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Young entrepreneurs pitch to business experts

Published
Tuesday 7th May, 2024
Categories
University
Working with business

Students from Leeds University Business School (LUBS) showed off their entrepreneurial spirit as they pitched business ideas to industry experts in the LUBS Entrepreneur Award 2024.

Rachel Woolford, Jane Slimming and Becky Dam with a large group of students.

Research inspires beer based on ancient recipe

Published
Thursday 25th April, 2024
Categories
Working with business
Arts & Culture

Northern Monk Brew Co. and a historian at the University of Leeds have collaborated to brew Mhór, a beer inspired by a 5,000-year-old recipe made in Northern England.

Dramatic shot of a cup of beer, the Northern Monk Mhór can and three candles

Journalism students go on air in former Channel 4 set

Published
Thursday 22nd February, 2024
Categories
Working with business
Working with our region
Arts & Culture

Leeds journalism students are using a cutting-edge studio inherited from Channel 4 for the first time, showcasing their work in front of key members of the broadcaster's team.

Three journalism students in the former Channel 4 set at the School of Media and Communication, University of Leeds

Satellites ‘key to confronting global challenges’

Published
Friday 19th January, 2024
Categories
Environment
Technology
Working with business
Science

Science Minister Andrew Griffith says for the UK to become a Space superpower it must harness the talent of researchers and businesses involved in the analysis of satellite data.

Image shows Earth - in the black emptiness of Space - and a satellite orbiting above it.

Students meet Bank of England policymaker

Published
Monday 4th December, 2023
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

A new member of the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) has given her debut speech to University of Leeds students.

Megan Greene standing in front of a microphone giving her speech

Partnership seeks to break down barriers for students

Published
Wednesday 22nd November, 2023
Categories
University
Working with business

The University of Leeds has renewed its commitment to a partnership with Santander Universities that removes barriers to higher education, benefiting students, staff and the local community.

Two people are signing the paper agreement at a desk with a University of Leeds banner behind them.

Proof of concept of new material for dry mouth conditions

Published
Monday 20th November, 2023
Categories
Working with business
Science
Health

A novel aqueous lubricant technology designed to help people who suffer from a dry mouth is upto five times more effective than existing commercially available products, according to laboratory tests.

A woman has her hand in front of her mouth and by her throat as she appears to struggle with a dry mouth condition.

Climate financial risk analytics hub launches at Nexus

Published
Thursday 2nd November, 2023
Categories
Working with business
Business & Economy

Stronger links between UK science and innovation and financial institutions will be forged at a new Innovation Hub in Leeds.

A group of four people by a CGFI logo