Festival celebrates digital enterprise and innovation
Leeds Digital Festival returns this year with more than 240 events designed to celebrate and explore the city's leading role in digital enterprise and innovation.
Technology News
New smartphone technology explores skin tones
A smartphone company and University of Leeds researchers aim to make digital photographs more accurately represent all skin tones.
New course weaves textile innovation with sustainability
A new University of Leeds course will address a skills gap in the UK’s textile industry and ensure the future production of textiles is less harmful to our environment.
Tiny surgical robots could transform detection and treatment of cancers
A tiny robot which can travel deep into the lungs to detect and treat the first signs of cancer has been developed by researchers at the University of Leeds.
Free online courses to develop digital skills
Young people will be able to access free online courses to develop digital skills in a new programme aimed at opening the technology industry to underrepresented groups.
Increasing diversity in data science workforce with Masters scholarships
The University of Leeds is offering scholarships for students to study data science-related Masters courses, which will help increase diversity and improve skills gaps in the digital workforce.
Pioneering safer, cheaper and quicker clinical trials with AI 'digital twins'
Next generation clinical trials using "digital twins" of anonymised real-life patients are a step closer after a leading Leeds scientist was awarded a €2.5m grant to further his pioneering research.
Leeds hosts Digital Universities UK event
The University of Leeds is excited to host Digital Universities UK, an event bringing together higher education, industry and policy leaders at the forefront of academic innovation and technology.
More transparency needed about merits of AI
AI developers need to be much more open about how they evaluate the tools they produce, to make sure people understand how effective high-tech artificial intelligence actually is.
Virtual patient teaches real-life mental health skills
Extended-reality assisted clinical training in perinatal mental health has been launched by Health Education England in collaboration with the University of Leeds.