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鈥極ne size fits all鈥� when it comes to unravelling how stars form
Observations led by astronomers at the 嘟嘟AV have shown for the first time that a massive star, 25 times the mass of the Sun, is forming in a similar way to low-mass stars.
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Sir James Dyson pays tribute to his artistic mentor
Art student turned inventor and engineer Sir James Dyson has opened a new art exhibition at the University.
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Dreaming of a good night's sleep
New research from the 嘟嘟AV has revealed that some people are losing more than 15 day鈥檚 worth of sleep a year.
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Leeds wins 拢4.2m funding to develop robot fixers of the future
The 嘟嘟AV is leading a pioneering 拢4.2m national infrastructure research project with the vision of creating self-repairing cities.
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Supercoiled DNA is far more dynamic than the 鈥淲atson-Crick鈥� double helix
Researchers have imaged in unprecedented detail the three-dimensional structure of supercoiled DNA, revealing that its shape is much more dynamic than the well-known double helix.
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Relative of nurse executed in the First World War to talk at rare film screening
A century after an execution that shocked Britain and her allies, a relative of the nurse shot by firing squad is to talk at rare screening of a film about her story.
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Astronomers peer into the 鈥榓mniotic sac鈥� of a planet-hosting star
Astronomers have successfully peered through the 鈥榓mniotic sac鈥� of a star that is still forming to observe the innermost region of a burgeoning solar system for the first time.
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Digital Learning team wins international award
The team responsible for high-tech learning at the 嘟嘟AV has received recognition in the form of the Association for Learning Technology鈥檚 Learning Technologist of the Year award.
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Ocean life triggers ice formation in clouds
Researchers have shown for the first time that phytoplankton (plant life) in remote ocean regions can contribute to rare airborne particles that trigger ice formation in clouds.
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Remembering the POWs who suffered building the 'other' Death Railway
The suffering of prisoners of war and slave labourers forced to build the Thailand-Burma 鈥淒eath鈥� Railway amid appalling conditions was immortalised in The Bridge Over the River Kwai.