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Cloth Hall Court

University acquires city centre venue

Published
Wednesday 5th February, 2020
Categories
Business & Economy
University

The University has exchanged an agreement to purchase Cloth Hall Court from Leeds Beckett University.

Nissan LEAF, HumanDrive test vehicle

Self-driving the longest route yet

Published
Wednesday 5th February, 2020
Categories
Working with business
Technology

A project researching the latest autonomous vehicle technologies has successfully completed a 230-mile self-navigated journey on UK roads.

Students interacting on campus

Open for business: National Apprenticeship Week 2020

Published
Monday 3rd February, 2020
Categories
University

As National Apprenticeship Week 2020 kicks off, the University of Leeds is celebrating the success of its partnerships and those studying on its programmes.

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How technology is changing the world of work

Published
Monday 27th January, 2020
Categories
Working with business
Society & Politics

A new £8 million research centre exploring how technology is changing the world of work will officially launch this week.

Aerial view of Leeds City Region

Inspiring innovation on an international stage

Published
Friday 24th January, 2020
Categories
University

Leeds and the City Region takes its place on the international stage this January, with visitors from across the world seeing first-hand how Leeds inspires innovation.

The images shows Nicky Morgan, Secretary of State for Digital, Media, Culture and Sport, Lisa Roberts, the Deputy Vice Chancellor and students on the doctoral training programme for AI in medical diagnosis

Using artificial intelligence to speed up cancer detection

Published
Friday 24th January, 2020
Categories
Science
Technology

The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport visited the University today to hear how researchers are being trained to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) in the fight against cancer.

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Rail research centre on track to boost economy

Published
Wednesday 22nd January, 2020
Categories
Business & Economy
Technology

A cutting-edge rail research centre being built by the University of Leeds has the potential to contribute billions of pounds to the UK economy, according to consultants GENECON.

Students at the University of Leeds chat outside one of its buildings.

Leeds flying high for top employers

Published
Monday 20th January, 2020
Categories
Working with business
University

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