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Northern universities launch new investment company

Published
Sunday 25th April, 2021
Categories
University
Business & Economy
Working with business

The Universities of Leeds, Manchester and Sheffield are launching a new investment company to help boost the commercialisation of university spinouts and start-ups in the North of England.

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Strengthening the knowledge-based economy

Published
Wednesday 31st March, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Science
Business & Economy

The University of Leeds is among the top performing higher education institutions in England for generating impact around its research, according to an analysis by Research England.

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Engineering longer-lasting artificial joints

Published
Monday 22nd February, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Health
Be Curious

A £4 million research project will develop a new generation of artificial joints that last longer, produce fewer side effects and are better suited for younger people.

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New £10m research centre for greener global finance

Published
Monday 15th February, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Policy Leeds
Business & Economy

The UK is investing £10 million in a new national green finance research centre that will advise lenders, investors and insurers.

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Building the Future: National Apprenticeship Week 2021

Published
Monday 8th February, 2021
Categories
Working with business

National Apprenticeship Week 2021 runs until 14 February. This year the University is joining other providers in celebrating the diverse opportunities and value apprenticeships can bring.

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Out of this world development of a new catalytic converter

Published
Tuesday 2nd February, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Technology
Science

Scientists are using an analysis of gases in the atmosphere of Venus to develop a new generation of lower-cost and more effective catalytic converters.

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'Compelling case' to level up economy through rail innovation

Published
Monday 11th January, 2021
Categories
Society & Politics
Technology
Working with business

Greater investment in rail research could be used to help level up the economy in the north of England, according to a report by economics and policy analysts Perspective Economics.

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The burning question at the heart of global waste

Published
Thursday 7th January, 2021
Categories
Working with business
Science
Environment
Global

Up to one billion tonnes of solid waste is being openly burned worldwide each year and risks the health of “tens of millions of people”, according to a review of the latest scientific evidence.