A free course launched by the University of Leeds forms the first wave of a new approach to online learning.
New insights solve 300-year-old problem: the dynamics of the Earth's core
Scientists at the University of Leeds have solved a 300-year-old riddle about which direction the centre of the Earth spins.
Children's intensive care units admit more children but mortality at all-time low
Death rates in children's intensive care units are at an all-time low despite higher numbers of admissions, new research published by the University of Leeds and the University of Leicester shows.
First class 'entrepreneurs' to improve fundraising for the arts
DARE, the unique partnership between Opera North and the University of Leeds, has announced the appointment of the first new Fellowships to improve fundraising for the arts.
Why America's finance industry is good for white male bankers but bad for everyone else
Racial, ethnic and sexual inequality in the US has deepened as a result of the dominance of financial services, with white men becoming wealthier at the expense of women and minority groups.
Robotic therapy helps children's coordination
Researchers from the University of Leeds are developing an innovative new robotic device that helps children to practise and improve their hand coordination.
Breakfast excellent fuel for learning
As children head back to school this week, new research by the University of Leeds has shown that children who eat breakfast are more likely to have higher school grades.
Level playing field for Clostridium difficile diagnosis
The largest study of its kind, carried out by experts at the University of Leeds, has shown the most effective test for the diagnosis of Clostridium difficile (C-Diff).