University News

Mark Gatiss in red and green graduation gowns

Sherlock star awarded Honorary Degree

Published
Friday 13th December, 2024
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University

Award-winning actor, writer and director Mark Gatiss has been honoured with a degree from the University of Leeds.

Sarah Lloyd in graduation gowns by the large metal gates of Cloth Workers' Court

Anti-knife crime campaigner graduates

Published
Friday 13th December, 2024
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University

Anti-knife crime campaigner Sarah Lloyd has graduated with a Masters degree from the University of Leeds - a moment she says she could never have imagined a decade ago.

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Indonesian Ambassador visits Leeds

Published
Thursday 5th December, 2024
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University

The University of Leeds has strengthened ties with Indonesia by welcoming Dr Desra Percaya, Indonesian Ambassador to the UK, to campus.

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Inspiring young scientists through mentorship

Published
Friday 15th November, 2024
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University

University of Leeds students and academics are breaking down barriers to careers in plant science thanks to the power of mentorship.

Professor Lisa-Dionne Morris speaking at her inaugural lecture with her slides behind her on the board.

Unleashing potential and driving equality

Published
Thursday 10th October, 2024
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University

Industry and academia should increasingly work in partnership to foster a spirit of entrepreneurialism and unleash potential, a leading STEM expert at the University of Leeds has urged.

The Parkinson Building with blue sky and trees

Leeds moves up world university rankings

Published
Wednesday 9th October, 2024
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University

The University of Leeds is ranked 123rd in the new Times Higher Education World University Rankings, moving up six places from last year and securing its highest position for more than a decade.

Councillor Abigail Marshall Katung, Lord Mayor of Leeds, and poet Khadijah Ibrahim view the plaque

Blue plaque highlights anti-slavery history of Leeds

Published
Wednesday 2nd October, 2024
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University
Arts & Culture
Research

Campaigners who were at the forefront of the global movement to abolish slavery, including Wilson Armistead, are being honoured at the University of Leeds.

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Dazzling displays return to brighten campus

Published
Friday 27th September, 2024
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Arts & Culture
University

Light Night celebrates its 20th anniversary this year with the University presenting its most exciting programme yet from 24-25 October.