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Leeds flying high for top employers

Published
Monday 20th January, 2020
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Working with business
University

Students at the University of Leeds are among the UK’s top ten most targeted by leading employers.

Professor Lisa Roberts, Chris Skidmore and Sir Alan Langlands in Nexus, the University of Leeds' innovation hub, during the Minister's visit on Thursday 16 January 2020.

Sampling world-leading science

Published
Thursday 16th January, 2020
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Working with business
University

Maths, artificial intelligence, robotics and fluid dynamics were on the agenda when Universities Minister Chris Skidmore visited the University.

A combine harvester gathers wheat in a field.

Driving debate on UK agricultural trade policy

Published
Wednesday 8th January, 2020
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Working with business
Business & Economy

Politicians and stakeholders from the farming sector will today hear from a leading Leeds professor on the future of trade regulation and how Brexit will impact future UK agricultural policy.

The image shows five people who are working for the University of Leeds spinout company, Slingshot Communications.

Using ‘synthetic worlds’ to boost business efficiency

Published
Tuesday 17th December, 2019
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Working with business
Technology
News

A spin-out company that uses advanced computer simulation to help organisations devise more efficient ways of working, has secured £750,000 in scale-up funding.

Stock visualisation of a blood clot.

Developing the next generation of anticoagulant

Published
Thursday 5th December, 2019
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Working with business
Science

A University of Leeds spin-out company has secured £3.14m to develop a next generation drug that aims to prevent blood clots forming, without the risk of bleeding present in currently available drugs.

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University opens National Pig Centre in Yorkshire

Published
Thursday 28th November, 2019
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Science
Working with business

Precision nutrition and 24-hour monitoring will enable scientists to provide new insights for the pig industry, as the University of Leeds opens the National Pig Centre today.

New Government funding: revolutionising high speed rail

Published
Wednesday 10th July, 2019
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Working with business
Technology

The Government has confirmed funding for the University to create one of the most advanced conventional and high speed rail research facilities in the world.

Cityscape of London

Mind the equity gap

Published
Wednesday 10th April, 2019
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Working with business
Business & Economy

Companies in London, the South-East and the East of England receive 75% of all equity investments in the UK – and that share is increasing over time, new research has shown.

technology and engineering facilities

Large-scale research plans for engineering and technology

Published
Thursday 14th March, 2019
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Working with business
Technology

Leeds City Council’s Plans Panel has given the green light to support the University’s application to develop a site that will host large-scale research and experimental facilities.