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Unique project maps the history of the British antiques trade

Published
Monday 15th June, 2015
Categories
Arts & Culture

It is worth billions each year to the British economy and inspires endless hours of television programming. But the British antiques trade has been somewhat neglected by academics - until now.

University saddles up for Sky Ride 2015

Published
Tuesday 9th June, 2015
Categories
University

Sky Ride is back in Leeds for it's 3rd consecutive year on Sunday 14 June. It will see some 8,500 riders pedal past the iconic Buildings of the University of Leeds.

University funds £17m structural biology lab

Published
Wednesday 3rd June, 2015
Categories
Technology
Science

The University of Leeds is investing £17 million in a state-of-the-art laboratory for structural biology research.

Severe ozone depletion avoided

Published
Friday 22nd May, 2015
Categories
Environment

We are already reaping the rewards of the Montreal Protocol, with the ozone layer in much better shape than it would have been without the UN treaty, according to a new study in Nature Communications.