Bat-inspired technology showcased
A novel way to help blind and partially sighted people navigate their way around pavements, buildings and even mountain bike tracks has been showcased in a new BBC television series.
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Leeds engineer heads global body
Professor Barry Clarke has been elected as the 148th president of the Institution of Civil Engineers (ICE), the professional body for chartered civil engineers.
Students take to the stage in China
A student-led theatre company from the University of Leeds is taking to the stage in China this week, following a successful tour to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
University of Leeds student wins national media award
A former University of Leeds student has been recognised as one of the best breakthrough talents at the Guardian Student Media Awards, winning Student Broadcast Journalist of the Year
Breast cancer drug could halt other tumours
A drug commonly used in treating breast cancer could have far wider benefits, offering a new way of preventing cancers spreading through the body, according to a University of Leeds-led study.
Rt Hon Jack Straw returns to the University of Leeds
The Rt Hon Jack Straw, MP and Leeds alumnus, returned to the University this week to speak to about the future of criminal courts.
Alt-J win Mercury prize
A group of students who met five years ago at the University of Leeds have won the Mercury Prize for the best album of the year.
Jonathon Porritt joins campus panel discussion
Low carbon technologies such as solar power could support almost the entire global economy by 2050, environmentalist Jonathon Porritt told an alumni audience at the University of Leeds last night.
Collaboration with Yale and NSPCC to help first time mums
The University of Leeds welcomed experts from Yale this week as part of an international collaboration between Yale University, the University of Leeds and the NSPCC.
Opening of new terahertz lab
The University of Leeds in collaboration with Agilent Technologies Inc. recently opened a new terahertz measurement research lab in the School of Electronic and Electrical Engineering.