Festival celebrates digital enterprise and innovation
Leeds Digital Festival returns this year with more than 240 events designed to celebrate and explore the city's leading role in digital enterprise and innovation.
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University to host UK Corporate Games
The UK Corporate Games 2024 is heading to Leeds following a successful joint bid by Leeds City Council and the University of Leeds.
Melting ice likely triggered climate change 8,000+ years ago
Using geological samples from the Ythan Estuary in Scotland, scientists have identified a melting ice sheet as the probable trigger of a major climate-change event just over 8,000 years ago.
Tackling inequalities for northern pupils
Northern schools are losing out on hundreds of pounds of funding per pupil compared to those in London, according to a new report co-led by the University of Leeds.
Graduate apprentices boost public sector skills
Healthcare and management graduates from University of Leeds Apprenticeship programmes are boosting public services across the Leeds city region.
TEDx University of Leeds event to explore human connections
University of Leeds students are joining forces for a day of inspiring speeches that explore human connections.
Chief Scientific Adviser visits to discuss Net Zero
The Chief Scientific Adviser for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ) has visited the University of Leeds to meet researchers at the forefront of tackling climate change.
Hippest trance music from mechanical engineering
It’s hip without the hop – a research manager from the University of Leeds has been creating music from an unlikely source.
Can conversations bridge the climate divide?
Climate change sceptics and climate activists are being urged to get together to try to find common ground as part of a study by the University of Leeds.
New smartphone technology explores skin tones
A smartphone company and University of Leeds researchers aim to make digital photographs more accurately represent all skin tones.