New research partnership to inform policing policy and practice
A new programme of research and knowledge sharing is to play a key role in informing future policing policy, following funding for a major new collaboration in the north of England.
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University Innovation and Enterprise Centre receives £3m boost
The University of Leeds has welcomed significant investment from the Government's Local Growth Deals programme for its planned University Innovation and Enterprise Centre (UIEC) in the city.
Leeds researcher takes top spot in national image competition
A University of Leeds researcher has been named the winner of the British Heart Foundation (BHF) image competition.
Leeds helps students capitalise on improved graduate jobs market
The University of Leeds has once again been placed in the top ten UK universities most targeted by Britain's top employers.
University of Leeds in top 10 for research and impact power
A new assessment of higher education institutions, based on the strength of their research, positions Leeds as one of the top UK universities for research and impact power.
Leeds academic wins top prize as Most Innovative Teacher
Dr James Pickering of the University of Leeds has been named Most Innovative Teacher of the Year at this year's Times Higher Education Awards.
National award for transforming data into knowledge
A collaboration between Leeds-based The Phoenix Partnership (TPP) and the University of Leeds has won a national Research Council UK impact award from Innovate UK, the UK's innovation agency.
Delayed Government cycling plan could be worth £6bn annually by 2025 - if it invests now
Research from the universities of Leeds and Cambridge has revealed boosting cycle use in England could be worth as much as £6bn annually by 2025 in health benefits alone.
New lecture capture system benefits students from the start of term
A new state-of-the-art lecture capture system has been successfully rolled out at the University of Leeds following the new start of term.
£11 million funding for doctoral training partnership for biological scientists
A consortium of Yorkshire universities has been chosen to help spearhead the training of the next generation of biological scientists.