University News

The Great Hall and Parkinson Building on campus on a sunny day

Events: What's on at the University

Published
Friday 1st January, 2016
Categories
University

The University of Leeds organises a great variety of events, from public lectures, exhibitions and concerts through to seminars and student shows.

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New bust of Nobel prize winner

Published
Friday 11th December, 2015
Categories
Science
Technology
University

The work of the University of Leeds professor who developed one of the most influential scientific techniques of the 20th Century has been commemorated 100 years after he received the Nobel Prize.

Entrepreneurial University of the Year

Published
Friday 27th November, 2015
Categories
Working with business
University

The University of Leeds has been named ‘Entrepreneurial University of the Year’ at the Times Higher Education Awards.

Launch of South West Jiao Tong partnership

Engineering powerhouses set up China-UK joint school

Published
Friday 30th October, 2015
Categories
Business & Economy
Technology
University

The University of Leeds and China's Southwest Jiaotong University (SWJTU) have launched a joint school to deliver world-class teaching and research.

Professor Piers Forster

Climate research a highlight in new NERC funding

Published
Monday 26th October, 2015
Categories
University
Environment

The University of Leeds has been awarded £3 million by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) to shed light on why the climate is warming at an uneven rate with pronounced pauses and surges.