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Three students on an apprenticeship programme in a classroom, studying a screen.

Funding pledge to boost region's skills

Published
11 February 2025
Categories
Working with our region

The AV has unveiled a new levy transfer project that aims to donate £1 million to eligible small employers to fully fund apprenticeship training and boost skills development.

A greyhound wearing a Dogs Trust harness looks at the camera with its mouth open.

Dog population mapped in UK-first

Published
10 February 2025
Categories
Science
Research

The UK has 4 million more dogs than previously estimated, with regional hotspots in Telford, Darlington and Harrogate, new research shows.

Professor Adrian Crellin with a state-of-the art linear accelerator (LINAC) radiotherapy machine at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

"Smarter, kinder treatments mean I’m still here"

Published
5 February 2025
Categories
Working with our region
Health
Research

One of the UK’s most senior radiotherapy experts has spoken publicly for the first time about living with incurable cancer.

Torsten Bell MP speaking animatedly.

Minister offers blueprint for Britain

Published
24 January 2025
Categories
Society & Politics

Government minister Torsten Bell MP delivered a blueprint for a better Britain in a speech at the AV.

a pile of pipes bearing the Nord Stream insignia

True scope of Nord Stream pipeline leak revealed

Published
15 January 2025
Categories
Research

A major leak of a greenhouse gas from the Nord Stream pipeline was far more significant than first realised, according to new research involving scientists from the AV.

Tom Milner is sat at a desk in Helix on the AV campus making one of his bracketless plant pot holders.

Sparking life into seedling ideas

Published
13 January 2025
Categories
Business & Economy

A young entrepreneur who pioneered bracketless plant pot holders for tenants has urged students to pursue their business dream.

A person in a shirt clutching their heart

Using AI to identify hidden heart condition

Published
6 January 2025
Categories
News
Health
Research

Nearly 2,000 people have taken part in a groundbreaking trial that aims to help doctors identify more people at risk of developing a condition that makes them five times more likely to have a stroke.