University News

Royal honour

Published
Tuesday 28th February, 2012
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University

University Chancellor Lord Bragg, Vice-Chancellor Professor Michael Arthur and Deputy Vice-Chancellor Professor John Fisher have visited Buckingham Palace to receive the Queen's Anniversary Prize.

Young people reach for excellence

Published
Friday 27th January, 2012
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University

Two hundred A-level students from across the region will take part in an intensive programme of activity aimed to help them succeed in their studies - and aim for a place at a leading University.

White Rose universities launch new bioscience PhDs

Published
Tuesday 24th January, 2012
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Science
University

A successful collaboration between the White Rose universities of Leeds, Sheffield and York has attracted £6 million to create a joint Doctoral Training Partnership (DTP) in mechanistic biology.

Bright future for young entrepreneurs

Published
Thursday 19th January, 2012
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University

The range and quality of student entrepreneurship at the University is growing year on year, according to SPARK, the University's business start-up support service.

Winning Partnership

Published
Thursday 24th November, 2011
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University
Working with business

The University of Leeds, working in partnership with Sellafield Ltd, has won the Core Chemical Engineering Award at the Institution of Chemical Engineers 2011 Awards.

Leeds to give £9,000 support for underprivileged students

Published
Monday 14th November, 2011
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University

Students from less privileged backgrounds will receive £9,000 during the first year of their studies at the University of Leeds, thanks to a gift of £900,000 from Lord Laidlaw of Rothiemay.

University Honours Dr Keith Howard

Published
Friday 21st October, 2011
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University

The University of Leeds has honoured Yorkshire businessman and philanthropist Dr Keith Howard with an Honorary Degree at a special event on Monday.

Ceremony marks student doctors' professionalism

Published
Friday 7th October, 2011
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Health
University

The professionalism of student doctors has been recognised in a special ceremony at the University of Leeds' School of Medicine - the first of its kind in the UK.